Player Career

Curt Neal Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Curt Neal story

Curt Neal built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Cornelius, NC wearing No. 99, spending time with Illinois and Wisconsin. The clearest part of Curt Neal's career was his defensive production: 62 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 2 passes defended across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Curt 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. 1

    Wisconsin

    2022-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Illinois

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin06.31.1
2023 PostseasonWisconsin2.57.22.32.5
2023 Regular SeasonWisconsin2.57.22.30
2024 Regular SeasonWisconsin6.517.35.84
2025 PostseasonIllinois3.510.22.1-3
2025 Regular SeasonIllinois3.510.22.10

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2026Illinois to PurdueP4 to P481.4Jan 7, 2026
2025Wisconsin to IllinoisP4 to P480Dec 21, 2024

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Oregon

Week 12 · L 13-16 · Conference game

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Havoc Plays

80.3 takeover

2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.

#2

vs No. 72 Rutgers

Week 10 · W 35-13 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

65 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.

#3

@ LSU

Week 1 · L 31-35 · Postseason

1

Havoc Plays

63.1 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.

#4

vs South Dakota

Week 2 · W 27-13

1.5

Havoc Plays

62.5 takeover

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.

#5

vs Iowa

Week 7 · L 6-15 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

59.4 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 59.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin

6.5 primary output · 17.3 efficiency · 5.8 usage

45.2

#2

2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin

38.5

0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Illinois

22.9

3.5 primary · 10.2 efficiency · 2.1 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games