Jamykal Neal: DL · Houston · #95.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jamykal Neal
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Arrived as a two-star recruit; four seasons of production at Houston since. One game to point at: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Navy — Week 8, 2022.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-35@ UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-33@ Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-27vs Rice | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-27vs Tulane | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 33-32@ Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20@ Navy | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-27vs South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 63-77@ SMU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-37vs Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
4%1 sackHurry rate
0%0 hurries24 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 sack.
4 seasons under Dana Holgorsen — 27-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
56.1%
500 pass / 392 run
Plays / game
68.6
13 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
524 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #183 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 25 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
