Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2019Duke
Damani Neal
S • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Sterling, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Damani Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Duke
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Duke
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Damani Neal built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a safety from Sterling, VA wearing No. 27, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Damani Neal's career was his defensive production: 22 tackles, 1...
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- Committed To
- Duke
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Damani Neal, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Duke. Damani Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 6.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 22
- TFL
- 1
- Sacks
- 1
Quick Answers
Damani Neal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Duke · S
- Career Tackles
- 22
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · Duke
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · The Bullis School · Duke
- High school pipeline
- The Bullis School · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Sophomore
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 6 tackles · S 328th (top 68%) · ACC 344th (top 54%) · National 3,125th (top 53%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Duke | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 34.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Duke | 8 | 8 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 34.4 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.4 |
Related Context
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Damani Neal played S for Duke. Across 2 tracked seasons, Damani Neal recorded 22 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Duke.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Duke paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 10.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Duke
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10.9
Usage
2.7
Consistency
4.2
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Temple: 2. Army: 0. Northwestern: 0. Baylor: 0. North Carolina Central: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. North Carolina: 0. Wake Forest: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Temple: 8 by 53.3. Army: 2 by 8.3. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Baylor: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina Central: 1 by 4.2. Pittsburgh: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | vs TempleSplash game | W 56-27 | 8 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/24 | vs Wake Forest | L 7-59 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs North Carolina | W 42-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Pittsburgh | L 45-54 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs North Carolina Central | W 55-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Baylor | W 40-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Northwestern | W 21-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/31 | vs Army | W 34-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Damani Neal story
Damani Neal built his college career from 2018 through 2019 as a safety from Sterling, VA wearing No. 27, spending time with Duke. The clearest part of Damani Neal's career was his defensive production: 22 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, and 1 sack across 12 career games in the available record. That gives Damani Neal's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Duke
2018-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Postseason | Duke | 2 | 10.9 | 2.7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Duke | 2 | 10.9 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Duke | 0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Temple
Week 1 · W 56-27 · Postseason
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Syracuse
Week 12 · L 6-49 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
7.5 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 7.5 takeover score.
#3
vs Army
Week 1 · W 34-14
0
Havoc Plays
6.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Virginia
Week 8 · L 14-48 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
6.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Baylor
Week 3 · W 40-27
0
Havoc Plays
3.9 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 3.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Duke
0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage
38.4
#2
2018 Postseason · Duke
34.4
2 primary · 10.9 efficiency · 2.7 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Duke
34.4
2 primary · 10.9 efficiency · 2.7 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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