Biography Student-Athlete Features Houston Chronicle – Patrick Paul to return for 2023 Paper City Mag – Paul leans on NFL sibling and nasty streak to become dominant anchor Pro Football Network – Paul has equally high NFL ambitions, ‘dog mentality’ Sports Illustrated – Get to Know Houston Offensive Lineman Patrick Paul As a Junior (2023) Houston Football Team Captain 2024 NFL Draft No. 8 Offensive Tackle (PFF) Phil Steele Preseason All-Big 12 Conference First Team Athlon Sports Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Second Team PFF Preseason All-Big 12 Conference Third Team (Tackle) Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List Dave Campbells Texas Football No. 2 Best Returning Offensive Lineman Dave Campbells Texas Football Preseason All-Texas Offense (First Team) East-West Shrine Bowl 1,000 As a Sophomore (2022) Team captain First-Team All-American Athletic Conference First UH o-lineman since 2010-11 to earn multiple first-team all-league honors (2021-22) Pro Football Focus First-Team All-American Athletic Conference Dave Campbell’s Texas Football First-Team All-Texas Started all 13 games at left tackle 921 total snaps including 901 at left tackle 20 snaps on field goalextra point Nation’s No. 2-graded pass blocker among tackles by PFF (91.1) No. 3-graded tackle in The American (75.6; min. 900 snaps) Allowed just one sack in 565 opportunities Season-best 80.6 offensive grade and 70.9 run block grade in 75 snaps at SMU (Nov. 5) Against SMU, Cougars averaged 10.0 yards per play and amassed 710 yards Paved way for four 100+ yard rushing performances Supported Cougar squad that ranked 25 th nationally in total offense (455.8) Helped Houston finish 16 th nationally in scoring (36.1) As a Redshirt Freshman (2021) First Team All-American Athletic Conference Dave Campbell All-State First Team Started all 14 games at left tackle Played 1,000 snaps including 964 at left tackle 36 snaps on field goalextra point Allowed just three sacks in 526 opportunities Season-best 81.2 offensive grade in 79 snaps against SMU (Oct. 30) Helped Cougars amass 489 yards of total offense vs. SMU Season-best 90.9 pass block grade against ECU (Oct. 23) Paved way for UH to rank fourth in AAC in passing offense (271.4) Cougars ranked third in offensive efficiency (154.5) As a Redshirt Freshman (2020) Started first two games of season Missed remainder of season with footankle injury Played 159 snaps including 147 at left tackle No sacks allowed in 69 opportunities vs. Tulane and BYU As a Freshman (2019) Started final three games at left tackle Played 195 snaps including 178 at left tackle 17 snaps on field goalextra point No sacks allowed in 81 opportunities High School Prepped at Jersey Village High School Three-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN No. 140 offensive tackle by ESPN Helped Jersey Village to a 10-2 record Helped program to district title behind 8-0 district mark 17-6A All-District as a senior Recorded 45 pancakes Played defensive line as a junior Moved to offensive line in 2018 Coached by David Snokhous Also competed on track and field team Finished No. 4 on the school’s all-time list in discus Finished No. 6 on the school’s all-time list for shot put Played at Cypress Creek as a sophomore Brother Chris Paul was offensive lineman at Tulsa Brother, Chris, was selected in seventh round of 2022 NFL draft by Commanders Personal Earned Bachelor of Science in Retailing Consumer Science from UH Nickname: Pato Hobbies: gaming, boxing, reading and working out Dream job outside of football: becoming a Politician He’s a first generation American Hidden talent: he’s a prodigy at martial arts Both of his brothers, Chris and Nick Paul played collegiate football Chose UH because he wanted to stay close to home One word to describe himself on the field: tenacious If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: chicken His motivation for working hard: himself Best advice: comparison is the thief of joy Highlight of his life: graduating college Sports hero: Connor McGregor Most memorable athletic accomplishment: being All-Conference First Team in 2021 Unique fact: he lived in Nigeria