Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Auburn
T.J. Neal
LB • 6'1" • McKeeseport, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
T.J. Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17 disruption score.
Impact Production
33
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
18
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
55
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Illinois • Auburn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Player Story
T.J. Neal built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from McKeeseport, PA wearing No. 17, spending time with Auburn and Illinois. The clearest part of T.J. Neal's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
T.J. Neal, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Illinois. T.J. Neal shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 29
- TFL
- 1.5
Quick Answers
T.J. Neal quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Auburn · LB
- Career Tackles
- 29
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Vanderbilt
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · McKeesport · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- McKeesport · 21 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 29 tackles · LB 434th (top 43%) · SEC 180th (top 30%) · National 1,491st (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 62.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Auburn | 8 | 29 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.2 |
Related Context
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T.J. Neal played LB for Illinois and Auburn. Across 5 tracked seasons, T.J. Neal recorded 29 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Auburn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Illinois paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 17 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Illinois, Auburn.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Auburn
Games
8
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
17
Usage
3.3
Consistency
4.2
Best Game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. LSU: 0. UL Monroe: 0. Mississippi State: 0. Arkansas: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Vanderbilt: 1.5. Georgia: 0. Alabama: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. LSU: 2 by 8.3. UL Monroe: 4 by 16.7. Mississippi State: 2 by 8.3. Arkansas: 1 by 4.2. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. Vanderbilt: 9 by 52.5. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Alabama: 8 by 33.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.3 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Vanderbilt
Best efficiency game
52.5 vs Vanderbilt
Player Story
T.J. Neal story
T.J. Neal built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a linebacker from McKeeseport, PA wearing No. 17, spending time with Auburn and Illinois. The clearest part of T.J. Neal's career was his defensive production: 29 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 1 interception across 10 career games in the available record. His career also includes 17 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives T.J. Neal's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Illinois
2012-2015
Opening stop
- 2
Auburn
2016
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Illinois | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Illinois | 0 | — | — | -1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Auburn | 1.5 | 17 | 3.3 | 1.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Vanderbilt
Week 10 · W 23-16 · Conference game
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5
Havoc Plays
84.2 takeover
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Nebraska
Week 5 · L 14-45 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#3
@ Alabama
Week 13 · L 12-30 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
24.7 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 24.7 takeover score.
#4
vs UL Monroe
Week 5 · W 58-7
0
Havoc Plays
14.7 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 14.7 takeover score.
#5
vs LSU
Week 4 · W 18-13 · Conference game
0
Havoc Plays
8.3 takeover
Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 8.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Illinois
1 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
62.2
#2
2013 Regular Season · Illinois
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Auburn
37.2
1.5 primary · 17 efficiency · 3.3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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