Evan Neal was a dominant force over his three seasons at Alabama, helping to lead the Crimson Tide to the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship before becoming the seventh overall pick of the New York Giants in the 2021 NFL Draft. That’s when the former five-star’s ascendant trajectory began to slow. Now, heading into his fourth season in the NFL, it’s in danger of crashing back to earth.
Neal, one of the biggest players in the NFL at 6-foot-7 and 350 pounds, struggled to deal with the speed of NFL pass rushers and failed to establish himself at right tackle across his first three seasons in the league.