Usage Score
13.7
Player Dossier
2024-2025Iowa State
Marcus Neal Jr.
DB • 6'1" • 215 lbs • Kansas City, MO, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Marcus Neal Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.9 disruption score.
Efficiency
40.9
Consistency
46.8
Season Value
30.8
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 3
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Marcus Neal Jr., DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Iowa State. Marcus Neal Jr. shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 40.9 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Iowa State paired 17 primary output with 40.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 40.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arizona State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
40.9
Usage
13.7
Consistency
46.8
Best Game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. Kansas State: 2.5. Iowa: 3. Arkansas State: 1. Arizona: 2. Cincinnati: 1. Colorado: 0.5. BYU: 0. Arizona State: 3. TCU: 1. Kansas: 1. Oklahoma State: 2
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. Unknown: 5 by 20.8. Kansas State: 8 by 58.3. Iowa: 9 by 67.5. Arkansas State: 7 by 39.2. Arizona: 5 by 40.8. Cincinnati: 5 by 30.8. Colorado: 6 by 30. BYU: 9 by 37.5. Arizona State: 8 by 63.3. TCU: 8 by 43.3. Kansas: 5 by 30.8. Oklahoma State: 2 by 28.3
Split Comparison
Wins1.8 · n=7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses1.1 · n=4 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half1.6 · n=6 · +0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half1.3 · n=6 · -0.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona State
Best efficiency game
67.5 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | @ Oklahoma StateSplash game | W 20-13 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Kansas | W 38-14 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ TCU | W 20-17 | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Arizona StateSplash game | L 19-24 | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs BYU | L 27-41 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Colorado | L 17-24 | 6 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Cincinnati | L 30-38 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Arizona | W 39-14 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Arkansas State | W 24-16 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs IowaSplash game | W 16-13 | 9 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Unknown | — | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/23 | @ Kansas State | W 24-21 | 8 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Iowa State
2024-2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Postseason | Iowa State | 2 | 13.6 | 3.7 | — |
| 2024 Regular Season | Iowa State | 2 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Iowa State | 17 | 40.9 | 13.7 | 15 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Arizona State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Primary metric
3 disruption/tackle impact with 66.5 takeover score.
#2
Iowa
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.7 takeover score.
#3
Kansas State
2.5
Primary metric
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.7 takeover score.
#4
Texas Tech
2
Primary metric
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#5
Arizona
2
Primary metric
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 41.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Iowa State
17 primary output · 40.9 efficiency · 13.7 usage
30.8
#2
2024 Postseason · Iowa State
6.2
2 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 3.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Iowa State
6.2
2 primary · 13.6 efficiency · 3.7 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2024 · Rating 0.865
Raytown South · Kansas City, MO
- Committed To
- —
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2024
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
95
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.