Usage Score
3.6
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.
Efficiency
15.3
Consistency
13.3
Season Value
11
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Scouting Read
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Lorenzo Neal, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Purdue. Lorenzo Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 15.3 disruption score.
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: 2018 Regular Season
Purdue paired 6 primary output with 20.1 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.
Analysis workspace
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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
Rutgers
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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 on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
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
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0 · Games = 2 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses1.2 · Games = 3 · +1.2 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northwestern
Best efficiency game
45.8 vs Northwestern
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Purdue
2015-2020
Opening stop
Season 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 | 8.5 | 16.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 8.5 | 16.1 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Purdue | 6 | 20.1 | 5.6 | -2.5 |
| 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
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Primary metric
4 disruption/tackle impact with 62.6 takeover score.
#2
Wisconsin
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 53.7 takeover score.
#3
Northwestern
2.5
Primary metric
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 50.6 takeover score.
#4
Eastern Michigan
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 45.6 takeover score.
#5
Arizona
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 36.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2018 Regular Season · Purdue
6 primary output · 20.1 efficiency · 5.6 usage
24.4
#2
2017 Postseason · Purdue
15.3
8.5 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 4.6 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
15.3
8.5 primary · 16.1 efficiency · 4.6 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8136
St. Thomas · Houston, TX
- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
1
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
72
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.