Houston Cougars NFL Draft Prospects

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Houston Rides Conner Weigman and a Loaded Backfield Into the Big 12 Title Chase

Houston closed 2025 at 10-3 (6-3 Big 12), a stunning six-win leap from back-to-back 4-8 finishes that ended with a 38-35 Texas Bowl victory over LSU, the program's seventh 10-win season and its first ranked finish in years. Willie Fritz enters Year 3 with the roster he wants, having added more than a dozen proven starters from the portal, and he is openly setting his sights on a Big 12 championship and the College Football Playoff. The preseason consensus buys in, slotting the Cougars inside the national top 20 and among the top three teams in a wide-open league.

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RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
167	Amare Thomas	WR	205lbs	6-0	4.55	21	169	80.5 MORE>>	Out of Pinson Valley High School in Alabama, Thomas caught 50 passes for 964 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior and signed with U...
234	Conner Weigman	QB	210lbs	6-3	4.85	27	556	76.8 MORE>>	Born and raised in Cypress, Texas, Weigman accounted for 34 touchdowns and nearly 2,900 total yards as a senior at Bridgeland High...
333	Makhi Hughes	RB	210lbs	5-11	4.44	38	635	58.9 MORE>>	After a modest three-star recruiting profile at Huffman High School, Makhi Hughes committed to Appalachian State before flipping t...

RANK	Player	Pos	Coll	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
167	Tanner Koziol	TE		247lbs	6-6	4.70	17	194.5	82.1 MORE>>	Tanner Koziol arrived at Ball State out of Bloomingdale, Illinois as a two-star recruit who attended three different high school...
231	Latrell McCutchin Sr...	CB		191lbs	6-2	4.43	61	258	80.1 MORE>>	Latrell McCutchin Sr. wrapped up a five-year college tour at Houston after bouncing through Oklahoma and USC, finally settling in ...

RANK	Player	Pos	Coll	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
275	Donovan Smith	QB		235lbs	6-5	4.63	19	345.3	77.0 MORE>>	Donovan Smith, a 6'5", 215-pound quarterback from Houston, has emerged as an intriguing prospect for the 2025 NFL Draft. Born in O...
377	Maliq Carr	TE		265lbs	6-6	4.63	26	535	73.0 MORE>>

RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
83	Patrick Paul	OT	331lbs	6-8	5.13	14	57.5	84.7 MORE>>	Patrick Paul was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and received a 3-star grade from 247 Sports after his time at Jersey Village High ...
177	Nelson Ceaser	DL	254lbs	6-3	4.70	41	166.3	80.5 MORE>>	Nelson Ceaser, a standout EDGE prospect from Houston, boasts an impressive football resume marked by both personal triumphs and ...
298	David Ugwoegbu	OLB	250lbs	6-4	4.65	32	298.5	40.0 MORE>>	David Ugwoegbu from Seven Lakes High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. After hig...