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JESSE NADING, DE, 6-5, 258 lbs (Colorado State)
Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2008…started all 12 games
at defensive end, collecting 56 tackles (19 solo), six tackles for loss, three sacks, one INT, one pass
breakup and three fumble recoveries in his final season...garnered second-team all-conference
honors...voted team captain before each of CSU’s 12 games, the only Rams defender to receive that
honor for each contest...received consideration for the National Scholar Athlete Award, the Draddy
Trophy and the Ted Hendricks Award…named to the preseason all-MWC first team by Athlon and to
the second team by Lindy’s as a junior…honorable mention all-conference after his sophomore season...also
recognized by ESPN The Magazine as a second-team academic all-district choice, and
earned a spot on the conference’s academic team…finished sophomore season with 56 tackles,
sixth on the team and most by a Rams defensive lineman...business administration major…attended
Thunder Ridge High School in Highlands Ranch, Colo.…named the state’s Class 4A Defensive Player
of the Year in 2002...two-time all-state football selection, also was chosen to all-state basketball and
baseball teams in 2002...Denver Post as the state’s Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...helped
Thunder Ridge to 2002 and `03 state basketball titles in Class 4A…led Thunder Ridge to 2001 state
4A football championship…named the Thunder Ridge Interscholastic Award winner for excellence
in athletics and education.
MARCUS RICHARDSON, LB, 6-3, 225 lbs (Troy)
Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on April 29, 2008…finished his senior
season with 60 total tackles and two sacks…also recorded one interception…started all 12 games
as a senior…started 11 games as a junior…recorded 40 tackles and 1.5 sacks as a junior…sports
and fitness management major at Troy...played defensive back at Pensacola HS...earned Florida
Sportswriters Association All-State honorable mention in 2002 after tallying 72 tackles, four sacks,
six forced fumbles, six interceptions and two interception returns for touchdowns…named to the
first-team All-Area squad at free safety by the Pensacola News-Journal in 2002…also ran track
at PHS posting personal bests in the 100m (10.8 sec), 400m (50 sec) and triple jump (44”)…has four
brothers and two sisters.
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Good Pair Under Center
Texans QBs Matt Schaub and Sage Rosenfels each had stellar
years in 2007. Both players set career marks in yards, attempts,
completions and touchdowns. In 11 starts, Schaub completed
192-of-289 attempts for 2,241 yards and nine touchdowns, while
Rosenfels connected on 154-of-240 passes for 1,684 yards and 15
touchdowns.
The Texans were one of only two teams in the NFL to have two
quarterbacks both pass for over 1,500 yards, and they were the only
team in the league with a pair of passers to each throw for at least
nine touchdowns.
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