Devin Neal
Devin Neal
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. He has spent four seasons in the Kansas backfield. The receipt: 207 rush yds, 80 rec yds against Colorado — Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Kansas, 4,343 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Lance Leipold.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2024
W 17–13
at BYU
52 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jerome Ford’s 2021 season.
Matches Jerome on
Differs from Jerome on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Israel Abanikanda’s path through Pittsburgh.
Rhamondre Stevenson
Matches Israel on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to RJ Harvey's senior season at UCF (2024).
Differs from RJ on
Player DNA
Players who play like Devin Neal
Heisman trajectory
Final Heisman Position · 2024
#34
Heisman watch (#34) · finalist probability 0%.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2021–2024+79%
Up 79% from first season to most-recent.