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Yahoo
12-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Iowa football duo sign rookie contracts with Texans, 49ers
Former Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson and defensive tackle Yahya Black signed their rookie contracts with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Another former Iowa duo have inked their rookie contracts as well. Iowa tight end Luke Lachey and offensive guard Connor Colby signed with the Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers, respectively. Houston Texans TE Luke Lachey Feb 28, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Iowa tight end Luke Lachey (TE14) participates in drills during the 2025 NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Career Stats: 893 receiving yards, 74 catches, 4 touchdowns Advertisement Luke Lachey departs Iowa after playing in 42 games and starting 24. Injuries slowed down what looked like was tracking as one of the next great tight end careers in Iowa City. Lachey still caught 28 passes for 231 yards in 2024, but his best season came in the 2022 season when he reeled in 28 catches for 398 yards and four scores. Houston hopes it can tap into more of what defenses had to deal with in 2022. Lachey will wear No. 42 in Houston and signed a four-year, $4.3 million contract with the Texans that will pay him a base salary of $840,000 in 2025 and that included a signing bonus of $101,672 per Spotrac. San Francisco 49ers OL Connor Colby Oct 21, 2023; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Iowa Hawkeyes quarterback Deacon Hill (10) directs the offense as offensive lineman Connor Colby (77) and offensive lineman Rusty Feth (60) prepare to block against the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first quarter at Kinnick Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports Career Stats: 50 career starts (37 at right guard) Advertisement Connor Colby was a four-year starter for the Hawkeyes that started at left guard, right guard and right tackle across his Iowa career. The 6-foot-6, 309-pound offensive lineman will factor in along the 49ers' offensive interior. The Cedar Rapids product was a first-team All-Big Ten choice last season. Colby inked a four-year, $4.3 million contract that will pay him a base salary of $840,000 in 2024 and that includes a signing bonus of $101,672 per Spotrac. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Josh on X: @JoshOnREF This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Iowa football duo sign rookie contracts with Texans, 49ers
USA Today
12-05-2025
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- USA Today
Iowa football duo sign rookie contracts with Texans, 49ers
Iowa football duo sign rookie contracts with Texans, 49ers Former Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson and defensive tackle Yahya Black signed their rookie contracts with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Another former Iowa duo have inked their rookie contracts as well. Iowa tight end Luke Lachey and offensive guard Connor Colby signed with the Houston Texans and San Francisco 49ers, respectively. Houston Texans TE Luke Lachey Career Stats: 893 receiving yards, 74 catches, 4 touchdowns Luke Lachey departs Iowa after playing in 42 games and starting 24. Injuries slowed down what looked like was tracking as one of the next great tight end careers in Iowa City. Lachey still caught 28 passes for 231 yards in 2024, but his best season came in the 2022 season when he reeled in 28 catches for 398 yards and four scores. Houston hopes it can tap into more of what defenses had to deal with in 2022. Lachey will wear No. 42 in Houston and signed a four-year, $4.3 million contract with the Texans that will pay him a base salary of $840,000 in 2025 and that included a signing bonus of $101,672 per Spotrac. San Francisco 49ers OL Connor Colby Career Stats: 50 career starts (37 at right guard) Connor Colby was a four-year starter for the Hawkeyes that started at left guard, right guard and right tackle across his Iowa career. The 6-foot-6, 309-pound offensive lineman will factor in along the 49ers' offensive interior. The Cedar Rapids product was a first-team All-Big Ten choice last season. Colby inked a four-year, $4.3 million contract that will pay him a base salary of $840,000 in 2024 and that includes a signing bonus of $101,672 per Spotrac. Contact/Follow us @HawkeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Josh on X: @JoshOnREF
USA Today
06-05-2025
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- USA Today
Texans 2025 draft pick profile:TE Luke Lachey
Texans 2025 draft pick profile:TE Luke Lachey If anyone can get great play out of tight ends, it's new Houston Texans offensive coordinator Nick Caley. That seems to be the hope surrounding the selection of Iowa tight end Luke Lachey, who heads to Houston at the ninth and final pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. The Texans aren't expecting Lachey to become a forceful impact in the passing game as the newest weapon for C.J. Stroud in 2025. Most fans would take a blocking-only tight end with upside in the red zone as a "win" on paper for the Hawkeyes' strategy. Lachey joined the Hawkeyes in 2020 and played in one game before redshirting. A year later, the 6-foot-5 tight end played in all 13 games with three starts and caught eight passes for 133 yards. He caught 28 passes for 398 yards and four touchdowns in 2022 before electing to come back for another season. In 2024, Lachey caught 28 passes for 231 yards. He caught 10 passes for 131 yards two As a sophomore, he caught 28 passes for 398 yards and four touchdowns. Here's a quick rundown on Lachey: The Basics Height: 6-foot-6 Weight: 251 pounds Age: 23 From: Grandview Heights, Ohio Breakdown "Lachey is a fluid athlete at 6-foot-4 and 250 pounds with the commitment and power to be a good run blocker. He's smooth out of his breaks and could become a solid TE2/3 for the Texans' offense in time." - USA Today's Ayrton Ostly Lance Zierlein's Scouting Report 'Combination tight end capable of lining up in-line or as a move tight end,' Zierlein wrote. 'While Lachey can do both, he lacks the core strength and consistency of a typical 'Y' tight end and has average quickness to escape man coverage on the next level. He has experience operating underneath and as an intermediate target, using proper leverage in his routes and good body control, along with strong hands, when contested. He has NFL size but needs to prove he can more consistently sustain as a run blocker in order to become a trustworthy, three-down player in the league. Unless that happens, he's likely to be fighting for a role as a TE3 or TE4." RAS Score Grade: A- The Texans needed a blocking tight end with upside in the passing game. That's Lachey, who might make the roster simply because of his blocking skills. - Texans Wire's Cole Thompson Highlights
USA Today
26-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Iowa football TE Luke Lachey lighting up East-West Shrine Bowl, climbing NFL draft boards
The more things change, the more that they truly stay the same. So is the case with the Iowa Hawkeyes and their development of tight ends that they send to the NFL year after year. Next in line to take his talents to the NFL is Luke Lachey, who is certain to be drafted in the 2025 NFL draft. He is climbing draft boards as we speak due to the performance that he is currently putting on at the East-West Shrine Bowl. With practices underway, Lachey has turned heads and has lit up social media with his performances against some of the nation's best and other NFL draft hopefuls. After a career at Iowa that saw Luke Lachey reel in 74 receptions for 893 yards and four touchdowns, check out the excitement growing around him as the NFL looms in his near future.
