Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | L 10-55vs Indiana | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 20-45vs Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Neeo Avery
Sophomore linebacker for South Dakota. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 249 lb · Glen Burnie, MD
Transferred Maryland → South Dakota for 2026
How he plays
Tackles for loss: 28th percentile.
The numbers
3
tackles · 2025
1 TFL
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Indiana
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for South Dakota. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Maryland in 2023.
- Transferred from Maryland to South Dakota in 2026.
Neeo Avery
Neeo Avery arrived at South Dakota from Maryland. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Indiana, Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Maryland4-star out of Our Lady of Good Counsel
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Maryland
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to South Dakota
2025Maryland
2026South Dakota
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Mike Locksley, all pass-leaning offenses — 8-16 over that span.
2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2025Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Plays / game
0.0
3 games
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology