Player Dossier

2021-2024

Kansas

Devin Neal

RB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Lawrence, KS, USA

Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover

Devin Neal leans workhorse runner traits and 62.5 efficiency.

Usage / Role

35%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

34

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

37

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State

Player 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...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8888

Lawrence · Lawrence, KS

Committed To
Kansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2025
Selection
Round 6 · Pick 8
Overall
No. 184
NFL Team
New Orleans Saints

Devin Neal, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Kansas. Devin Neal leans workhorse runner traits and 62.5 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
5,054
Rushing yards
4,343
Receiving yards
711
Touchdowns
53
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2024 · Kansas · Player Highlight

Devin Neal college highlights at Kansas.

Season
2024
Type
Player highlight

Quick Answers

Devin Neal quick answers

Latest team and position
Kansas · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
5,054
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Kansas
Top game
Oklahoma State
Recruit profile
3-star · Lawrence · Kansas
High school pipeline
Lawrence · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2025 · Round 6 · Pick 8 · New Orleans Saints
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2024 Scrimmage yards rank
1,520 scrimmage yards · RB 15th (top 3%) · Big 12 5th (top 2%) · National 17th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonKansas1176470757959.9
2022 PostseasonKansas13522923066.9
2022 Regular SeasonKansas131,2211,0611601066.9
2023 PostseasonKansas1374713184.5
2023 Regular SeasonKansas131,4231,2092141684.5
2024 Regular SeasonKansas121,5201,2662541784

Related Context

Devin Neal played RB for Kansas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Devin Neal recorded 4,343 rushing yards, 711 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kansas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Kansas paired 1,497 primary output with 66.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 58.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2022 Postseason · Kansas

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

97.9

Efficiency

58.1

Usage

29.1

Consistency

42.6

Best Game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas: 52. Tennessee Tech: 118. West Virginia: 59. Houston: 54. Duke: 58. Iowa State: 75. TCU: 89. Oklahoma: 87. Baylor: 30. Oklahoma State: 334. Texas Tech: 198. Texas: 50. Kansas State: 69

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas: 11 by 39.8. Tennessee Tech: 5 by 100. West Virginia: 11 by 48.6. Houston: 14 by 40.2. Duke: 10 by 61.7. Iowa State: 12 by 65.1. TCU: 16 by 59.8. Oklahoma: 13 by 71.6. Baylor: 11 by 31.4. Oklahoma State: 38 by 80.4. Texas Tech: 28 by 78.9. Texas: 14 by 39.4. Kansas State: 18 by 39

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins116.3 · Games = 6 · +34.2 vs Losses
Losses82.1 · Games = 7 · -34.2 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Oklahoma State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Tennessee Tech

Result
Wed 12/28@ ArkansasL 53-559293.2002234.7
Sun 11/27@ Kansas State2+ TDL 27-4716593.7022103.8
Sat 11/19vs TexasL 14-5513513.9001-13.6
Sun 11/13@ Texas Tech100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsL 28-43241907.900487.1
Sat 11/5vs Oklahoma State100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yardsW 37-16322247161108.8
Sat 10/22@ BaylorL 23-3510323.2011-22.7
Sat 10/15@ OklahomaL 42-52128471136.7
Sat 10/8vs TCUL 31-3815885.900115.6
Sat 10/1vs Iowa StateW 14-1112756.3006.3
Sat 9/24vs DukeW 35-2795460145.8
Sat 9/17@ HoustonW 48-3014543.9003.9
Sat 9/10@ West Virginia2+ TDW 55-4210424.2021175.4
Sat 9/3vs Tennessee Tech100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 56-10410827211023.6

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

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    Kansas

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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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

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#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