Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Pittsburgh
Isaiah Neal
DL • 6'2" • 265 lbs • Washington, DC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Isaiah Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Player Story
Isaiah Neal built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Washington, DC wearing No. 97, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Isaiah Neal's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Pittsburgh
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Isaiah Neal, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh. Isaiah Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 57
- TFL
- 10
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Isaiah Neal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Pittsburgh · DL
- Career Tackles
- 57
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Central Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · St. Frances Academy · Pittsburgh
- High school pipeline
- St. Frances Academy · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Sophomore
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 36 tackles · DL 85th (top 8%) · ACC 152nd (top 20%) · National 1,075th (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1.5 | 4 | - | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 55.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 13 | 31 | 6 | 3.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 55.3 |
Related Context
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Isaiah Neal played DL for Pittsburgh. Across 3 tracked seasons, Isaiah Neal recorded 57 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Pittsburgh.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Pittsburgh paired 15.5 primary output with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 23.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Central Michigan
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.2
Efficiency
23.5
Usage
5.9
Consistency
48.5
Best Game by takeover score
Central Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 2. Duquesne: 0. Central Michigan: 5. West Virginia: 0. Louisville: 1. Boston College: 1. Florida State: 0. Syracuse: 2. NC State: 0. Stanford: 1. Notre Dame: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Miami: 2.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 5 by 40.8. Duquesne: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 3 by 62.5. West Virginia: 3 by 12.5. Louisville: 2 by 18.3. Boston College: 1 by 14.2. Florida State: 5 by 20.8. Syracuse: 1 by 24.2. NC State: 4 by 16.7. Stanford: 2 by 18.3. Notre Dame: 2 by 18.3. Georgia Tech: 1 by 4.2. Miami: 6 by 50
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 8 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Central Michigan
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs Central Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | @ East CarolinaSplash game | L 17-23 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | vs MiamiSplash game | L 7-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/23 | @ Georgia Tech | W 42-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Notre Dame | L 15-37 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Stanford | W 35-20 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs NC State | W 53-34 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/18 | @ SyracuseSplash game | W 30-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Florida State | W 34-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Boston College | W 48-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Louisville | L 27-34 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ West Virginia | L 24-31 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | W 45-17 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Duquesne | W 61-9 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaiah Neal story
Isaiah Neal built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Washington, DC wearing No. 97, spending time with Pittsburgh. The clearest part of Isaiah Neal's career was his defensive production: 57 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Isaiah 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.
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Pittsburgh
2023-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 9.5 | 20.3 | 4.3 | 9.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 9.5 | 20.3 | 4.3 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Pittsburgh | 15.5 | 23.5 | 5.9 | 6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 15.5 | 23.5 | 5.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 100 Central Michigan
Week 2 · W 45-17
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 9 Miami
Week 14 · L 7-38 · Conference game · Ranked opponent
2.5
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Virginia
Week 11 · L 19-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
60.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.6 takeover score.
#4
vs California
Week 7 · W 17-15 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
53.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.3 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 38 East Carolina
Week 1 · L 17-23 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
53 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 53 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Pittsburgh
15.5 primary output · 23.5 efficiency · 5.9 usage
55.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
55.3
15.5 primary · 23.5 efficiency · 5.9 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Pittsburgh
46.1
9.5 primary · 20.3 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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