Ryan Neal

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#23

Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-3

Age: 28

Weight: 200 lbs

College: Southern Illinois

2023 SEASON

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41
SCK

0
FF

0
INT

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Year

Defense

Days

	G	Total	Solo	AST
Mondays	1	9	4	5
Other Days (not Mon or Sun)	1	11	8	3
Sundays	13	45	29	16

Months

	G	Total	Solo	AST
December	4	7	6	1
January	1	4	4	0
November	3	7	4	3
October	4	27	17	10
September	3	20	10	10

Opponents by Group

	G	Total	Solo	AST
vs AFC Teams	5	18	12	6
vs NFC Teams	10	47	29	18
Outside Own Division	9	43	24	19
vs Own Division	6	22	17	5

Opponents by Team

	G	Total	Solo	AST
Atlanta Falcons	2	12	7	5
Buffalo Bills	1	11	8	3
Carolina Panthers	2	7	7	0
Chicago Bears	1	7	3	4
Detroit Lions	1	5	2	3
Green Bay Packers	0	0	0	0
Tennessee Titans	1	3	2	1
Houston Texans	1	2	2	0
Indianapolis Colts	1	2	0	2
Jacksonville Jaguars	1	0	0	0
Minnesota Vikings	1	4	3	1
New Orleans Saints	2	3	3	0
Philadelphia Eagles	1	9	4	5
San Francisco 49ers	0	0	0	0

Outcomes

	G	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	TDS	YDS	AVG	LNG
Losses	7	39	22	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wins	8	26	19	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Stadiums

	G	Total	Solo	AST
U.S. Bank Stadium	1	4	3	1
Bank of America Stadium	1	4	4	0
Mercedes-Benz Stadium	1	3	2	1
Levi's® Stadium	0	0	0	0
Lambeau Field	0	0	0	0
Caesars Superdome	1	2	2	0
Lucas Oil Stadium	1	2	0	2
Raymond James Stadium	8	37	20	17
NRG Stadium	1	2	2	0
Highmark Stadium	1	11	8	3

Biography

Transactions:

Originally entered the league as a college free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 28, 2018. Was waived on Aug. 6.

Transactions:

Originally entered the league as a college free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles on April 28, 2018. Was waived on Aug. 6.

Signed by the Atlanta Falcons as a free agent on Aug. 11, 2018. Was waived and re-signed to the team's practice squad on Sept. 2.

Was waived by the Falcons on Aug. 31, 2019.

Signed to the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad on Sept. 2, 2019. Was promoted to the active roster on Dec. 11.

Was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent on April 4, 2023.

Awards & Accolades:

2022 Pro Football Focus First Team All-Pro

Career Highlights:

Has appeared in 47 career games, making 19 starts, between the Atlanta Falcons (one game) and the Seattle Seahawks (46) games. In his career, has totaled 148 tackles (nine for loss), 16 passes defensed, four quarterback hits, three interceptions, 2.0 sacks and two forced fumbles.

Has appeared in four postseason contests, making one start, and totaling 10 tackles.

2022 Highlights:

Appeared in 14 games, making a career-high 10 starts, and recording career highs in tackles (66), tackles for loss (four), passes defensed (eight) and forced fumbles (two). Also added one interception, 1.0 sack and one quarterback hit.

Received 14 Associated Press All-Pro votes in 2022, second-most among NFC safeties.

According to Pro Football Focus, Neal's 82.0 grade in 2022 was fourth-highest among all safeties, with his 84.4 coverage grade ranking third among safeties.

In Week 7 at L.A. Chargers, logged seven tackles, a career-high four passes defensed and one interception. He was the only player in the NFL to record four-or-more passes defensed that week. His four passes defensed were tied for second-most in a single game by any player in the NFL in 2022.

College/Personal:

Played collegiately at Southern Illinois (2014-17), amassing 227 tackles, 19 passes defensed, five interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 45 games.

Was named honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Football Conference his senior season after posting a team-high-tying 84 tackles and a team-high three interceptions.

Attended Merrillville High School (Merrillville, Ind.)

His older brother, Mike Neal, played linebacker for the Green Bay Packers.

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