Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Texas State
James Neal
LB • 6'0" • 225 lbs • Paris, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
James Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UTEP • Texas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
James Neal built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Paris, TX wearing No. 25, spending time with Texas State and UTEP. The clearest part of James Neal's career was his defensive...
Read the storyJames Neal, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · UTEP. James Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 133
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
James Neal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 133
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · UTEP
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Latest roster
- No. 25 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · LB 296th (top 25%) · Sun Belt 60th (top 10%) · National 627th (top 11%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 14.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTEP | 4 | 12 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTEP | 11 | 67 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas State | 13 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 23.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas State | 13 | 47 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | UTEP to Texas State | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 77.7 | Nov 28, 2023 |
James Neal played LB for UTEP and Texas State. Across 4 tracked seasons, James Neal recorded 133 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with UTEP.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
UTEP paired 9.5 primary output with 34.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 UTEP, Texas State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Lamar
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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2024 Postseason · Texas State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
18.7
Usage
3.6
Consistency
7.7
Best Game by takeover score
Lamar
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Texas: 0. Lamar: 2. UTSA: 1. Arizona State: 0. Sam Houston: 0. Troy: 0. Arkansas State: 0. Old Dominion: 0.5. Louisiana: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Georgia State: 0. South Alabama: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Texas: 3 by 12.5. Lamar: 3 by 32.5. UTSA: 3 by 22.5. Arizona State: 2 by 8.3. Sam Houston: 3 by 12.5. Troy: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas State: 2 by 8.3. Old Dominion: 9 by 42.5. Louisiana: 4 by 16.7. UL Monroe: 5 by 20.8. Southern Miss: 9 by 37.5. Georgia State: 3 by 12.5. South Alabama: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 5 · -0.3 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
Lamar
Best efficiency game
42.5 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/3 | vs North Texas | W 30-28 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ South Alabama | W 45-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/24 | vs Georgia State | L 44-52 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs Southern Miss | W 58-3 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | @ UL Monroe | W 38-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/29 | vs Louisiana | L 17-23 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Old Dominion | L 14-24 | 9 | 5 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | vs Arkansas State | W 41-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/3 | @ Troy | W 38-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Sam Houston | L 39-40 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/12 | vs Arizona State | L 28-31 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs UTSA | W 49-10 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/1 | vs LamarSplash game | W 34-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
James Neal story
James Neal built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a linebacker from Paris, TX wearing No. 25, spending time with Texas State and UTEP. The clearest part of James Neal's career was his defensive production: 133 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 32 career games in the available record. That gives James Neal's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTEP
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Texas State
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | UTEP | 2 | 9.2 | 2.5 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTEP | 0 | 12.5 | 2.4 | -2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTEP | 9.5 | 34.9 | 12.5 | 9.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Texas State | 3.5 | 18.7 | 3.6 | -6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Texas State | 3.5 | 18.7 | 3.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs New Mexico State
Week 8 · L 7-28 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Incarnate Word
Week 1 · W 28-14
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Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Lamar
Week 1 · W 34-27
2
Havoc Plays
62.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.
#4
@ New Mexico State
Week 1 · W 30-3
2
Havoc Plays
62.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 62.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Old Dominion
Week 8 · L 14-24 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
53.1 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 53.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · UTEP
9.5 primary output · 34.9 efficiency · 12.5 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · UTEP
44.1
0 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Texas State
23.3
3.5 primary · 18.7 efficiency · 3.6 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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