Player Profile

Curt Neal

DL • 6'0" • 300 lbs • Cornelius, NC, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Curt Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.5

Efficiency

9.2

Consistency

10

Season Value

7.2

Career Arc

Season-by-season value trend

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin

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Quick Facts

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Primary stop by seasons
Wisconsin
Best season by value score
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Peak game by takeover score
Peak game by takeover score: Oregon

Curt Neal, DL. Best season Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Curt Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 9.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Wisconsin paired 0 primary output with 6.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 9.2 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 Wisconsin, Illinois.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Season Explorer

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2025 Postseason · Illinois

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

9.2

Usage

1.5

Consistency

10

Best Game by takeover score

Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 0. Unknown: 0. Western Michigan: 0.5. Indiana: 0. USC: 0. Ohio State: 0. Rutgers: 1. Maryland: 1. Wisconsin: 0. Northwestern: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. Western Michigan: 2 by 13.3. Indiana: 1 by 4.2. USC: 3 by 12.5. Ohio State: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 2 by 18.3. Maryland: 1 by 14.2. Wisconsin: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.4 · n=6 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=3 · -0.4 vs Wins
First Half0.1 · n=5 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=5 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Rutgers

Best efficiency game

18.3 vs Rutgers

Result
Tue 12/30vs TennesseeW 30-2810000
Sun 11/30vs NorthwesternW 20-1332000
Sun 11/23@ WisconsinL 10-2711000
Sat 11/15vs MarylandW 24-611001
Sat 11/1vs RutgersW 35-1321001
Sat 10/11vs Ohio StateL 16-3411000
Sat 9/27vs USCW 34-3231000
Sat 9/20@ IndianaL 10-6311000
Sat 9/13vs Western MichiganW 38-0210.5000
Fri 8/29vs Unknown11000

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 Progression

202220232023202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 Regular SeasonWisconsin06.31.1
2023 PostseasonWisconsin1.56.31.51.5
2023 Regular SeasonWisconsin1.56.31.50
2024 Regular SeasonWisconsin4.515.55.73
2025 PostseasonIllinois2.59.21.5-2
2025 Regular SeasonIllinois2.59.21.50

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Oregon

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.9 takeover score.

#2

Iowa

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.1 takeover score.

#3

Rutgers

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.

#4

Maryland

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.

#5

Northwestern

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 27.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2022 Regular Season · Wisconsin

0 primary output · 6.3 efficiency · 1.1 usage

35.8

#2

2024 Regular Season · Wisconsin

11.9

4.5 primary · 15.5 efficiency · 5.7 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · Illinois

7.2

2.5 primary · 9.2 efficiency · 1.5 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8859

Hough · Cornelius, NC

Committed To
Wisconsin
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

62

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 34 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DL
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
6
Career tackles
62