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 Score

3.5

Efficiency

16

Consistency

13.3

Season Value

27.7

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Kansas State • UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma

Scouting Read

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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.

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

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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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Active game

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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 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

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

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.6 takeover score.

#2

Mississippi State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 47 takeover score.

#3

Baylor

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 45.9 takeover score.

#4

Texas

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.

#5

New Mexico State

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 44 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · Kansas State

4.5 primary output · 14.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage

43.2

#2

2019 Regular Season · Kansas State

43.2

4.5 primary · 14.7 efficiency · 4.3 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · UTEP

27.7

3.5 primary · 16 efficiency · 3.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

99

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 32 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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