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Player Dossier
2021-2024Kansas
Devin Neal
RB • 5'11" • 215 lbs • Lawrence, KS, USA
Workhorse runnerSteady chain mover
Devin Neal leans workhorse runner traits and 62.5 efficiency.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
64
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
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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- 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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Devin Neal Kansas Highlights
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
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 764 | 707 | 57 | 9 | 59.9 |
| 2022 Postseason | Kansas | 13 | 52 | 29 | 23 | 0 | 66.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 13 | 1,221 | 1,061 | 160 | 10 | 66.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas | 13 | 74 | 71 | 3 | 1 | 84.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas | 13 | 1,423 | 1,209 | 214 | 16 | 84.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas | 12 | 1,520 | 1,266 | 254 | 17 | 84 |
Related Context
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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
2023 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 66.8 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: Texas Tech
Loss with 149 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Kansas
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
115.2
Efficiency
66.8
Usage
32.8
Consistency
79
Best Game by takeover score
Texas Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. UNLV: 74. Missouri State: 119. Illinois: 167. Nevada: 148. BYU: 105. Texas: 55. UCF: 168. Oklahoma State: 81. Oklahoma: 124. Iowa State: 61. Texas Tech: 149. Kansas State: 140. Cincinnati: 106
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UNLV: 21 by 36.9. Missouri State: 16 by 76.2. Illinois: 14 by 99.7. Nevada: 18 by 67. BYU: 20 by 55.3. Texas: 10 by 58.1. UCF: 13 by 100. Oklahoma State: 16 by 52.8. Oklahoma: 27 by 47.1. Iowa State: 23 by 28. Texas Tech: 21 by 74.6. Kansas State: 19 by 78.6. Cincinnati: 10 by 94.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins119.1 · Games = 9 · +12.9 vs Losses
Losses106.3 · Games = 4 · -12.9 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
Texas Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs UCF
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | @ UNLV | W 49-36 | 20 | 71 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Cincinnati100 rush yards · 2+ TD | W 49-16 | 10 | 106 | 10.60 | 2 | — | — | 10.6 |
| Sun 11/19 | vs Kansas State100 rush yards · 2+ TD | L 27-31 | 18 | 138 | 7.70 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.4 |
| Sat 11/11 | vs Texas Tech100 rush yards | L 13-16 | 19 | 137 | 7.20 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7.1 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Iowa State2+ TD | W 28-21 | 21 | 57 | 2.70 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.7 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Oklahoma100 rush yards | W 38-33 | 25 | 112 | 4.50 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Oklahoma State | L 32-39 | 13 | 66 | 5.10 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 5.1 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs UCF100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 51-22 | 12 | 154 | 12.80 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12.9 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Texas | L 14-40 | 8 | 45 | 5.60 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs BYU | W 38-27 | 17 | 91 | 5.40 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5.3 |
| Sun 9/17 | @ Nevada2+ TD | W 31-24 | 17 | 89 | 5.20 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 8.2 |
| Fri 9/8 | vs Illinois100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 34-23 | 10 | 120 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 11.9 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Missouri State2+ TD | W 48-17 | 13 | 94 | 7.20 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 7.4 |
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
202120222022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Kansas | 764 | 42 | 28.3 | — |
| 2022 Postseason | Kansas | 1,273 | 58.1 | 29.1 | 509 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Kansas | 1,273 | 58.1 | 29.1 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | Kansas | 1,497 | 66.8 | 32.8 | 224 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Kansas | 1,497 | 66.8 | 32.8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Kansas | 1,520 | 62.5 | 38.5 | 23 |
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
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