2015 Football Roster

28 DeVontae McNeal

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 215
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Quitman, Texas
  • Highschool Quitman HS

Biography

2014 (Junior)
Missed season due to injury.

2013 (Sophomore)
Saw action in all 12 games and finished with 205 rushing yards on 29 carries with two touchdowns... Also caught five passes for 19 yards... Rushed nine times for 94 yards with one touchdown in win over Grambling State... Tallied a career-best 77-yard run for a TD in win at UL-Lafayette.

2012 (RS-Freshman)
Appeared in all 13 games and tallied 198 rushing yards on 19 carries... Also made 10 tackles (seven solo) as part of the special teams unit... First collegiate rush came at Tulane... Finished with a game high 114 yards on 10 carries, including a 42-yard TD run, against the Green Wave... Only carry of game against North Texas was a 54-yard TD rush.

2011 (Freshman)
Redshirted.

Prep
Earned all-state and all-east Texas honors his senior year after rushing for 2,405 yards and 28 touchdowns... Averaged 8.1 yards per carry... Rushed for a season-high 348 yards on 30 carries against Eustace... Topped 200 yards seven times as a senior... His rushing total ranked 235th in the nation... As a junior, rushed for 1,386 yards and 24 touchdowns in just eight games... Rushed for a career-high 352 yards and four touchdowns against Grand Saline... Holds the Quitman High School record for most rushing yards in a game, most rushing yards in a season and most rushing touchdowns in a season... Also lettered in basketball and track.

Personal
Full name is DeVontae D. McNeal... Born Mar. 6, 1993, in Dallas, Texas... Son of Michael and Jenetta McNeal... Has two sisters, Shadawndra and DeShuntae (his twin)... Majoring in psychology.

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2011Freshman

    Running Back
    5'10" 202 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2012Redshirt Freshman

    Running Back
    5'10" 208 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2013Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'10" 209 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2014Junior

    Running Back
    5'11" 213 lbs
    28
  • 28

    2015Graduate Student

    Running Back
    5'10" 215 lbs
    28