Maguire Neal
Maguire Neal
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Peter Rossomando, Biff Poggi and Ryan Beard. The receipt: 9 tackles against USC — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ryan Beard.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Missouri State | 63 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Charlotte | 23 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 100 | 63 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2025
W 42–10
vs UT Martin
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 32-point win at home against UT Martin.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Missouri State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Missouri State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +8 net (19 in / 11 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri State · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #129 · 2026 recruiting class #131
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to JoJo Evans’s 2025 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Quinn Schulte's senior season at Iowa (2023).
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