Keanu Neal
 Neal in 2016 | |||||||||||||
| No. 22 Atlanta Falcons | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | July 26, 1995 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Webster, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 211 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Bushnell (FL) South Sumter | ||||||||||||
| College: | Florida | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17 | ||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Keanu Neal (born July 26, 1995) is an American football safety for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Florida.
Early years
Neal attended South Sumter High School in Bushnell, Florida. As a senior he had 70 tackles and had four interceptions and as a junior had 151 tackles and four interceptions. He committed to the University of Florida to play college football.[1]
College career
Neal played in all 12 games as a true freshman in 2013, recording five tackles. As a sophomore in 2014, he played in 10 games with eight starts and had 45 tackles and three interceptions. As a junior he started 11 of 12 games, recording 96 tackles, an interception and two sacks.[2] After the season he entered the 2016 NFL Draft.[3][4]
Professional career
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 0 in | 211 lb | 32¾ in | 10⅝ in | 4.56 s | 1.62 s | 2.69 s | 4.38 s | 7.09 s | 38 in | 11 ft in | 17 reps | ||||||||
| All values from Florida Pro Day[5] and NFL Combine[6] | |||||||||||||||||||
On April 28, 2016, Neal was selected in the 1st round of the 2016 NFL Draft with the 17th overall pick by the Atlanta Falcons.[7] During a 2016 preseason game, Neal suffered a knee injury, leading to him to miss the first few weeks of the regular season.[8] Neal made his professional debut in week 3 of his rookie season in a game against the Saints.[9]
Personal
Neal was named after actor Keanu Reeves.[10] His brother, Clinton Hart, played in the NFL.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "Chris Hays, The Prospector: Gators' commit Keanu Neal epitomizes the term All-American". tribunedigital-orlandosentinel.
- ↑ "Florida Gators' Keanu Neal a possible first-round NFL draft pick". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ "Florida Gators safety Keanu Neal declares for NFL draft". ESPN.com.
- ↑ "Florida Gators safety Keanu Neal declares for NFL Draft - Gator Bytes".
- ↑ Thomas Goldkamp. "Unofficial results from Florida's Pro Day 2016". Florida.247sports.com. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "2016 NFL Combine Results: Cornerbacks' and Safeties' workouts and 40 times". Acme Packing Company. 2016-02-29. Retrieved 2016-04-30.
- ↑ "NFL draft: Results, analysis for every Round 1 pick". ESPN.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ↑ Falcons' Keanu Neal: Out 3-4 weeks. cbssports.com. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- ↑ Ledbetter, Orlando. Neal makes strong debut for Falcons. ajc.com. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ↑ Kirschner, Chris. Florida’s Keanu Neal named after Matrix actor Keanu Reeves. seccountry.com. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ↑ "Florida recruit Keanu Neal learned from older brother's unusual career". Tampa Bay Times.
- ↑ "Neal has competitive spirit, football blood".
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