Keanu Neal

Experience: 8 years

Height: 6-0

Age: 27

Weight: 211 lbs

College: Florida

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WK	OPP	RESULT	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF
1	@Cowboys	W 19 - 3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0						0
2	@Saints	W 20 - 10
3	Packers	L 12 - 14	2	0	2	2	0	0	0						0
4	Chiefs	L 31 - 41	6	0	6	5	0	0	0						0
5	Falcons	W 21 - 15	3	0	3	3	0	0	0						0
6	@Steelers	L 18 - 20	3	1	4	2	0	0	0						0
7	@Panthers	L 3 - 21	3	1	4	3	0	0	1						0
8	Ravens	L 22 - 27	4	4	8	3	0	0	0						0
9	Rams	W 16 - 13	5	5	10	4	0	0	0						0
10	Seahawks	W 21 - 16
12	@Browns	L 17 - 23	4	4	8	3	0.5	0	0						0
13	Saints	W 17 - 16	5	0	5	5	0	0	1						0
14	@49ers	L 7 - 35	3	3	6	2	0	0	0						0
15	Bengals	L 23 - 34	1	3	4	1	0	0	1						0
16	@Cardinals	W 19 - 16	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
17	Panthers	W 30 - 24	1	0	1	1	0	0	0						0
18	@Falcons	L 17 - 30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	TKL	AST	COMBINED	SOLO	SCK	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	FF	OPP FR
2016	Atlanta Falcons	14	14	72	34	106	68	0	9						5	1
2017	Atlanta Falcons	16	16	83	33	116	79	0	6	1	19	19	19	0	3
2018	Atlanta Falcons	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0						0
2019	Atlanta Falcons	3	3	11	3	14	10	0	0						0
2020	Atlanta Falcons	15	14	76	24	100	73	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
2021	Dallas Cowboys	14	5	44	28	72	42	1	0						0
2022	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	17	8	41	22	63	34	0.5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		80	61	328	145	473	307	2.5	21	3	19	6.3	19	0	8	2

PRO CAREER

Has played in 80 games (61 starts) over his seven-year NFL career (Atlanta 2016-20; Dallas 2021; Tampa Bay 2022)
Has registered 463 tackles (320 solo), 21 tackles for loss, 20 passes defensed, 11 quarterback hits, eight forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, three interceptions and 2.5 sacks
Has started 5-of-5 postseason contests, recording 41 tackles (one for loss), one fumble recovery and one pass defensed
2017 Pro Bowl Selection
2016 PFWA All-Rookie Team Selection
Made NFL debut in Week 3 of 2016 (at New Orleans)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2016 (at New Orleans)

PRO CAREER

Has played in 80 games (61 starts) over his seven-year NFL career (Atlanta 2016-20; Dallas 2021; Tampa Bay 2022)
Has registered 463 tackles (320 solo), 21 tackles for loss, 20 passes defensed, 11 quarterback hits, eight forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, three interceptions and 2.5 sacks
Has started 5-of-5 postseason contests, recording 41 tackles (one for loss), one fumble recovery and one pass defensed
2017 Pro Bowl Selection
2016 PFWA All-Rookie Team Selection
Made NFL debut in Week 3 of 2016 (at New Orleans)
Made NFL starting debut in Week 3 of 2016 (at New Orleans)

2020 (FALCONS)

Started all 15 games he played at safety, missed one game with a hamstring injury
Registered 98 tackles (74 solo), a career-high nine tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, three quarterback hits, one interception, one forced fumble and two special teams tackles
Equaled career-best with 11 tackles, along with his first career sack, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry in Week 7 vs. Detroit
Recovered a fumble in Week 12 vs. Las Vegas and logged an interception in Week 17 at Tampa Bay

2019 (FALCONS)

Returned from his ACL injury to start the first four games of the season before a torn Achilles landed him back on Reserve/Injured
Registered 14 tackles (11 solo) and a quarterback pressure before the injury
Recorded nine tackles in Week 2 vs. Philadelphia, then added four stops in Week 4 at Indianapolis before suffering the injury

2018 (FALCONS)

Missed the 2018 season after tearing his ACL during the season opener at Philadelphia

2017 (FALCONS)

Started all 16 games and both playoff contests en route to his first career Pro Bowl selection
Registered 113 tackles, four for loss, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, one interception and six pass breakups
Added 13 tackles, one breakup, one fumble recovery and a tackle for loss in postseason action
Recorded season-highs with 10 tackles at New England (10/22) and at New Orleans (12/24)
Forced a pair of fumbles and had one recovery at Carolina (11/5)
Picked off his first career pass in the regular-season finale against Carolina (12/31)
Recovered a fumble in the Divisional game at Philadelphia (1/13/18)

2016 (FALCONS)

Started all 14 games in which he played
His 105 total tackles (72 solo) ranked second to fellow rookie Deion Jones for the team lead
Ranked second to Jones in tackles among all rookies
Added two tackles for loss, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and seven passes defensed
His five forced fumbles were the most by a defensive back since Dwight Lowery had five in 2008
Made his playoff debut with a team-high nine tackles (eight solo) in Atlanta's Divisional Round win over Seattle

COLLEGE

Started 19 of 34 games played at Florida (2013-15)
Finished with 146 tackles (79 solo), nine passes defensed, 4.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions, 2.0 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one fumble returned for a touchdown
Finished third on the team with 96 total tackles, including a team-high 51 solo tackles despite missing two games as a senior
Posted a career-high 14 tackles against Tennessee and at LSU in 2015, leading the team in tackles five times on the season
Ranked second on the team in interceptions (three) in 2014
Earned Honorable Mention CFPA Defensive Back of the Week honors in 2014 after his performance at Alabama, leading the team with 10 tackles while forcing a fumble and returning a fumble 49 yards for a touchdown
Joined Florida teammate Vernon Hargreaves III to become the second set of SEC defensive backs from the same school to be selected during the first round of the NFL Draft

PERSONAL

Attended South Sumter High School (FL)
Totaled over 70 tackles and had four interceptions as a senior
All-State selection as a junior
Recorded 151 tackles (68 solo, 83 assists), four interceptions, one of which he returned 20 yards for a touchdown, as well as four forced fumbles, five pass deflections and one offensive touchdown as a goal-line fullback as a junior

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