Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Kansas
Derrick Neal
CB • 5'11" • 180 lbs • Dallas, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Derrick Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a corner
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Reliability
59
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
45
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Derrick Neal built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Dallas, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Derrick Neal's career was his defensive production: 37...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Derrick Neal, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Kansas. Derrick Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 37
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Derrick Neal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · CB
- Career Tackles
- 37
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Perry · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Perry · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · CB 164th (top 44%) · Big 12 138th (top 33%) · National 1,821st (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 8 | 15 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 32.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 4 | 22 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 29 |
Related Context
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Derrick Neal played CB for Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Derrick Neal recorded 52 receiving yards and 37 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2015 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Kansas paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southeast Missouri State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
4
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
25.4
Usage
3.9
Consistency
8.3
Best Game by takeover score
Southeast Missouri State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southeast Missouri State: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Ohio: 0. West Virginia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Southeast Missouri State: 3 by 22.5. Central Michigan: 9 by 37.5. Ohio: 7 by 29.2. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Southeast Missouri State
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Central Michigan
Player Story
Derrick Neal story
Derrick Neal built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Dallas, TX wearing No. 7, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Derrick Neal's career was his defensive production: 37 tackles, 1 interception, and 3 passes defended across 20 career games in the available record. His career also includes 52 receiving yards and 145 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Derrick Neal's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas | 1 | 3.3 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 2 | 10.3 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 1 | 25.4 | 3.9 | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs West Virginia
Week 12 · L 0-49 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
@ Oklahoma
Week 9 · L 3-56 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 1 · W 38-16
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Havoc Plays
47.2 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas Tech
Week 5 · L 19-55 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
40 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#5
vs Central Michigan
Week 2 · L 27-45
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Havoc Plays
31.4 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 31.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Kansas
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2016 Regular Season · Kansas
32.7
2 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Kansas
29
1 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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