Defensive back, Arkansas (from Fresno State), 2021–25
Julian Neal
- Number
- No. 23
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- San Francisco, CA
- Born
- Feb 12, 2003
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Julian Neal played defensive back at Fresno State (2021–24) and Arkansas (2025). The Seattle Seahawks took Neal in round 3, No. 99 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
11tackles, career highvs. Arkansas State, 2025Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2022
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Fresno State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 9 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Fresno State | 32 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | Arkansas | 55 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Career | 97 | 59 | 7.5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 0 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Fresno State | 23 | DB | RS | ||
| 2022 | Fresno State | 23 | DB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | Fresno State | 23 | DB | So. | ||
| 2024 | Fresno State | 23 | DB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | Arkansas | 23 | DB | Sr. | 6′2″ | 200 |
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 Arkansas 12 games, 55 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. Alabama A&M | W 52–7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Arkansas State | W 56–14 | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | at Ole Miss | L 35–41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | at Memphis | L 31–32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Notre Dame | L 13–56 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Tennessee | L 31–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Texas A&M | L 42–45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | vs. Auburn | L 24–33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Mississippi State | L 35–38 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | at LSU | L 22–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | at Texas | L 37–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Missouri | L 17–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Fresno State 11 games, 32 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at Michigan | L 10–30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Sacramento State | W 46–30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. New Mexico State | W 48–0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at New Mexico | W 38–21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at UNLV | L 14–59 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Nevada | W 24–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 26 | vs. San José State | W 33–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Hawai’i | L 20–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | at Air Force | L 28–36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Colorado State | W 28–22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | at UCLA | L 13–20 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Fresno State 3 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs.Nevada | W 27–9 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | at San Diego State | L 18–33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs.New Mexico State | W 37–10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 Fresno State 2 games, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | vs.San José State | W 17–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | atNew Mexico | W 41–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (American team, won 17–9).
| Drill | Combine 2026 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅝″ |
| Weight | 203 lb |
| Arm length | 32¾″ |
| Hand size | 9½″ |
| Wingspan | 79¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.49 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 s |
| Vertical jump | 40″ |
| Broad jump | 11′2″ |
| Bench press | 16 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.13 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.20 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 3 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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