Houston redshirt sophomore cornerback Howard Wilson will be entering the 2017 NFL Draft, per sources.

Wilson, a 6-1, 180-pound corner, appeared in all 13 games as a freshman for the Cougars, one of just four freshman to do so. Wilson missed the entire 2015 season with an injury but returned to the starting lineup for a defense that finished in the top 15 in total yards allowed in 2016.

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Wilson has a similar body type and plays a similar style to that of Will Jackson, Houston's first-round cornerback a year ago. But Wilson has started just one season at the college level and has plenty of footwork, anticipation and on-field discipline issues that will give teams pause before drafting him as high.

Wilson's decision to leave school early may be tied to Tom Herman's decision to leave for the Texas Longhorns job earlier this month.

Wilson is projected to be drafted between the third and fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft.