Fast Facts: Patrick Paul

Once upon a time, Dolphins Head Coach Mike McDaniel addressed the Bay Area media as the offensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers. He talked about line play and how, if possible, the ideal genetic engineering of an offensive lineman would produce a player standing seven feet tall, weighing 400 pounds.

We still haven’t seen a player that big, but second round pick Patrick Paul is pretty large himself. The Dolphins made the six-foot-seven-inch, 331-pound tackle from Houston the 55^th selection in the 2024 Draft. Here are the fast facts on Paul:

All 2,968 of Paul’s career snaps at the University of Houston came at left tackle. He was trusted to keep their right-handed quarterbacks’ blindside protected, and that’s exactly what he did.

Since 2020, Paul’s pass blocking efficiency never dipped below 98.0, concluding his final season with a career-best 98.9, which was second best among all tackles in college football.

Paul earned that near-perfect grade by surrendering just nine quarterback pressures on 496 snaps in pass protection. Rushers only accumulated 51 pressures on Paul over 1,808 career snaps in the passing game.

Last season, Paul was charged with just one sack allowed and one more hit on his quarterback. He allowed his quarterback to be touched by a defender just two times out of 496 reps.

Patrick Paul tips the scales up and down the measurements chart. His height and weight (6-7, 331 lbs.) are in the 93^rd percentile among tackles measured all time at the Scouting Combine. His 5.13 40-yard dash and 1.77 10-split time rank in the 82^nd percentile, even more impressive at his size.

The combination of quickness and strength are as apparent on tape as they were at his workout. His 30 bench press reps of 225 pounds ranked in the 93^rd percentile, a mind-blowing feat considering his 36-and-a-quarter-inch arms. The arm length ranks 22^nd in the NFL, regardless of position, dating back to 1987.

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