Patrick Paul is an

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for the

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Early life and high school

Paul grew up in

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and attended

Jersey Village High School Jersey Village High School is located in Jersey Village, Texas, United States, in the Houston metropolitan area. The school, which serves grades nine through twelve, is a part of the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Maggie Wiley serves as its principal, ...

. During his freshman year of high school he grew nine inches from 5'6" to 6'3". Paul was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Houston over an offer from

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College career

Paul redshirted his true freshman season with the Houston Cougars, but did start the final three games of the season. He started the first two games of his redshirt freshman season before it was ended by a foot injury. Paul started all 14 of the Cougars' games at left tackle in 2021 and was named first team All-American Athletic Conference. He repeated as a first team All-AAC selection as a redshirt sophomore. Paul considered entering the

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, but ultimately decided to return to Houston for the 2023 season.

Personal life

Paul's brother,

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, played college football at

and is currently a member of the Washington Commanders.

References

External links

Houston Cougars bio
Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American football offensive tackles Jersey Village High School alumni Houston Cougars football players Players of American football from Texas {{offensive-lineman-stub