Usage Score
4.6
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.
Efficiency
30.8
Consistency
59.3
Season Value
29.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Fresno State • Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Julian Neal, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Arkansas. Julian Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 30.8 disruption score.
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 stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to 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.
Analysis workspace
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2025 Regular Season · Arkansas
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
30.8
Usage
4.6
Consistency
59.3
Best Game by takeover score
Missouri
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 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. Unknown: 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.
Losses1.1 · Games = 10
First Half1.4 · Games = 6 · +0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half0.9 · Games = 6 · -0.5 vs First Half
All Games1.2 · Games = 12
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 Miss | L 35-41 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Arkansas State10+ tackles | W 56-14 | 11 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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 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 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Fresno State | 2.5 | 20.8 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Fresno State | 11 | 22.1 | 6.5 | 8.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Arkansas | 14 | 30.8 | 4.6 | 3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Arkansas State
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Primary metric
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.
#2
Hawai'i
4
Primary metric
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 52.6 takeover score.
#3
New Mexico State
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.9 takeover score.
#4
San Diego State
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.9 takeover score.
#5
New Mexico
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Arkansas
14 primary output · 30.8 efficiency · 4.6 usage
29.9
#2
2023 Postseason · Fresno State
27.5
2.5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Fresno State
27.5
2.5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
1
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2021 · Rating 0.8348
Mission · San Francisco, CA
- Committed To
- Fresno State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Career Facts
2
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
97
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 28 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.