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Texans shore up tackle with Evan Neal in latest Pro Football Focus mock draft

The Houston Texans need help along the offensive line, but a recent mock draft has the AFC South club selling out to fix tackle.

According to Michael Renner from Pro Football Focus, the Texans use their No. 3 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft to take take Alabama tackle Evan Neal.

The Texans go for the proverbial 10-year starter in Neal, who can pair up with Laremy Tunsil to protect whoever lines up behind center in Houston next season. The 6-foot-7, 350-pounder started at right tackle in 2020, so the transition should be seamless.

The trajectory of the mock draft starts with the Jacksonville Jaguars actually taking Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson with the No. 1 overall pick. Then, the Detroit Lions, who have been consistently linked with Hutchinson in every other mock, go off script from shoring up edge defender and go for Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton.

After the Texans take Neal in the mock, the New York Jets take North Carolina State tackle Ikem Ekwonu. Oregon defensive…

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