Tre Neal: DB · Nebraska · #8.
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Tre Neal
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: George O'Leary and Scott Frost. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Illinois — Week 11, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
57 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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
2018 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 28-33vs Colorado | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-24vs Troy | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-56@ No. 19 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-42vs Purdue | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 16 Wisconsin | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34@ Northwestern | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 53-28vs Minnesota | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 45-9vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 31-36@ No. 8 Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 54-35vs Illinois | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 9-6vs Michigan State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-31@ Iowa | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 57 | 35 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Week 12 · 2018
W 9-6
3 tackles · 3 pass breakups · 3 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
9%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
57tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL57 tackles · 2 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
46.6%
404 pass / 463 run
Plays / game
72.2
12 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
438 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
57 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at UCF and Nebraska, 146 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: George O'Leary and Scott Frost.
