Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2014Western Kentucky
Willie McNeal
WR • 5'10" • Bradenton, FL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Willie McNeal reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
34
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Western Kentucky
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Army
Player Story
Willie McNeal built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Bradenton, FL wearing No. 10, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Willie McNeal's career was his receiving...
Read the storyWillie McNeal, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2013 Regular Season · Western Kentucky. Willie McNeal reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,181
- Receptions
- 171
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Willie McNeal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Kentucky · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,181
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2013 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
- Top game
- Army
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2014
- 2014 Receiving yards rank
- 666 receiving yards · WR 118th (top 13%) · Conference USA 11th (top 6%) · National 120th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 26 | 360 | 3 | 63.8 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2012 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 13 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 66.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 13 | 40 | 506 | 6 | 66.6 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 46 | 599 | 5 | 74.2 |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 12 | 5 | 155 | 1 | 68.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 12 | 51 | 511 | 7 | 68.5 |
Related Context
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Willie McNeal played WR for Western Kentucky. Across 5 tracked seasons, Willie McNeal recorded 75 rushing yards, 2,181 receiving yards, and 22 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2013 with Western Kentucky.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season
Western Kentucky paired 599 primary output with 76.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 79 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
30
Efficiency
79
Usage
19.9
Consistency
55.9
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 8. Kentucky: 36. Indiana: 0. South Florida: 55. Florida International: 48. UL Monroe: 46. Louisiana: 88. North Texas: 24. Florida Atlantic: 0. Arkansas State: 32. Middle Tennessee: 8. Troy: 15
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 1 by 53.3. Kentucky: 2 by 100. South Florida: 3 by 100. Florida International: 2 by 100. UL Monroe: 4 by 76.7. Louisiana: 5 by 100. North Texas: 3 by 53.3. Arkansas State: 4 by 53.3. Middle Tennessee: 1 by 53.3. Troy: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins60 · Games = 2 · +36 vs Losses
Losses24 · Games = 10 · -36 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
100 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Troy | L 14-28 | — | 1 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 26-27 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Arkansas State | W 36-35 | — | 4 | 32 | 6.6 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Florida Atlantic | L 16-17 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | vs North Texas | L 6-33 | — | 3 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/23 | @ Louisiana | W 54-21 | — | 5 | 88 | 16 | 17.60 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/16 | vs UL Monroe | L 30-35 | — | 4 | 46 | 10.6 | 11.50 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Florida International | L 21-28 | — | 2 | 48 | 10.2 | 24 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/25 | @ South Florida | L 12-24 | — | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 18.30 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Indiana | L 21-38 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Kentucky | L 28-63 | — | 2 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 9/4 | @ Nebraska | L 10-49 | — | 1 | 8 | 5.4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Player Story
Willie McNeal story
Willie McNeal built his college career from 2010 through 2014 as a wide receiver from Bradenton, FL wearing No. 10, spending time with Western Kentucky. The clearest part of Willie McNeal's career was his receiving role: 171 catches, 2,181 receiving yards, 21 touchdowns, and 75 rushing yards across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Western Kentucky. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 75 rushing yards and 1,434 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Western Kentucky.
The arc is straightforward: Willie McNeal moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Western Kentucky
2010-2014
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 360 | 79 | 19.9 | — |
| 2011 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 0 | — | — | -360 |
| 2012 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 556 | 70.7 | 21.6 | 556 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 556 | 70.7 | 21.6 | 0 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 599 | 76.7 | 18.2 | 43 |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Kentucky | 666 | 65.3 | 16.5 | 67 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Kentucky | 666 | 65.3 | 16.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Army
Week 11 · W 21-17
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
101
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
101 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 10 · L 29-34 · Conference game
119
Receiving Yards
99.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
119 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs UL Monroe
Week 8 · L 42-43 · Conference game
120
Receiving Yards
97.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
120 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Louisiana
Week 8 · W 54-21 · Conference game
88
Receiving Yards
97.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
88 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs UTSA
Week 13 · W 45-7 · Conference game
105
Receiving Yards
85.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2013 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
599 primary output · 76.7 efficiency · 18.2 usage
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#2
2014 Postseason · Western Kentucky
68.5
666 primary · 65.3 efficiency · 16.5 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Western Kentucky
68.5
666 primary · 65.3 efficiency · 16.5 usage
Milestones
5
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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