Florida Atlantic · L 10-16
No catches.
Long Island University · W 20-3 · FCS
No catches.
Liberty · L 10-49
6 catches, 56 yards
The other 5 games average 35 yards. This one was 21 above.
McNeal has catches in 6 of Florida International’s 8 games: none against Florida Atlantic and Long Island University.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Kyle McNeal
The three seasons at Florida International span two head coaches: Mike MacIntyre and Willie Simmons. On tape: 56 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Liberty, Week 9, 2026.
233 receiving yards · 22 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against Liberty on Oct. 31: 6 catches for 56 yards, 0 of 3 on third and fourth down. In the 6 games drawn here: 22 catches for 233 yards. Florida International has thrown to him 29 times in 210 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 22 | 233 | 10.6 | 1 | 49 |
| 2025 | Florida International | 31 | 310 | 10.0 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024 | Florida International | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 53 | 543 | 10.2 | 2 | 49 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 2 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida International | 1 | 20 |
| 2024 | Florida International | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 20 |
Last game (Wk 9): 56 receiving yards, 6 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 6 | W 22-3vs New Mexico State | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Jacksonville State | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-26vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 1 | 49 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-49@ Liberty | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 56 yds |
| Total | 22 | 233 | 10.6 | 1 | 49 |
Week 9 · 2026
L 10-49
at Liberty
The plays that mattered most
372nd in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3012% of team targetsCatch rate
70%21 of 30 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
70% catch rate on 30 targets · 12% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.3 | 33.3 | 14.7 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 44.3 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 32.0 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 52.5 | 16.9 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
50.7%
272 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
67.1
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #310 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #31 of 52 Conference USA WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,567 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Conference USA.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 20 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike MacIntyre → Willie Simmons. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
