Keanu Neal with the Atlanta Falcons, 2016
With the Atlanta Falcons, 2016. Photo: Thomson200, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Defensive back, Florida, 2013–⁠15

Keanu Neal

Number
No. 42
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Bushnell, FL
Born
Jul 26, 1995, in Webster, Florida

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Keanu Neal played defensive back at Florida (2013–⁠15). The Atlanta Falcons took Neal in the first round, No. 17 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Defense

SeasonTeamInt
2014Florida3
2015Florida1
Career4

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTkl
201312325

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Florida42DB
2014Florida42DB
2015Florida42DB6′1″

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

2015 Florida 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Oct 31vs.GeorgiaW 27–⁠31
2014 Florida 2 games with an interception on file, 3 INT
DateOpponentResultInt
Sep 13vs.KentuckyW 36–⁠302
Oct 4atTennesseeW 10–⁠91

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016Combine or pro day 2016
Height6′0½″
Weight211 lb
Arm length32¾″
Hand size10⅝″
40-yard dash4.62 s
10-yard split1.62 s
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump11′0″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.09 s
20-yard shuttle4.38 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 88 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pro Bowl: 2017

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2016Atlanta Falcons149900
2017Atlanta Falcons1611201
2018Atlanta Falcons1200
2019Atlanta Falcons31300
2020Atlanta Falcons159711
2021Dallas Cowboys147010
2022Tampa Bay Buccaneers16560.51
2023Pittsburgh Steelers94501
NFL career884942.54

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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