Lorenzo Neal Season 2017

2019
• Team co-captain.
• Did not play.

2018
• Started 12 games before missing the bowl game due to injury.
• Honorable mention All-Big Ten.
• Finished with 30 tackles, including 17 solo stops, with 3.0 tackles for loss and a sack on the season.
• Had four tackles, three solo, vs. Northwestern on Aug. 30.
• Tallied two solo tackles, including a sack, against Eastern Michigan on Sept. 8.
• Recorded two tackles, including a TFL, and forced a fumble vs. Missouri on Sept. 15.
• Broke up a pass and had two tackles at Nebraska on Sept. 29.
• Posted three tackles at Illinois on Oct. 13.
• Had four tackles against No. 2 Ohio State on Oct. 20.
• Recorded a season-high six tackles, forced a fumble and broke up a pass at Michigan State on Oct. 27.
• Finished with five tackles, including a TFL, vs. No. 19 Iowa on Nov. 3.
• Had one solo tackle at Minnesota on Nov. 10.
• Tallied one tackle vs. Wisconsin on Nov. 17.

2017
• Appeared in all 13 games, making 12 starts.
• Finished the season with 22 total tackles, including 18 solo stops, with 5.5
  tackles for loss and a pair of sacks on the year.
• Also forced two fumbles and broke up a pass.
• Had one solo tackle against Ohio on Sept. 8.
• Forced a fumble and had three solo tackles against No. 8 Michigan on Sept.
  23.
• Finished with three solo tackles vs. Minnesota on Oct. 7.
• Had three tackles for loss and forced and recovered a fumble at No. 7
  Wisconsin on Oct. 14.
• Had an assisted TFL at Rutgers on Oct. 21.
• Finished with one solo tackle against Nebraska on Oct. 28.
• Recorded first sack of the year and had two total stops against Illinois on Nov.
  4.
• Broke up a pass and had an assisted tackle at Iowa on Nov. 18.
• Had a season-high four tackles, three solo, vs. Indiana on Nov. 25.
• Posted a sack among three total tackles against Arizona in the Forster Farms
  Bowl on Dec. 27.

2016
• Appeared in seven games, making four starts.
• Finished the season with 11 total tackles, including 3.0 for loss and a sack.
• Posted a season-high six total tackles, five solo, with 3.0 TFL and a sack at
  Nebraska on Oct. 22.

HIGH SCHOOL
• Four-year letter winner.
• As a sophomore was named second team all-district and second team all-
  state.
• Named first team all-district, district MVP, defensive MVP as junior, finishing
  with 34 tackles, five sacks, two interceptions and one PBU.
• As a senior, team captain first team all-state, first team all-district, district MVP,
  Touchdown Club of Houston Honoree.
• Finished senior season with 33 tackles, four sacks.
• Blue-Grey All American Bowl Selection.

PERSONAL
• Given name is Lorenzo Matthew Neal Jr.
• Born Nov. 4, 1997.
• Majoring in building construction management technology.
• Father, Lorenzo, played football collegiality at Fresno State and for 16
  seasons in the NFL with Saints, Jets, Buccaneers, Titans, Bengals, Chargers,
  Ravens and Raiders.