Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Arkansas
Julian Neal
DB • 6'2" • 200 lbs • San Francisco, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Julian Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a defensive back
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Reliability
63
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
88
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Fresno State • Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Player Story
Julian Neal built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from San Francisco, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with Arkansas and Fresno State. The clearest part of Julian Neal's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2026
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 99
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Julian Neal, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Arkansas. Julian Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 97
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 16
Quick Answers
Julian Neal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · DB
- Career Tackles
- 97
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · Arkansas
- Top game
- Arkansas State
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Mission · Fresno State
- High school pipeline
- Mission · 1 FBS recruit · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2026 · Round 3 · Pick 35 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 55 tackles · DB 113th (top 12%) · SEC 64th (top 9%) · National 492nd (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 17.2 |
| 2023 Postseason | Fresno State | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Fresno State | 11 | 32 | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | 0 | 49.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arkansas | 12 | 55 | 2 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 56.4 |
Related Context
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Julian Neal played DB for Fresno State and Arkansas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Julian Neal recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Arkansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Arkansas paired 14 primary output with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 30.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Fresno State, Arkansas.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Arkansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
4.3
Consistency
59.3
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Alabama A&M: 0. Arkansas State: 3.5. Ole Miss: 2. Memphis: 2. Notre Dame: 1. Tennessee: 0. Texas A&M: 1. Auburn: 1. Mississippi State: 1.5. LSU: 1. Texas: 1. Missouri: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Alabama A&M: 4 by 16.7. Arkansas State: 11 by 80.8. Ole Miss: 6 by 45. Memphis: 1 by 24.2. Notre Dame: 8 by 43.3. Tennessee: 4 by 16.7. Texas A&M: 5 by 30.8. Auburn: 6 by 35. Mississippi State: 4 by 31.7. LSU: 2 by 18.3. Texas: 1 by 14.2. Missouri: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.8 · Games = 2 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · Games = 10 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
80.8 vs Arkansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Missouri | L 17-31 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Texas | L 37-52 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | @ LSU | L 22-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Mississippi State | L 35-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Auburn | L 24-33 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Texas A&M | L 42-45 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Tennessee | L 31-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Notre Dame | L 13-56 | 8 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | @ MemphisSplash game | L 31-32 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 35-41 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Arkansas State10+ tackles · Splash game | W 56-14 | 11 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Alabama A&M | W 52-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Julian Neal story
Julian Neal built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive back from San Francisco, CA wearing No. 23, spending time with Arkansas and Fresno State. The clearest part of Julian Neal's career was his defensive production: 97 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Julian 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
Fresno State
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Arkansas
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Fresno State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Fresno State | 1 | 7.1 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Fresno State | 2.5 | 20.8 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2.5 | 20.8 | 4.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Fresno State | 11 | 22.1 | 5 | 8.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arkansas | 14 | 30.8 | 4.3 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 100 Arkansas State
Week 2 · W 56-14
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Hawai'i
Week 10 · L 20-21 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
65.5 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 65.5 takeover score.
#3
vs New Mexico State
Week 1 · W 37-10 · Postseason
1
Havoc Plays
61.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.
#4
@ San Diego State
Week 13 · L 18-33 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
56.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 39 Memphis
Week 4 · L 31-32
2
Havoc Plays
48.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · Arkansas
14 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 4.3 usage
56.4
#2
2024 Regular Season · Fresno State
49.1
11 primary · 22.1 efficiency · 5 usage
#3
2023 Postseason · Fresno State
39.4
2.5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 4.7 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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