Safety, Penn State (from Iowa State), 2024–26
Marcus Neal
- Number
- No. 31
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 216 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Kansas City, MO
Marcus Neal plays safety for Penn State, after Iowa State (2024–25). Last time out, at Michigan: 3 tackles.
2026 so far
22 tackles
Last game: 3 tackles at Michigan, L 18–21
Next game: vs. Purdue, Oct 31
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last vs. BYU, 2025Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Iowa State | 77 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 2026 | Penn State | 22 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 117 | 60 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Iowa State | 31 | S | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | Iowa State | 31 | S | So. | ||
| 2026 | Penn State | 31 | S | Jr. | 6′1″ | 216 |
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
2026 Penn State 6 games, 22 tackles
2025 Iowa State 12 games, 77 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | vs. Kansas State | W 24–21 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 30 | vs. South Dakota | W 55–7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Iowa | W 16–13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Arkansas State | W 24–16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Arizona | W 39–14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | at Cincinnati | L 30–38 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 11 | at Colorado | L 17–24 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs. BYU | L 27–41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Arizona State | L 19–24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | at TCU | W 20–17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Kansas | W 38–14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Oklahoma State | W 20–13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Iowa State 7 games, 18 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs.Arkansas State | W 52–7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Baylor | W 43–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | at West Virginia | W 28–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Texas Tech | L 22–23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs.Kansas | L 36–45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Cincinnati | W 34–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Miami | W 42–41 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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