Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2020Purdue
Lorenzo Neal
DT • 6'3" • 325 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Lorenzo Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
38
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
28
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
53
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Player Story
Lorenzo Neal built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Houston, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Lorenzo Neal's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Lorenzo Neal, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue. Lorenzo Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 72
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Lorenzo Neal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · DT
- Career Tackles
- 72
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Purdue
- Top game
- Nebraska
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Thomas · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- St. Thomas · 14 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 10 tackles · DT 96th (top 52%) · Big Ten 218th (top 41%) · National 2,181st (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 26.4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 19 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 48.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 9 | 29 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 43.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 5 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 22.9 |
Related Context
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Lorenzo Neal played DT for Purdue. Across 6 tracked seasons, Lorenzo Neal recorded 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Purdue paired 10.5 primary output with 17.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 15.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2020 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northwestern
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
5
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
15.3
Usage
3.6
Consistency
13.3
Best Game by takeover score
Northwestern
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 0. Illinois: 0. Northwestern: 2.5. Minnesota: 0. Rutgers: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 5 by 45.8. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Northwestern
Player Story
Lorenzo Neal story
Lorenzo Neal built his college career from 2015 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Houston, TX wearing No. 9, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Lorenzo Neal's career was his defensive production: 72 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 5 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. That gives Lorenzo Neal's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2015-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172017201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 4 | 17.2 | 5.3 | 4 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 10.5 | 17.9 | 5.2 | 6.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 10.5 | 17.9 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 20.1 | 5.6 | -4.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | -6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Purdue | 3.5 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nebraska
Week 8 · L 14-27 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 7 · L 9-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 2 · L 19-20
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Northwestern
Week 11 · L 20-27 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
#5
vs Iowa
Week 10 · W 38-36 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Purdue
10.5 primary output · 17.9 efficiency · 5.2 usage
48.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
48.4
10.5 primary · 17.9 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Purdue
43.9
6 primary · 20.1 efficiency · 5.6 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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