Neal Johnson

TE · Louisiana 2020 · #35

6′2″ · 223 lb · Pelahatchie, MS · West Mesquite

Neal Johnson: TE · Louisiana · #35.

Neal Johnson

TE · Louisiana · Fr · #35

2023 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Where to follow him

Louisiana news and fans
Louisiana athletics roster

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Michael Desormeaux

Pass share

33.5%

166 pass / 329 run

Plays / game

70.7

7 games

Team sack rate

5.4%

184 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

On the Louisiana roster in 2020

2020 Louisiana Napier
Year 1 · on the roster, no stat line
Before college
Signed with Louisiana in 2019 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,902 in the country.
Hometown and size are on the Overview

Season by season

His moves

Signed with Louisiana in the 2019 class, a 3-star recruit.

His career

2019

Signed with Louisiana3-star out of West Mesquite

2023

All-Sun Beltthird

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

ALL-SUN BELT

All-Sun Belt mention (2023)

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