Marcus Neal Jr.
Penn State Nittany Lions
91
Elite

Marcus Neal Jr.

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Projected Starter

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Marcus Neal Jr. is the projected starter at FS for Penn State Nittany Lions.

Junior · #31 · 6'1", 216 lbs

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Depth at FS · Penn State Nittany Lions

  1. 13191Marcus Neal Jr.Starter
  2. 2384Jamison Patton
  3. 32861Bryson Williams

Penn State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Raytown South, ranked #1,082 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 77 tackles, 2 INT, 3 PBU. That's 9% of the team's production at his spot and 94th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,082 NatlTeam Share9%Percentile94th
Kansas City, MO
Jersey
#31
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
216 lbs
Transfer
Iowa State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—7723

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
0.8650
National Rank
#1082
High School
Raytown South
Hometown
Kansas City, MO

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated defense; 94th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.89 for competition level) put them +5 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 94% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 20% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.89)
Depth-chart adjustment
+5 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 3LNUTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 34-13

Sep 26LWISTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-20

Sep 19WBUFFTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 55-13

Sep 12WTEMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-9

Sep 5WMRSHTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-0

Marcus Neal Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

77 tkl · 3 PD · 2 INT
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