Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-27@ Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Ques McNeal
Former defensive back at Southern Miss. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Ackerman, MS
CFB Index 24 · #278 of 327 cornersLow confidenceSouthern Miss 2024 — college career complete
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 224 nationally · Joined Southern Miss
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at Southern Miss. Career stats, games and honors on CFB Zeitgeist.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Southern Miss in 2023.
- Transferred from Southern Miss to Stephen F. Austin in 2025.
Ques McNeal
Erases the deep middle of the field. Two seasons at Southern Miss, two different head coaches: Will Hall and Reed Stringer. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Houston, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Southern Miss, 39 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
20233 games
- Signed with Southern Miss3-star out of Copiah-Lincoln C.C.
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2024
2 coaches2023
Southern Miss
2024era →
Reed Stringer
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Will Hall → Reed Stringer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Southern Miss3-9HC: Will Hall · Run-leaning
2024Southern Miss1-11HC: Reed Stringer · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
24 · #278 of 327 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #278 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Southern Miss | 29 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Southern Miss | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 39 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 6 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
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His 2024 production profile sits closest to Josh Wallace’s 2023 season.
85%match
Matches Josh on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Culp's sophomore season at Troy (2021).
Matches Elijah on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Ques McNeal
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology