Curt Neal
DL · Senior
6'0" · 301 lbs · Defense
Also wearing #92: Jacobo Echeverria Lozano (K)
Background
- Hometown
- Cornelius, N.C.
- Previous school
- Illinois
Recruiting
- Rating
- 3-star (0.8859 247 composite)
- National rank
- #464
- Class
- 2022
- Source
- 247 composite
2026 season
defensive
Season by season
2025tap to read
• Appeared in 12 games with eight starts • Totaled 15 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss, two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry • Recorded a half-TFL vs. Western Michigan • Had a three-tackle performance vs. No. 21 USC
2024tap to read
• Started all 12 games • Had 30 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack • Recorded a half-sack at Northwestern • Had a season-high five tackles and 1.5 TFLs vs. No. 1 Oregon • Produced one TFL in the season finale vs. Minnesota
2023tap to read
• Appeared in all 13 games with one start • Totaled 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles-for-loss • Had three tackles and one TFL vs. Iowa • Had a half-TFL vs. Ohio State
2022tap to read
• Appeared in four games • Had three tackles on the season • Made his collegiate debut vs. Purdue • Redshirted his freshman season
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2025 / AS A JUNIOR AT ILLINOIS
• Appeared in 12 games with eight starts
• Totaled 15 tackles, 0.5 tackles-for-loss, two pass breakups and one quarterback hurry
• Recorded a half-TFL vs. Western Michigan
• Had a three-tackle performance vs. No. 21 USC
2024 / AS A SOPHOMORE AT WISCONSIN
• Started all 12 games
• Had 30 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack
• Recorded a half-sack at Northwestern
• Had a season-high five tackles and 1.5 TFLs vs. No. 1 Oregon
• Produced one TFL in the season finale vs. Minnesota
2023 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN AT WISCONSIN
• Appeared in all 13 games with one start
• Totaled 13 tackles and 1.5 tackles-for-loss
• Had three tackles and one TFL vs. Iowa
• Had a half-TFL vs. Ohio State
2022 / AS A FRESHMAN AT WISCONSIN
• Appeared in four games
• Had three tackles on the season
• Made his collegiate debut vs. Purdue
• Redshirted his freshman season
HIGH SCHOOL
• Played at William A. Hough
• Rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports Composite
• Earned first team all-state honors as a junior
• Totaled 32 tackles, seven tackles-for-loss and three sacks as a junior
• Named honorable mention all-state his sophomore season
• Had 52 tackles and five sacks as a sophomore
• Missed his senior season due to injury