Player Dossier

2017-2021

UTEP

Walter Neil Jr.

CB • 5'10" • 180 lbs • Lawton, OK, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Walter Neil Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.

Usage / Role

26%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

28

Developing production for a corner

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

28

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Kansas State • UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Player Story

Walter Neil Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a cornerback from Lawton, OK wearing No. 15, spending time with Kansas State and UTEP. The clearest part of Walter Neil Jr.'s career was his...

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Walter Neil Jr., CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kansas State. Walter Neil Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
99
TFL
4.5
Sacks
0.5
QB hurries
1
Passes defended
5

Quick Answers

Walter Neil Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
UTEP · CB
Career Tackles
99
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 32 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · Kansas State
Top game
Oklahoma
Latest roster
No. 15 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
30 tackles · CB 101st (top 26%) · Conference USA 160th (top 24%) · National 1,439th (top 25%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonKansas State5810--013.6
2018 Regular SeasonKansas State840-012037.5
2019 PostseasonKansas State91-0--051
2019 Regular SeasonKansas State9201.50-2051
2020 Regular SeasonKansas State00-0--0-
2021 PostseasonUTEP104-0--034.1
2021 Regular SeasonUTEP102620.5-1034.1

Related Context

Walter Neil Jr. played CB for Kansas State and UTEP. Across 5 tracked seasons, Walter Neil Jr. recorded 99 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Kansas State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

Kansas State paired 4.5 primary output with 14.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 16 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Kansas State, UTEP.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2021 Postseason · UTEP

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

16

Usage

3.5

Consistency

13.3

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Fresno State: 0. New Mexico State: 1.5. Boise State: 0. Old Dominion: 1. Southern Miss: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0.5. Florida Atlantic: 0.5. UTSA: 0. North Texas: 0. Rice: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 4 by 16.7. New Mexico State: 3 by 27.5. Boise State: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 3 by 22.5. Southern Miss: 2 by 8.3. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 30. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 9.2. UTSA: 4 by 16.7. North Texas: 2 by 8.3. Rice: 2 by 8.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico State

Best efficiency game

30 vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Sat 12/18@ Fresno StateL 24-3143000
Sat 11/20vs RiceW 38-2821000
Sat 11/13@ North TexasL 17-2022000
Sun 11/7vs UTSAL 23-4444000
Sat 10/30@ Florida AtlanticL 25-28100.5000
Sun 10/17vs Louisiana TechW 19-3630.5000
Sat 10/9@ Southern MissW 26-1322000
Sun 10/3vs Old DominionW 28-21300.500.500
Sat 9/11@ Boise StateL 13-5433000
Sun 8/29@ New Mexico StateW 30-3310.5001

Player Story

Walter Neil Jr. story

Walter Neil Jr. built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a cornerback from Lawton, OK wearing No. 15, spending time with Kansas State and UTEP. The clearest part of Walter Neil Jr.'s career was his defensive production: 99 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Walter Neil Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Kansas State

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UTEP

    2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonKansas State18.72
2018 Regular SeasonKansas State324.65.52
2019 PostseasonKansas State4.514.74.31.5
2019 Regular SeasonKansas State4.514.74.30
2020 Regular SeasonKansas State0-4.5
2021 PostseasonUTEP3.5163.53.5
2021 Regular SeasonUTEP3.5163.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Oklahoma

Week 9 · L 14-51 · Conference game

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

82.5 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.

#2

vs Baylor

Week 6 · L 12-31 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

72.5 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 72.5 takeover score.

#3

@ Texas

Week 11 · L 24-27 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

70.8 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 70.8 takeover score.

#4

vs Mississippi State

Week 2 · L 10-31

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Havoc Plays

61.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.

#5

@ New Mexico State

Week 1 · W 30-3

1.5

Havoc Plays

54.7 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Kansas State

4.5 primary output · 14.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage

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#2

2019 Regular Season · Kansas State

51

4.5 primary · 14.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Kansas State

37.5

3 primary · 24.6 efficiency · 5.5 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games