Curt Neal
Purdue Boilermakers
67
Depth

Curt Neal

Purdue BoilermakersAverage
NTDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Illinois
2nd String / Backup

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Curt Neal is listed 2nd string at NT for Purdue Boilermakers.

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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 67 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #464 NatlTeam Share2%
Cornelius, NC
Jersey
#92
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'0"
Weight
300 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 74-rated defense; 54th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.95 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
74
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 54% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 18% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role; −6 depth penalty

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.

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Team Role

16 tkl · 0.5 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement67%

Depth at NT · Purdue Boilermakers

  1. 14071Ian JeffriesStarter
  2. 29267Curt NealYou
  3. 39950Josiah Hope
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.