Curt Neal
Purdue Boilermakers
72
Average

Curt Neal

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NTDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Illinois
Projected Starter

Is Curt Neal starting?

Curt Neal is the projected starter at NT for Purdue Boilermakers.

Redshirt senior · #92 · 6'0", 310 lbs

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Depth at NT · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 19272Curt NealStarter
  2. 29472Rodney Lora
  3. 39856Drake Carlson

Purdue Starting Lineup

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Up next for Purdue

Purdue plays Maryland at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Hough, ranked #464 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 16 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 72 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #464 NatlTeam Share2%
Cornelius, NC
Jersey
#92
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
310 lbs
Transfer
Illinois

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—160.50

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8859
National Rank
#464
High School
Hough
Hometown
Cornelius, NC

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 53th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 72.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 53% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 21% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LPSUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
2
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-17

Oct 17LWASHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-26

Oct 11WMINNTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-13

Oct 3WILLTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-17

Sep 26LNDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 49-10

Sep 20LUCLATKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 52-38

Sep 12LWAKETKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
0
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-36 2OT

Sep 4WINSTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-19

Curt Neal's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

16 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement67%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.