Devin Neal at Kansas, 2022
Photo: Barrett Long, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Kansas, 2021–⁠24

Devin Neal

Number
No. 4
Height
5′11″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Lawrence, KS
Born
Aug 12, 2003

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Devin Neal played running back at Kansas (2021–⁠24). The New Orleans Saints took Neal in round 6, No. 184 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,280
Rushing yards, 2023 (Kansas, 9–⁠4)
Best game
207 yards
Vs. Colorado, week 13, 2024: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 6
In FBS in rushing touchdowns, 2023
Drafted
No. 184
Round 6, 2025 NFL Draft (New Orleans Saints)

Career highs

224rushing yards, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Colorado, 20246catches, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 2022110receiving yards, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 2022

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Kansas1587074.5862
2022Kansas1801,0906.1980
2023Kansas2031,2806.31675
2024Kansas2191,2665.81654
Career7604,3435.74980

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Kansas7578.1119
2022Kansas211838.7153
2023Kansas252178.7159
2024Kansas2425410.6151
Career777119.2459

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Kansas4RBFr.
2022Kansas4RBSo.
2023Kansas4RBJr.
2024Kansas4RBSr.5′11″215

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Kansas1630.0929th (n=277)0.1614.424%0.19
2022Kansas2080.2170th (n=470)0.1444.225%0.21
2023Kansas2330.2370th (n=450)0.1754.729%0.36
2024Kansas2440.3289th (n=434)0.1678.632%0.38

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Kansas 12 games, 1,266 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.LindenwoodW 48–⁠38112253––
Sep 7atIllinoisL 17–⁠2314101026––
Sep 13vs.UNLVL 20–⁠2323120024133
Sep 21atWest VirginiaL 28–⁠322711011112
Sep 28vs.TCUL 27–⁠38147011613
Oct 5atArizona StateL 31–⁠351471131337
Oct 19vs.HoustonW 42–⁠1417108254326
Oct 26atKansas StateL 27–⁠291366124536
Nov 9vs.Iowa StateW 45–⁠3618116214222
Nov 16atBYUW 17–⁠13145228310
Nov 23vs.ColoradoW 37–⁠2137207347480
Nov 30atBaylorL 17–⁠452013313815
2023 Kansas 13 games, 1,280 rushing yards, 16 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.Missouri StateW 48–⁠171394148325
Sep 8vs.IllinoisW 34–⁠2310120143447
Sep 16atNevadaW 31–⁠241789316159
Sep 23vs.BYUW 38–⁠271791021314
Sep 30atTexasL 14–⁠40845026210
Oct 7vs.UCFW 51–⁠2212154175114
Oct 14atOklahoma StateL 32–⁠391366023315
Oct 28vs.OklahomaW 38–⁠3325112121212
Nov 4atIowa StateW 28–⁠2121572924
Nov 11vs.Texas TechL 13–⁠1619137160212
Nov 18vs.Kansas StateL 27–⁠311813833612
Nov 25atCincinnatiW 49–⁠1610106238––
Dec 26 ✦vs.UNLVW 49–⁠36207111613
2022 Kansas 13 games, 1,090 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Tennessee TechW 56–⁠104108280110
Sep 10atWest VirginiaW 55–⁠42104227117
Sep 17atHoustonW 48–⁠301454026––
Sep 24vs.DukeW 35–⁠2795402414
Oct 1vs.Iowa StateW 14–⁠111275030––
Oct 8vs.TCUL 31–⁠38158802111
Oct 15atOklahomaL 42–⁠52128414613
Oct 22atBaylorL 23–⁠351032171−2
Nov 5vs.Oklahoma StateW 37–⁠16322241426110
Nov 12atTexas TechL 28–⁠432419006348
Nov 19vs.TexasL 14–⁠5513510151−1
Nov 26atKansas StateL 27–⁠471659211210
Dec 28 ✦vs.ArkansasL 53–⁠5592907223
2021 Kansas 11 games, 707 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.South DakotaW 17–⁠141101––
Sep 10atCoastal CarolinaL 22–⁠491140114––
Sep 18vs.BaylorL 7–⁠45103307––
Sep 25atDukeL 33–⁠5217107162––
Oct 2atIowa StateL 7–⁠591583021––
Oct 16vs.Texas TechL 14–⁠41155401217
Oct 23vs.OklahomaL 23–⁠3523100244––
Oct 30atOklahoma StateL 3–⁠55925061−2
Nov 6vs.Kansas StateL 10–⁠351962013213
Nov 13atTexasW 57–⁠5624143358226
Nov 20atTCUL 28–⁠311459117113

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–⁠19).

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height5′11⅛″
Weight213 lb
Arm length29⅝″
Hand size8½″
Wingspan71¾″
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′4″
20-yard shuttle4.53 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 9 games with a stat; latest team: New Orleans Saints.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025New Orleans Saints957206217104

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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