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When the Chargers drafted offensive tackle Marcus McNeill two years ago, it opened the door for Auburn offensive tackle King Dunlap to begin building his NFL resume as he assumed the starting left tackle job vacated by McNeill.

Dunlap now hopes to follow McNeill again, kind of.

“Hopefully (I’ll be) better,” Dunlap said. “Both being 6-9 and having long arms, I got that comparison (to McNeill) a lot down at Auburn.”

Dunlap, who Pro Football Weekly currently projects as a mid-round draft pick, is grateful for the relationship he developed with McNeill both on and off the field.

“I played behind him a couple years and we’re good friends,” Dunlap said. “We used to hang out and have a good time. I don’t get to see him much but I talk to him every now and then. Just watching and learning how to play the position. I watched him play the game and watched the techniques he used. He helped me learned the offense while I was waiting to play.”