Siran Neal
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| No. 33 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | August 4, 1994 Dothan, Alabama | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 206 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Eufaula (Eufaula, Alabama) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Jacksonville State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 5 / pick: 154 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||||
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Siran Neal (born August 4, 1994) is an American football cornerback for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Jacksonville State. Neal was the 154th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Bills.
College career
Neal attended and played college football at Jacksonville State and graduated with a degree in criminal justice. He was a two-time all-Ohio Valley Conference selection in 2016 and 2017, the first year as a linebacker, the second as a safety. In 2016 he made 80 tackles and an interception as a linebacker. Switching to safely in 2017, Neal made 33 tackles and had a team-high 11 pass breakups.[1]
Collegiate statistics
| SEASON | SCHOOL | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT |
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| 2014-15 | Jacksonville State | 32 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Jacksonville State | 40 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Jacksonville State | 80 | 39 | 41 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | Jacksonville State | 39 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
206 lb (93 kg) |
31+1⁄8 in (0.79 m) |
9+7⁄8 in (0.25 m) |
4.56 s | 4.28 s | 7.00 s | 40.5 in (1.03 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) |
17 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
Neal was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round (154th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[3] He made his NFL debut in the Bills' season opener against the Baltimore Ravens. In Week 4, against the Green Bay Packers, he recorded his first professional sack.[4]
References
- ^ "5 things to know about Buffalo Bills pick Siran Neal". Democrat & Chronicle. April 28, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Siran Neal Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
- ^ Brown, Chris (April 28, 2018). "5 things to know about Siran Neal". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ "Bills Today: How Taron Johnson and Siran Neal accomplished a franchise first". Buffalo Bills. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
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