Texans undrafted rookie defensive tackle Junior Tafuna did a three-year contract that includes $200,000 total guaranteed.
That includes $175,000 of his base salary guaranteed, plus a $25,000 signing bonus, per a league source.
The three-time second-team All-Pac 12 selection and former conference Freshman Defensive Player of the Year played in the Senior Bowl all-star game.
Tafuna (6-foot-3 1/2, 308 pounds, 32 1/2 arms, 10 1/2 hands) ran the 40-yard dash in 5.03 seconds at the NFL scouting combine where he bench pressed 225 pounds 24 times.
He recorded 31 tackles, three for losses with one interception last season and was a team captain and an honorable-mention All-Big 12 selection.
As a freshman, he had 33 tackles, 5 1/2 for losses and a career-high 4 1/2 sacks. He finished his career with seven sacks and two interceptions.
Tafuna, 24, served a church mission in Praia, Cape Verde in college.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com
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