John McClain of the Houston Chronicle reports the Houston Texans have agreed to terms with second-round running back Ben Tate.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

Tate was Auburn University’s leading rusher in each of the last three seasons, capping his 47-game career with a 1,362-yard and 10-touchdown performance as a senior in 2009. Tate’s 3,321 career rushing yards rank 5th on the Tigers’ all-time list, behind only Bo Jackson, Cadillac Williams, James Brooks, and Joe Cribbs.

Tate followed up his productive senior season with a stellar workout at the 2010 Scouting Combine. The 5-11, 220-pound running back ran a sub-4.4 time in the 40-yard dash, did 26 reps on the bench press, and posted a 40.5” vertical leap with a 10’04” broad jump.

The Texans believe Tate is big, powerful downhill runner, who’ll be a perfect fit in their one-cut-and-go ground game. Tate missed most of the Texans’ OTAs with a hamstring injury, so he’ll need to make up ground during training camp.

Texans rookies report to training camp, and they'll do with first-round cornerback Kareem Jackson their lone unsigned pick...for now.