Last confirmed: Auburn, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′1″ · McKeeseport, PA · McKeesport
T.J. Neal: LB · Auburn · #17.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
T.J. Neal
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Vanderbilt — Week 10, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 18-13vs No. 18 LSU | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 58-7vs UL Monroe | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-14@ Mississippi State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 56-3vs No. 17 Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 40-29@ Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 23-16vs Vanderbilt | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 7-13@ Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 12-30@ No. 1 Alabama | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2016
W 23-16
vs Vanderbilt
1.5 tackles for loss · 9 tackles · 5 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups29 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
31.1%
286 pass / 634 run
Plays / game
70.8
13 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
311 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons, at Illinois and Auburn, 29 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Tim Beckman, Bill Cubit and Gus Malzahn.
