
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
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, 2022Honors
Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kansas | 163 | 0.09 | 29th (n=277) | 0.16 | 14.4 | 24% | 0.19 |
| 2022 | Kansas | 208 | 0.21 | 70th (n=470) | 0.14 | 44.2 | 25% | 0.21 |
| 2023 | Kansas | 233 | 0.23 | 70th (n=450) | 0.17 | 54.7 | 29% | 0.36 |
| 2024 | Kansas | 244 | 0.32 | 89th (n=434) | 0.16 | 78.6 | 32% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 48–3 | 8 | 112 | 2 | 53 | – | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 17–23 | 14 | 101 | 0 | 26 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. | L 20–23 | 23 | 120 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 33 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 28–32 | 27 | 110 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 27–38 | 14 | 70 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 31–35 | 14 | 71 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 37 |
| Oct 19 | vs. | W 42–14 | 17 | 108 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 26 |
| Oct 26 | at | L 27–29 | 13 | 66 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 36 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 45–36 | 18 | 116 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 17–13 | 14 | 52 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 37–21 | 37 | 207 | 3 | 47 | 4 | 80 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 17–45 | 20 | 133 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 5 |
2023 Kansas 13 games, 1,280 rushing yards, 16 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 48–17 | 13 | 94 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 25 |
| Sep 8 | vs. | W 34–23 | 10 | 120 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 47 |
| Sep 16 | at | W 31–24 | 17 | 89 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 59 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 38–27 | 17 | 91 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 14 |
| Sep 30 | at | L 14–40 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 10 |
| Oct 7 | vs. | W 51–22 | 12 | 154 | 1 | 75 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 14 | at | L 32–39 | 13 | 66 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 15 |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 38–33 | 25 | 112 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 28–21 | 21 | 57 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 13–16 | 19 | 137 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 27–31 | 18 | 138 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | at | W 49–16 | 10 | 106 | 2 | 38 | – | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | W 49–36 | 20 | 71 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
2022 Kansas 13 games, 1,090 rushing yards, 9 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 56–10 | 4 | 108 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 55–42 | 10 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 17 |
| Sep 17 | at | W 48–30 | 14 | 54 | 0 | 26 | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 35–27 | 9 | 54 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 14–11 | 12 | 75 | 0 | 30 | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 31–38 | 15 | 88 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at | L 42–52 | 12 | 84 | 1 | 46 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 22 | at | L 23–35 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 7 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 37–16 | 32 | 224 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 110 |
| Nov 12 | at | L 28–43 | 24 | 190 | 0 | 63 | 4 | 8 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | L 14–55 | 13 | 51 | 0 | 15 | 1 | −1 |
| Nov 26 | at | L 27–47 | 16 | 59 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 10 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 53–55 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 23 |
2021 Kansas 11 games, 707 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 17–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | at | L 22–49 | 11 | 40 | 1 | 14 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | L 7–45 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Sep 25 | at | L 33–52 | 17 | 107 | 1 | 62 | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at | L 7–59 | 15 | 83 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | vs. | L 14–41 | 15 | 54 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 7 |
| Oct 23 | vs. | L 23–35 | 23 | 100 | 2 | 44 | – | – |
| Oct 30 | at | L 3–55 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | −2 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 10–35 | 19 | 62 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 13 | at | W 57–56 | 24 | 143 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 26 |
| Nov 20 | at | L 28–31 | 14 | 59 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 13 |
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).
| Drill | Combine 2025 | Combine or pro day 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅛″ | |
| Weight | 213 lb | |
| Arm length | 29⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 8½″ | |
| Wingspan | 71¾″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s | |
| Vertical jump | 37½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′4″ | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.53 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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 57 | 206 | 2 | 17 | 104 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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