Player Dossier

2011-2015

UL Monroe

DeVontae McNeal

RB • 5'10" • Quitman, TX, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

DeVontae McNeal leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.9 efficiency.

Usage / Role

21%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

23

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

17

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

44

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · UL Monroe

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
UL Monroe
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Tulane

Player Story

DeVontae McNeal built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Quitman, TX wearing No. 28, spending time with UL Monroe. The clearest part of DeVontae McNeal's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2011 · Rating 0.7333

Quitman · Quitman, TX

Committed To
UL Monroe
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2011

DeVontae McNeal, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2015 Regular Season · UL Monroe. DeVontae McNeal leans balanced backfield option traits and 40.9 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
737
Rushing yards
607
Receiving yards
130
Touchdowns
7

Quick Answers

DeVontae McNeal quick answers

Latest team and position
UL Monroe · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
737
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
Best season
2015 Regular Season · UL Monroe
Top game
Tulane
Recruit profile
2-star · Quitman · UL Monroe
High school pipeline
Quitman · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 28 · Class 2015
2015 Scrimmage yards rank
308 scrimmage yards · RB 256th (top 46%) · Sun Belt 62nd (top 30%) · National 747th (top 31%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2011 Regular SeasonUL Monroe00000-
2012 Regular SeasonUL Monroe52051987246.4
2013 Regular SeasonUL Monroe822420519243.8
2014 Regular SeasonUL Monroe00000-
2015 Regular SeasonUL Monroe13308204104348.8

Related Context

DeVontae McNeal played RB for UL Monroe. Across 5 tracked seasons, DeVontae McNeal recorded 607 rushing yards, 130 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2015 with UL Monroe.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

UL Monroe paired 308 primary output with 40.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2015 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 40.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2015 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa

Loss with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.

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2015 Regular Season · UL Monroe

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

23.7

Efficiency

40.9

Usage

10

Consistency

25.7

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 11. Nicholls: 16. Alabama: 8. Georgia Southern: 5. Tulsa: 70. App State: 22. Idaho: 48. Louisiana: 8. Troy: 10. Arkansas State: -2. Texas State: 17. Hawai'i: 7. New Mexico State: 88

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 8 by 11.1. Nicholls: 6 by 28.6. Alabama: 1 by 83.3. Georgia Southern: 2 by 26. Tulsa: 8 by 86.5. App State: 6 by 35.3. Idaho: 9 by 56.2. Louisiana: 6 by 13.9. Troy: 2 by 52.1. Arkansas State: 5 by 0. Texas State: 5 by 35.4. Hawai'i: 3 by 24.3. New Mexico State: 4 by 79.2

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins52 · Games = 2 · +33.5 vs Losses
Losses18.5 · Games = 11 · -33.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Tulsa

Best efficiency game

86.5 vs Tulsa

Result
Sat 12/5vs New Mexico StateW 42-353144.70017422
Sun 11/29@ Hawai'iL 26-28372.3002.3
Fri 11/20@ Texas StateL 3-165173.4003.4
Sat 11/14vs Arkansas StateL 21-594-2-0.50010-0.4
Sat 11/7@ TroyL 14-51210505
Sat 10/31@ LouisianaL 24-30681.3001.3
Sat 10/24@ IdahoL 13-277385.4002105.3
Sat 10/17vs App StateL 14-595163.200163.7
Sat 10/10@ TulsaL 24-3466310.501278.8
Sat 10/3vs Georgia SouthernL 31-51252.5002.5
Sat 9/26@ AlabamaL 0-3418808
Sat 9/12vs NichollsW 47-05142.801122.7
Sat 9/5@ GeorgiaL 14-51760.900151.4

Player Story

DeVontae McNeal story

DeVontae McNeal built his college career from 2011 through 2015 as a running back from Quitman, TX wearing No. 28, spending time with UL Monroe. The clearest part of DeVontae McNeal's career was his backfield work: 607 rushing yards, 104 carries, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 130 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His career also includes 130 receiving yards and 83 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives DeVontae McNeal's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    UL Monroe

    2011-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20112012201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2011 Regular SeasonUL Monroe0
2012 Regular SeasonUL Monroe20568.17.5205
2013 Regular SeasonUL Monroe224557.419
2014 Regular SeasonUL Monroe0-224
2015 Regular SeasonUL Monroe30840.910308

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Tulane

Week 5 · W 63-10

Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

121

Scrimmage Yards

83 takeover

121 scrimmage yards and 18.6 usage.

#2

vs Grambling

Week 2 · W 48-10

94

Scrimmage Yards

80.4 takeover

Win with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

94 scrimmage yards and 16.7 usage.

#3

@ Louisiana

Week 14 · W 31-28 · Conference game

82

Scrimmage Yards

74.6 takeover

Win with 82 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

82 scrimmage yards and 12.8 usage.

#4

@ Tulsa

Week 6 · L 24-34

70

Scrimmage Yards

69.4 takeover

Loss with 70 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

70 scrimmage yards and 14.8 usage.

#5

vs New Mexico State

Week 14 · W 42-35 · Conference game

88

Scrimmage Yards

67.4 takeover

Win with 88 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

88 scrimmage yards and 8 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · UL Monroe

308 primary output · 40.9 efficiency · 10 usage

48.8

#2

2012 Regular Season · UL Monroe

46.4

205 primary · 68.1 efficiency · 7.5 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · UL Monroe

43.8

224 primary · 55 efficiency · 7.4 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games