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Stevenson, Stuard Picked on Final Day
5/1/2021 4:11:00 PM | Football
Three Cougars selected in 2021 NFL Draft
HOUSTON – Houston wide receiver Marquez Stevenson and linebacker Grant Stuard were selected on the final day of the 2021 NFL Draft Saturday.
Stevenson was selected in the sixth round by the Buffalo Bills as 203rd overall pick. Stuard was drafted with the last pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, going as the 259th overall selection to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Stevenson was selected as the 19th pick in the sixth round in the 2021 NFL Draft. A native of Shreveport, La., Stevenson is the first UH wide receiver to be selected in the NFL Draft since Demarcus Ayers in 2016 (Pittsburgh Steelers, seventh round).
Stevenson joins former teammate Ed Oliver in Buffalo. He is the seventh Cougar to be selected by the Bills in program history.
Stuard is the first Cougar to be selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since David Bennett in 1982 and just the third all-time. As the last pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Stuard was given the title as "Mr. Irrelevant".
The Conroe, Texas, native is the first Houston linebacker selected in the NFL Draft since Emeke Egbule (Los Angeles Chargers) in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Stevenson and Stuard joined defensive lineman Payton Turner as the latest Cougars to be drafted. Turner was selected as the 28th overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints on Thursday.
This marks the fourth time in the last six years that Houston has had multiple picks in the NFL Draft. The Cougars have had at least one NFL Draft selection in each of the last six years.
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Stevenson was selected in the sixth round by the Buffalo Bills as 203rd overall pick. Stuard was drafted with the last pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, going as the 259th overall selection to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Stevenson was selected as the 19th pick in the sixth round in the 2021 NFL Draft. A native of Shreveport, La., Stevenson is the first UH wide receiver to be selected in the NFL Draft since Demarcus Ayers in 2016 (Pittsburgh Steelers, seventh round).
Stevenson joins former teammate Ed Oliver in Buffalo. He is the seventh Cougar to be selected by the Bills in program history.
Stuard is the first Cougar to be selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since David Bennett in 1982 and just the third all-time. As the last pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, Stuard was given the title as "Mr. Irrelevant".
The Conroe, Texas, native is the first Houston linebacker selected in the NFL Draft since Emeke Egbule (Los Angeles Chargers) in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Stevenson and Stuard joined defensive lineman Payton Turner as the latest Cougars to be drafted. Turner was selected as the 28th overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints on Thursday.
This marks the fourth time in the last six years that Houston has had multiple picks in the NFL Draft. The Cougars have had at least one NFL Draft selection in each of the last six years.
MARQUEZ STEVENSON | WR | BUFFALO BILLS
- 2018, 2019 First Team American All-Conference Selection
- 2018, 2019, 2020 Biletnikoff Award Watch List
- 2020 Maxwell Award Watch List
- 2020 Paul Hornung Award Watch List
- 2018 Capital One Orange Bowl Courage Award Nominee
- 2018 Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Nominee
- Finished his career with 2,269 receiving yards (13th in program history), 147 receptions (17th in program history) and 22 touchdown catches (tied for sixth in program history)
- Caught 20 passes for 307 yards and four receiving touchdowns in five games in 2020
- Recorded three career kickoff touchdowns during his UH career, which ranks second in school history
- Had two kickoff returns for touchdown during the 2019 season
GRANT STUARD | LB | TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
- Appeared in 39 career games and made 20 career starts between linebacker and safety
- 2020 First Team American All-Conference Selection
- 2019 Second Team American All-Conference Selection
- Finished career with 190 tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks
- Led American in tackles per game (8.7) in 2020
- Six career games with double-digit tackles
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