Linebacker, Austin Peay (from Gardner-Webb), 2022–25
Jaycob Neely
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 217 lb
- Class (2025)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Gastonia, NC
Jaycob Neely played linebacker at Gardner-Webb (2022–23) and Austin Peay (2025).
Team titles: Big South champions, 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Austin Peay | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 42 | LB | RS | ||
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 42 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Austin Peay | 42 | LB | Jr. | 6′0″ | 217 |
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
2025 Austin Peay 2 games, 8 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Middle Tennessee | W 34–14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Georgia | L 6–28 | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Sep 21 at Abilene Christian, so that game is not listed.
2023 Gardner-Webb 1 game
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at East Carolina | L 0–44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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