Evan Neal

Originally a first-round (7th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2022.

TRANSACTIONS:

• Originally a first-round (7th pick overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2022.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Has started all 20 regular-season games and 2 postseason games he's played at right tackle for the Giants.
• In 2023, started all 7 games in which he played at right tackle…Suffered an ankle injury at Buffalo (10/15) and missed the next 2 games, vs. Washington (10/22) and the Jets (10/29)…Returned to action at Las Vegas (11/5) and exited early after aggravating the injury…Inactive for the next 5 contests…Placed on injured reserve on Dec. 24 to end his season.
• As a rookie in 2022, started all 13 regular-season games and 2 postseason games in which he played at right tackle...Suffered a knee injury at Jacksonville (10/23) and was inactive for 4 contests – at Seattle (10/30), vs. Houston (11/13), vs. Detroit (11/20) and at Dallas (11/24).
• Was part of an offensive line that helped the Giants finish 4th in the NFL in rushing yardage with an average of 148.2 yards a game and 5th with 4.8 yards a carry, and was instrumental in Saquon Barkley rushing for a career-high 1,312 yards.

COLLEGE:

• Started all 40 games in which he played at Alabama and missed only one game in 3 seasons due to a positive COVID-19 test in 2020…Started 13 games at left guard in 2019, 12 at right tackle in 2020 and 15 at left tackle in 2021.
• As a junior in 2021, selected first team All-America by the AFCA, FWAA, The Sporting News, CBS Sports, ESPN.com and USA Today and 2nd team by the AP…Named first team All-SEC…Elected one of Alabama's permanent team captains…Anchored an offensive line that helped the Crimson Tide rank 6th in the country in scoring (39.9 points-per-game), 7th in passing (338.2 yards-per-game) and 3rd in 3rd-down conversion percentage.
• In 2020, started 12 games at right tackle…Helped anchor the right side of the Alabama offensive line that blocked for the Power 5's No. 1 scoring offense (48.5 points-per-game), No. 1 pass efficiency offense (198.9), No. 2 passing offense (358.2 yards-per-game) and No. 2 total offense (541.6 yards-per-game).
• In 2019, played multiple positions across the line before settling in at left guard…Selected to the freshman All-SEC squad by the league coaches…Helped the Tide's offensive line rank 3rd nationally in sacks allowed at just .92 per game (12 sacks in 406 pass attempts), No. 2 nationally in scoring (47.2 points-per-game), 3rd in passing (342.2 yards-per-game) and 6th in total offense (510.8 yards-per-game).

OFF-THE-FIELD ACTIVITY:

• Hosted a youth football camp for 500 youngsters from his hometown of Lake Okeechobee, Fla.…Attended the Giants Foundation Golf Classic which raised more than $400,000 for the foundation….Met with members from the Wounded Warriors Project during their visit at the Quest Diagnostic Training Facility to watch practice and enjoy a day with the Giants.

PERSONAL:

• Anchored the offensive line at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where he was a 5-star offensive tackle by all major recruiting outlets and one of the top players in Florida...Has 7 siblings…Born and raised in Okeechobee, Fla. and grew up in a sports family, playing football and basketball throughout his childhood…Attended Okeechobee High School as a freshman, when he played right guard and tackle and defensive tackle on the varsity…After his freshman year, he transferred to IMG Academy, where he started at right guard as a sophomore…In his junior season, Neal saw action at tackle and guard, helping IMG to a 9-0 record…As a senior in 2018, played left tackle.
• Neal's father, Eddie, played linebacker at Tulane…His cousin, Cleveland Gary, played running back at Georgia and Miami before becoming a 1989 first-round draft choice (No. 26 overall), playing 6 seasons in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams and Miami Dolphins…Neal's uncle, Jimmie Jones, was a defensive lineman at Miami and a 3rd-round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft, playing 8 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, St. Louis Rams and Philadelphia Eagles.