Lorenzo Neal: DT · Purdue · #9.
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Lorenzo Neal
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. The four seasons at Purdue span two head coaches: Gerad Parker and Jeff Brohm. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Northwestern — Week 11, 2020.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | W 24-20vs Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24@ Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-27vs No. 23 Northwestern | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 31-34@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-37vs Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries10 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
64.5%
260 pass / 143 run
Plays / game
67.2
6 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
284 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2020
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Purdue, 72 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 30 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2020
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Darrell Hazell, Gerad Parker, and Jeff Brohm. Multi-era developmental context.
