Rajion Neal
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Running back, Tennessee, 2010–⁠13

Rajion Neal

Number
No. 20
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Fayetteville, GA
Born
Mar 28, 1992, in Fayetteville, Georgia

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Rajion Neal played running back at Tennessee (2010–⁠13).

Career highs

169rushing yards, career highvs. South Alabama, 20133rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Western Kentucky, 2013125receiving yards, career highat Kentucky, 2011

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2010Tennessee461974.3040
2011Tennessee271345.0220
2012Tennessee1567084.5529
2013Tennessee2151,1245.21260
Career4442,1634.91960

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2010Tennessee710014.3058
2011Tennessee1326920.7153
2012Tennessee191497.8423
2013Tennessee271084.0016
Career666269.5558

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2010Tennessee20RB
2011Tennessee20RB
2012Tennessee20RB
2013Tennessee20RB5′11″

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Tennessee2260.0338th (n=226)0.077.429%-0.01

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2013 Tennessee 12 games, 1,124 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.Austin PeayW 45–⁠0161411170
Sep 7vs.Western KentuckyW 52–⁠2015743–––
Sep 14atOregonL 14–⁠59124204230
Sep 21atFloridaL 17–⁠3112420190
Sep 28vs.South AlabamaW 31–⁠242516913140
Oct 5vs.GeorgiaL 31–⁠342814825190
Oct 19vs.South CarolinaW 23–⁠21247712−90
Oct 26atAlabamaL 10–⁠45137011130
Nov 2atMissouriL 3–⁠31880240
Nov 9vs.AuburnL 23–⁠552012412230
Nov 23vs.VanderbiltL 10–⁠14229514−10
Nov 30atKentuckyW 27–⁠14201341260
2012 Tennessee 10 games, 708 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.NC StateW 35–⁠21225312−20
Sep 8vs.Georgia StateW 51–⁠13136521120
Sep 15vs.FloridaL 20–⁠37238702200
Sep 22vs.AkronW 47–⁠262215103221
Sep 29atGeorgiaL 44–⁠512310415531
Oct 13atMississippi StateL 31–⁠4194012110
Nov 3vs.TroyW 55–⁠4873201231
Nov 10vs.MissouriL 48–⁠51156202121
Nov 17atVanderbiltL 18–⁠41136101−20
Nov 24vs.KentuckyW 37–⁠179530–––
2011 Tennessee 11 games, 134 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3vs.MontanaW 42–⁠16270–––
Sep 10vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠233100–––
Oct 1vs.BuffaloW 41–⁠1032011140
Oct 8vs.GeorgiaL 12–⁠20270–––
Oct 15vs.LSUL 7–⁠381501380
Oct 22atAlabamaL 6–⁠37160110
Oct 29vs.South CarolinaL 3–⁠14–––2100
Nov 5vs.Middle TennesseeW 24–⁠032201180
Nov 12atArkansasL 7–⁠4942413630
Nov 19vs.VanderbiltW 27–⁠216290–––
Nov 26atKentuckyL 7–⁠1024041251
2010 Tennessee 9 games, 197 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.UT MartinW 50–⁠09790–––
Sep 11vs.OregonL 13–⁠48220–––
Sep 25vs.UABW 32–⁠294200–––
Oct 9atGeorgiaL 14–⁠412303700
Oct 23vs.AlabamaL 10–⁠4163602290
Oct 30atSouth CarolinaL 24–⁠3861601−60
Nov 6atMemphisW 50–⁠144140–––
Nov 13vs.Ole MissW 52–⁠144−10–––
Dec 30 ✦vs.North CarolinaL 27–⁠309280170

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2014 East–West Shrine Game (East team, won 23–⁠13).

DrillPro day 2014
Height5′11⅛″
Weight220 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.57 s
Vertical jump38″
Broad jump9′11″
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2017CFLHamilton Tiger-Cats *
2019AAFMemphis Express
2019CFLHamilton Tiger-Cats *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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