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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023Marshall
Eli Neal
LB • 6'0" • 226 lbs • Memphis, TN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Eli Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Player Story
Eli Neal built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Memphis, TN wearing No. 24, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Eli Neal's career was his defensive production: 365 tackles,...
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- Committed To
- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Eli Neal, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Marshall. Eli Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 365
- TFL
- 31.5
- Sacks
- 12.5
- QB hurries
- 23
- Passes defended
- 8
Quick Answers
Eli Neal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · LB
- Career Tackles
- 365
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 54 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- Navy
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · White Station · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- White Station · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 93 tackles · LB 55th (top 5%) · Sun Belt 12th (top 2%) · National 69th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 6 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.5 |
| 2020 Postseason | Marshall | 10 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Marshall | 10 | 70 | 5 | 1.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.4 |
| 2021 Postseason | Marshall | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 92 | 7 | 5.5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 67 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 12 | 88 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 66.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 85 | 10 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 66.4 |
Related Context
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Eli Neal played LB for Marshall. Across 5 tracked seasons, Eli Neal recorded 365 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Marshall paired 23 primary output with 49 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 49.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Navy
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Marshall
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.0
Efficiency
49.9
Usage
10.1
Consistency
34
Best Game by takeover score
Navy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 0. Navy: 6. North Carolina Central: 1. East Carolina: 1. App State: 1. Middle Tennessee: 0. Old Dominion: 2. North Texas: 5. Florida International: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. UAB: 2.5. Charlotte: 2. Western Kentucky: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 5 by 20.8. Navy: 11 by 95.8. North Carolina Central: 4 by 26.7. East Carolina: 9 by 47.5. App State: 12 by 60. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 25. Old Dominion: 7 by 49.2. North Texas: 4 by 66.7. Florida International: 8 by 43.3. Florida Atlantic: 9 by 37.5. UAB: 6 by 50. Charlotte: 7 by 49.2. Western Kentucky: 9 by 77.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2.4 · Games = 7 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 6 · -1.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Navy
Best efficiency game
95.8 vs Navy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/19 | vs Louisiana | L 21-36 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Western KentuckySplash game | L 21-53 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ CharlotteSplash game | W 49-28 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs UABSplash game | L 14-21 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 28-13 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs Florida International | W 38-0 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/15 | @ North TexasSplash game | W 49-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs Old DominionSplash game | W 20-13 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Middle Tennessee | L 28-34 | 6 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/23 | @ App State10+ tackles | L 30-31 | 12 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs East Carolina | L 38-42 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs North Carolina Central | W 44-10 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Navy10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 49-7 | 11 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Eli Neal story
Eli Neal built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a linebacker from Memphis, TN wearing No. 24, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Eli Neal's career was his defensive production: 365 tackles, 31.5 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, and 5 interceptions across 54 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Marshall. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Eli Neal's production has multiple signals. With 54 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall.
The arc is straightforward: Eli Neal moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Marshall
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Marshall | 0.5 | 9.2 | 1.6 | — |
| 2020 Postseason | Marshall | 10.5 | 40.5 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Marshall | 10.5 | 40.5 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Marshall | 25.5 | 49.9 | 10.1 | 15 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Marshall | 25.5 | 49.9 | 10.1 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Marshall | 23 | 49 | 11 | -2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Marshall | 20.5 | 44.9 | 10.2 | -2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Marshall | 20.5 | 44.9 | 10.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Navy
Week 1 · W 49-7
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
6
Havoc Plays
98.6 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 98.6 takeover score.
#2
@ South Alabama
Week 12 · L 0-28 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
98.3 takeover
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 98.3 takeover score.
#3
vs App State
Week 11 · W 28-21 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
95.8 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia State
Week 13 · W 28-23 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
84.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 84.4 takeover score.
#5
@ North Texas
Week 7 · W 49-21 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Marshall
23 primary output · 49 efficiency · 11 usage
69.7
#2
2021 Postseason · Marshall
67
25.5 primary · 49.9 efficiency · 10.1 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Marshall
67
25.5 primary · 49.9 efficiency · 10.1 usage
Milestones
17
Impact games
21
Splash games
9
10+ tackle games
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