Eli Neal: LB · Marshall · #24.
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Eli Neal
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Marshall. First career honor, 2023: All-Sun Belt. On tape: 14 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against South Alabama, Week 12, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
93 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 11 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 21-17vs UAlbany | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-13@ East Carolina | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-17vs Virginia Tech | 10 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-35vs Old Dominion | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 41-48@ NC State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-41@ Georgia State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 9-20vs James Madison | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 6-34@ Coastal Carolina | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 9-31@ App State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-33vs Georgia Southern | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-28@ South Alabama | 14 | 8 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 35-21vs Arkansas State | 7 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 17-35vs UTSA | 8 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 93 | 35 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
93tackles this seasonTFL rate
12%11 TFLSack rate
3%2 sacksPD rate
2%2 pass breakups93 tackles · 11 for loss · 2.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 7.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
49.1%
425 pass / 441 run
Plays / game
66.6
13 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
445 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Marshall, 365 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 52 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
