Evan Neal has the chance to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. The Alabama lineman is at the NFL Combine this week in Indianapolis trying to prove why he should be the first player off the board.
When it comes to playing offensive line, Neal has learned by watching some of the best to ever do it.
At the Combine on Thursday, Neal said his favorite player of all-time is longtime Dallas Cowboys OL Larry Allen:
#Alabama OT Evan Neal says that he weighed in at 337 pounds prior to the Combine and that his versatility at both guard and tackle taught him a lot. Mentioned that Larry Allen is his favorite player of all-time. pic.twitter.com/7DdV5R6aXJ
— Jordan Reid (@Jordan_Reid) March 3, 2022
Allen is a member of the Cowboys’ Ring of Honor, a Pro Football Hall of Famer and an 11-time Pro Bowler. He helped the team win Super Bowl XXX and paved the way for the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, Emmitt Smith, for a number of years.
If Neal can even come close to having the career Allen had, he’ll be worthy of the No. 1 pick and could find his way to Canton someday.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
