Lovie Smith started his NFL coaching career as a linebackers coach at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1996. Smith gets an intriguing linebacker prospect at no. 75 overall after the Texans selected Alabama’s Christian Harris.
Harris is the fifth player selected by Houston in the draft this year and marks the third defensive prospect taken by the Boys on Kirby. The linebacker also marks the second Alabama pickup of the night for the Texans, who selected WR John Metchie III in the second round just hours prior.
The Texans leap-frogged the Baltimore Ravens for the second time in one night to grab Harris.