Linebacker, Marshall, 2019–23
Elias Neal
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 226 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Memphis, TN
- Born
- Sep 11, 2001
Elias Neal played linebacker at Marshall (2019–23).
At a glance
Career highs
15tackles, career highvs. Rice, 20203sacks, career highat Navy, 2021Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Marshall | 24 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Marshall | 24 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Marshall | 24 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Marshall | 24 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Marshall | 24 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 226 |
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.
Game by game
2023 Marshall 13 games, 93 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. UAlbany | W 21–17 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | at East Carolina | W 31–13 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 24–17 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Old Dominion | W 41–35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at NC State | L 41–48 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Georgia State | L 24–41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. James Madison | L 9–20 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Coastal Carolina | L 6–34 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at App State | L 9–31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Georgia Southern | W 38–33 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at South Alabama | L 0–28 | 14 | 8 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Arkansas State | W 35–21 | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. UTSA | L 17–35 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 Marshall 12 games, 88 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Norfolk State | W 55–3 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Notre Dame | W 26–21 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Bowling Green | L 31–34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Troy | L 7–16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Gardner-Webb | W 28–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Louisiana | L 13–23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atJames Madison | W 26–12 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Coastal Carolina | L 13–24 | 14 | 7 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | atOld Dominion | W 12–0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.App State | W 28–21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atGeorgia Southern | W 23–10 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Georgia State | W 28–23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 Marshall 13 games, 97 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Navy | W 49–7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 44–10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.East Carolina | L 38–42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atApp State | L 30–31 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at Middle Tennessee | L 28–34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | vs.Old Dominion | W 20–13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at North Texas | W 49–21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Florida International | W 38–0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | at Florida Atlantic | W 28–13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. UAB | L 14–21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at Charlotte | W 49–28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 21–53 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs.Louisiana | L 21–36 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Marshall 10 games, 75 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 59–0 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs.App State | W 17–7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atWestern Kentucky | W 38–14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Louisiana Tech | W 35–17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 20–9 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Massachusetts | W 51–10 | 7 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 42–14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs. Rice | L 0–20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | vs.UAB | L 13–22 | 12 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 25 ✦ | vs. Buffalo | L 10–17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Marshall 6 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. VMI | W 56–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Boise State | L 7–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Cincinnati | L 14–52 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 36–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 26–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 31–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2024 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′11¾″ |
| Weight | 222 lb |
| Arm length | 31¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 75½″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.87 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.67 s |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 19 reps |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.39 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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