Defensive Back | 6-2 | 200 | San Francisco, Calif. | Mission HS / Fresno State
At Fresno State
2024 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Started four games and played in all 12 with 35 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions and six pass breakups … Made a pair of stops, including one tackle for loss, in season opener at Michigan (Aug. 31) … Recorded a single tackle vs. Sacramento State (Sept. 7) and one TFL with a pass breakup against New Mexico State (Sept. 14) … Picked off his first pass of the season at New Mexico (Sept. 21) to go with a pair of tackles … Recorded five tackles at UNLV (Sept. 28) … Notched a tackle for loss as part of three tackles at Washington State (Oct. 12) … Logged one tackle at Nevada (Oct. 18) … Intercepted a pass with two tackles vs. San Jose State (Oct. 26) … Stuffed the state sheet vs. Hawaii (Nov. 2) with two tackles, a sack and two pass breakups … Posted a season-high nine tackles at Air Force (Nov. 9) … Recorded two stops vs. Colorado State (Nov. 16) … Closed out his season five tackles with one TFL at UCLA (Nov. 23) ... Entered the transfer portal following the season, signing with Stanford but did not enroll.
2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 11 games, making nine tackles … Made one tackle, including a half tackle for loss, vs. Nevada (Sept. 30) … Logged a tackle for loss as part of a two-tackle performance at San Diego State (Nov. 25) … Posted a season-high six tackles with a pass breakup vs. New Mexico State in New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 16).
2022 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in three games … Broke up one pass vs. New Mexico (Oct. 22).
2021 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games during his first season and redshirted … Saw action in the secondary and on special teams.
HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a three star recruit by 247Sports, the No. 126 overall recruit in California and No. 107 multi-position athlete in the nation … Starred as a wide receiver, defensive end and defensive back for Mission High School, where he was an All-City selection as a WR … Was also an All-City selection in basketball … Honor roll student … Volunteered with youth camps ... Received offers from Eastern Washington and San Jose State as a receiver.
PERSONAL: Son of Emmett and Malka Neal … Has two siblings - Emmett Jr. and Jonny … Uncle Aaron Criswell was a wide receiver at UNLV from 2013-15.