Player Career

Devin Neal Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Devin Neal story

Devin Neal built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a safety from Lexington, KY wearing No. 27, spending time with Baylor, Louisville, and Virginia. The clearest part of Devin Neal's career was his defensive production: 236 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and 6 interceptions across 52 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Devin Neal'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

    Baylor

    2020-2022

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Louisville

    2023-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Virginia

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202020212021202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonBaylor06.31.2
2021 PostseasonBaylor113.23.41
2021 Regular SeasonBaylor113.23.40
2022 Regular SeasonBaylor6216.25
2023 PostseasonLouisville1333.17.17
2023 Regular SeasonLouisville1333.17.10
2024 Regular SeasonLouisville09.41.9-13
2025 PostseasonVirginia1134.15.911
2025 Regular SeasonVirginia1134.15.90

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2025Louisville to VirginiaP4 to P476.6Dec 15, 2024
2023Baylor to LouisvilleP4 to P478.7Dec 5, 2022

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Notre Dame

Week 6 · W 33-20

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Havoc Plays

89.4 takeover

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 89.4 takeover score.

#2

@ BYU

Week 2 · L 20-26

3

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

#3

@ No. 55 NC State

Week 2 · L 31-35 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

85 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.

#4

vs Virginia

Week 11 · W 31-24 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

71.5 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.5 takeover score.

#5

@ Kansas

Week 3 · W 45-7 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

71.4 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Louisville

13 primary output · 33.1 efficiency · 7.1 usage

56.2

#2

2023 Regular Season · Louisville

56.2

13 primary · 33.1 efficiency · 7.1 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Virginia

51.3

11 primary · 34.1 efficiency · 5.9 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

9

Splash games

4

10+ tackle games