Usage Score
3.9
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.
Efficiency
25.4
Consistency
8.3
Season Value
9.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 4
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Derrick Neal, CB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · Kansas. Derrick Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.4 disruption score.
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: Unknown
Game 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
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 1. Central Michigan: 0. Ohio: 0. West Virginia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 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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Losses0 · Games = 3
First Half0.5 · Games = 2 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs First Half
All Games0.3 · Games = 4
Game Log
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4 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
37.5 vs Central Michigan
Career Arc
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Kansas
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season 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
West Virginia
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
Oklahoma
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
#3
Unknown
1
Primary metric
Game with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.
#4
Texas Tech
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.
#5
Central Michigan
0
Primary metric
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 14.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2014 Regular Season · Kansas
0 primary output · 0 efficiency · — usage
50
#2
2017 Regular Season · Kansas
9.9
1 primary · 25.4 efficiency · 3.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Kansas
6
2 primary · 10.3 efficiency · 1.4 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8756
Perry · Perry, GA
- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
1
Career teams
4
Seasons tracked
37
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.