#27

Devin Neal

Senior safety on Virginia's 2025 roster.

S · Virginia · Sr. · #27

6′0″ · 214 lb · Lexington, KY

CFB Index 67 · #127 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceReturning to Virginia for 2026

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1028 nationally · Signed with Frederick Douglass

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety on Virginia's 2025 roster.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Frederick Douglass in 2020.
  • Transferred from Louisville to Virginia in 2025.
His career, year by year

How he projects

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.

The full scouting read

Devin Neal

S · Virginia · Sr · #27

Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across six seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Dave Aranda, Jeff Brohm and Tony Elliott. Five straight seasons of it now: All-ACC again in 2025. The receipt on tape: 12 tackles against Florida State, Week 5, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology