Walter Neil Jr.: CB · UTEP · #15.
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Walter Neil Jr.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The four seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Bill Snyder, Chris Klieman and Dana Dimel. On tape: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Louisiana Tech, Week 7, 2021.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | UTEP | 30 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Kansas State | 21 | 19 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | Kansas State | 40 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2017 | Kansas State | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 99 | 71 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-3@ New Mexico State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-54@ Boise State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-21vs Old Dominion | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 26-13@ Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-3vs Louisiana Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 9 | L 25-28@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 23-44vs No. 16 UTSA | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-20@ North Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-28vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 28-21
vs Old Dominion
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this season30 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Dimel
Pass share
43.9%
365 pass / 466 run
Plays / game
69.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
340 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at Kansas State and UTEP, 99 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Bill Snyder, Chris Klieman and Dana Dimel.
