Patrick Paul, the Houston OL, sits at No. 64 on the consensus board across 27 public boards. The tier model reads him as a bust-risk — 4% elite, 11% starter.
Physicality
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He’s high-cut with a tendency to bend at the waist into contact.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Long, athletic left tackle prospect whose pass protection is much further ahead of his run blocking.”
Technique
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “He struggles to sustain and finish as a run blocker but that doesn’t appear to be an issue in pass protection.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a left-tackle.
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“…Long, athletic left tackle prospect whose pass protection is much further ahead of his run blocking. Paul’s hands are more active than well-timed or accurate in pass protection, but he does a nice job of muting rush challenges with a decent anchor and an adequate mirror around the top of the arc. He’s high-cut with a tendency to bend at the waist into contact. He struggles to sustain and finish as a run blocker but t…”
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