Leon Neal Jr.

#12 · WR · Sr. · Washington State5′10″ · 188 lb · Seattle, WA

Leon Neal Jr. is a wide receiver at Washington State who has not played in Washington State's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.

Where Neal comes from

Seattle, WAHometown
About 250 miles from Gesa FieldDistance
On the Washington State roster since 2021Roster

Where Neal fits

The consensus depth chart of May 27 lists Neal at WR, No. 2.

Washington State lists 22 receivers this season.

Washington State receivers with a game this season

Branden Ganashamoorthy9 games this season
Daniel Blood9 games this season
Tank Hawkins8 games this season
Darrius Clemons6 games this season
Caleb Northcroft1 game this season

Washington State is 1-8. Next: vs Colorado State, Sat Nov 14.

Similar players

Also from Seattle, WA

Malachi DurantOregon State · WR
Michael MontgomeryMemphis · LB
Austin HarnetiauxRice · LB
Dallas AfalavaWake Forest · DL

Neal moves the chains on third down. The three seasons at Washington State span three head coaches: Jake Dickert, Pete Kaligis and Jimmy Rogers. A game that shows it: 24 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Ole Miss — Week 7, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jeremiah KnightUL Monroe · 2022 · 86% season match
Jordan SmartNorth Texas · 2023 · 86% season match
Jaylin LaneMiddle Tennessee · 2020 · 85% season match
Jerjuan NewtonToledo · 2021 · 84% season match
Jordan BrownTexas Tech · 2023 · 84% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Washington State	13	110	8.5	1	18
2024	Washington State	--	--	--	--	--
2023	Washington State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		13	110	8.5	1	18

Season	Team
2025	Washington State	--	--
2024	Washington State	--	15
2023	Washington State	7	--
Career		7	15

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 13-10vs Idaho	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 2	W 36-13vs San Diego State	2	19	9.5	1	18
Wk 3	L 10-59@ North Texas	2	14	7.0	0	10
Wk 4	L 24-59vs Washington	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 7	L 21-24@ No. 4 Ole Miss	2	24	12.0	0	18	Season-high 24 yds
Wk 8	L 20-22@ No. 18 Virginia	2	19	9.5	0	18
Wk 13	L 20-24@ No. 21 James Madison	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 14	W 32-8vs Oregon State	1	2	2.0	0	2
Bowl	W 34-21vs Utah State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Total		13	110	8.5	1	18

Signature game

Week 2 · 2025

W 36-13

vs San Diego State

2 rec · 19 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 23-point win at home against San Diego State.

With R. Harris — 40.2 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · J. Potter — 257 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 51.5

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · San Diego State · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.89Jaxon Potter pass complete to Leon Neal Jr. for 18 yds for a TD (Jack Stevens KICK)
Week 3 · North Texas · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.20Zevi Eckhaus pass complete to Leon Neal Jr. for 10 yds to the UNT 45 for a
Week 7 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.53Zevi Eckhaus pass complete to Leon Neal Jr. for 18 yds to the MISS 26 for a
Week 8 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.74Zevi Eckhaus pass complete to Leon Neal Jr. for 18 yds to the UVA 27 for a
Week 8 · Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.56Zevi Eckhaus pass complete to Leon Neal Jr. for 1 yd to the WSU 25
Week 14 · Oregon State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −0.53Eckhaus to Neal Jr.: a 44-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 1 · Utah State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.48Eckhaus to Neal Jr.: a 7-yard pass.
Week 1 · Idaho · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.36Jaxon Potter pass complete to Leon Neal Jr. for 9 yds to the IDHO 4
Week 2 · San Diego State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.28Jaxon Potter pass complete to Leon Neal Jr. for 1 yd to the SDSU 18
Week 7 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +0.20Zevi Eckhaus pass complete to Leon Neal Jr. for 6 yds to the WSU 46

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

13 rec · 110 yds · 1 TD

12 of 13 receptions matched to play-by-play

2 of 13 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

134% of team targets

Catch rate

92%12 of 13 targets

Short · 0–9 air yds

100% of targets (2)

100%catch rate

Air 2.5 · YAC 0.5 avg

92% catch rate on 13 targets · 4% of the team's targets.

Teams and coaches

2023Washington State5-7HC: Jake Dickert · Pass-leaning

2024Washington State8-5HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning

2025Washington State7-6HC: Jimmy Rogers · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 24 (#478 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2025 season

24Below cohort / limited sample #478 of 485 · 2025?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: rec yards (2nd percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#373 / 558 · 24th pct

Receptions#510 / 558 · 7th pct

Yards / catch#523 / 558 · 6th pct

8.5

Long catch#543 / 558 · 3rd pct

Rec yards#546 / 558 · 2nd pct

110

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.2	10.5	8.1	0.2
Road4g	1.8	15.2	8.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.5	14.2	9.4	0.2
Weeks 8+3g	1.3	8.3	5.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Jimmy Rogers

Pass share

48.7%

407 pass / 429 run

Plays / game

64.3

13 games

Team sack rate

5.0%

404 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

13 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

24 · #478 of 485 WRs · 2025

Starter

Returning starter at receiver for a 7-6 Washington State team that went -13 in the portal.

Leon Neal Jr.

Where Neal comes from

Where Neal fits

Washington State receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Also from Seattle, WA

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Receiving profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

13 catches in 9 games

Starter

Six seasons at Washington State

Moves

2025 9 games