Player Career

T.J. Neal Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Illinois

    2012-2015

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Auburn

    2016

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonIllinois0
2013 Regular SeasonIllinois000
2014 Regular SeasonIllinois1201
2015 Regular SeasonIllinois0-1
2016 Regular SeasonAuburn1.5173.31.5

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