With the 211th overall pick (sixth round) of the 2014 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans selected former Auburn fullback Jay Prosch.
The former two-star recruit is the first Auburn fullback to be drafted since Heath Evans was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
Prosch started 11 games at H-back for the Tigers in 2013 and is the first fullback to be taken in this year's draft.
Houston's roster currently lists only one other fullback: former Alabama Crimson Tide tight end Brad Smelley.
Tre Mason finally found a NFL home in St. Louis late Friday night.
With the 75th pick in the third round, the Rams selected Auburn running back Tre Mason, who will join first-rounder and second overall pick Greg Robinson in St. Louis.
Mason, a Heisman finalist in 2013, racked up 1,816 yards and 23 touchdowns on the ground this past season, breaking Bo Jackson's single-season rushing record along the way.
Mason and Robinson will join former Auburn players Daren Bates and Emory Blake on the Rams' roster.
With the second pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, the St. Louis Rams selected Auburn offensive tackle Greg Robinson Thursday night.
Robinson, a junior who declared early for the draft, helped lead Auburn to the 2013 BCS Championship game, the 2013 SEC Championship and was named AP first team All-SEC.
In 2013, Robinson helped Auburn break program records in rushing yards (4,596) and rushing touchdowns (48).
Robinson is Auburn's first first-round pick since quarterback Cameron Newton was selected No. 1 overall by the Carolina Panthers in 2011.
Robinson's selection with the second pick makes the Louisiana native the highest selected Auburn offensive lineman in the history of the NFL Draft. Former lineman Ken Rice was selected with the No. 8 selection in 1961 by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Defensive end Dee Ford was selected with the 23rd overall pick in the first round Thursday night by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Ford missed the first two games of the 2013 season, but he collected 29 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks over the final 12 games of the season.
Ford is the first Auburn defensive lineman to be selected in the first round of the draft since Nick Fairley was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 13th overall pick in 2011.
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