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Texans add more speed with San Jose State running back Tyler Ervin in fourth

The Texans remained on message with their fourth-round pick, taking another fast offensive player in Tyler Ervin out of San Jose State.

My take: The results of the Texans self evaluation are abundantly clear. They felt they weren't fast enough and set to work fixing that. Every skill player the Texans have taken in this year's draft has one thing in common -- they're all fast. Ervin ran a 4.41 40-yard dash at the combine. He's also got athletic ability beyond that. His 39 inch vertical ranked second among running backs at the combine and his 10-foot, 10-inch broad jump also ranked second among combine running backs.