Devin Neal
Devin Neal
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across five seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Dave Aranda, Jeff Brohm and Tony Elliott. 2023 brought the first one: All-Big 12. The receipt on tape: 12 tackles against Florida State, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Five seasons at Virginia, 233 tackles — drafted at #184 overall by New Orleans.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New OrleansEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2023)
All-Big 12
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Virginia | 88 | 41 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 7 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | 72 | 45 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Baylor | 41 | 31 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| 2021 | Baylor | 23 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 233 | 138 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 14 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 13–7
at Missouri
11 TOT · 6 SOLO · 1 PD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jason Taylor’s 2022 season.
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