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 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Lawrence, KS wearing No. 4, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Devin Neal's career was his backfield work: 4,343 rushing yards, 760 carries, 49 rushing touchdowns, and 711 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Kansas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 711 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas.

The arc is straightforward: Devin 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

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

  1. 1

    Kansas

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202120222022202320232024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonKansas7644228.3
2022 PostseasonKansas1,27358.129.1509
2022 Regular SeasonKansas1,27358.129.10
2023 PostseasonKansas1,49766.832.8224
2023 Regular SeasonKansas1,49766.832.80
2024 Regular SeasonKansas1,52062.538.523

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oklahoma State

Week 10 · W 37-16 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

334

Scrimmage Yards

93.5 takeover

334 scrimmage yards and 59.4 usage.

#2

@ Texas

Week 11 · W 57-56 · Conference game

169

Scrimmage Yards

88.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

169 scrimmage yards and 40.6 usage.

#3

vs Colorado

Week 13 · W 37-21 · Conference game

287

Scrimmage Yards

88 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

287 scrimmage yards and 59.4 usage.

#4

vs Texas Tech

Week 11 · L 13-16 · Conference game

149

Scrimmage Yards

87.8 takeover

Loss with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

149 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.

#5

vs UCF

Week 6 · W 51-22 · Conference game

168

Scrimmage Yards

87.6 takeover

Win with 168 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

168 scrimmage yards and 22 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Kansas

1,497 primary output · 66.8 efficiency · 32.8 usage

84.5

#2

2023 Regular Season · Kansas

84.5

1,497 primary · 66.8 efficiency · 32.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Kansas

84

1,520 primary · 62.5 efficiency · 38.5 usage

Milestones

20

100+ rush yards

7

150+ scrimmage yards

15

2+ TD games