Former tight end Rob Housler's NFL draft stock on the rise

After former FAU quarterback Rusty Smith made history by becoming the first Owls player drafted to the NFL, the team appears to have more talent running through the gates.

Tight End Rob Housler
prepares to catch a pass.

Tight end Rob Housler appears to be the next top prospect coming out of Boca Raton. He is listed at 6-foot-5, 248 pounds and was timed at 4.55 seconds in the 40-yard dash, which was the fastest among all tight ends at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, IN. He also finished with 39 catches for 629 yards and four touchdowns in the 2010 season. 
His mix of size, speed, and production have almost guaranteed his named called in the upcoming draft.
"Had Housler earned his second-team all conference honors in the Pac-10 or Big Ten rather than the Sun Belt, he wouldn't make it out of the second round,"wrote Rob Rang of NFLDraftScout.com.
ESPN's draft analysts have Housler rated as the nation's fifth ranked tight end.
"I haven't done anything different," Housler told the Palm Beach Post. "It's just getting your name out there. We don't play at the biggest school in the world and we're not on TV every weekend."
With Housler projected as a fourth or fifth round pick, he would become the highest drafted FAU player so far in the school's short history.

Tight End Rob Housler catches a pass during FAU's annual
pro day on March 3 in Boca Raton.