#24

Eli Neal

LB · Marshall · Sr. · #24

Marshall 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Eli Neal

LB · Marshall · Sr · #24

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Marshall
2020–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023

2 coaches
2020
Marshall
2021
Marshall
era →
2022
Marshall
2023
Marshall

Coaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning
2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Marshall9-4HC: Charles Huff · Run-heavy
2023Marshall6-7HC: Charles Huff · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Marshall933511.02.522--
2022Marshall88428.03.021--
2021Marshall97397.05.531--
2020Marshall75195.01.511--
Career35313531.012.585--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 41–35

vs Old Dominion

3 TOT  ·  2 SOLO  ·  1 TFL

Edged out Old Dominion at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Keye Thompson’s 2023 season.

Ohio · 2023

All-MAC
#2

Charles Willekes

Arkansas State · 2023

80%
#3

Jonathan Jones

Toledo · 2021

75%
#4

Rashaad Harding

Liberty · 2021

75%
#5

Dequan Jackson

Colorado State · 2021

75%

Matches Keye on

TFL rate
Hurry rate
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Woods's senior season at Kent State (2025).

Mason Woods

88%match

Kent State · 2025

#2

Trent Hendrick

James Madison · 2025

All-Sun Belt
82%
#3

Corban Hondru

Miami (OH) · 2025

All-MAC
78%
#4

Gaethan Bernadel

Stanford · 2024

77%
#5

Aiden Fisher

Indiana · 2025

All-Big TenNFL Rd 7
77%

Matches Mason on

Tackle volume
Sack rate
PD rate