James Neal III — Houston Texans OL | 2026 depth chart & profile

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James Neal III

OL · Rookie

ROOKIE UDFA

Current depth chart

OLPractice squad — not on the active depth chartROOKIE UDFA

Depth relationships

OL167Evan Brown→OL166Keylan Rutledge→OL179Aireontae Ersery→OL169Ed Ingram→

Bio

James Neal III is a left tackle who measures 6'6" and weighs 325 pounds. A product of Iowa State, Neal joined the Houston Texans roster. He wears number 70 for the team.

Player information

Height6'6"Weight325 lbHometownGrayson, GAAge24CollegeIowa State · Independence Comm. CollegeDrafted2026 · TexansExperienceRookie season

Contract

$248Kper year · AAV

Years 1Cap 0.1%

T-55 of 127 · OL market by AAV

T55

Max Pircher$248K T55

Gavin Gerhardt$248K T55

James Neal III$248K T55

Roy Mbaeteka$248K T55

Josh Sills$248K

Career path

INDEPENDENCE COMM. COLLEGECollege

IOWA STATEthrough 2025

TEXANSCurrent roster

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