Devin Neal

Saints selected Kansas RB Devin Neal with the No. 184 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Neal (5’11/213) received multiple Big 10 and Big 12 offers coming out of high school and chose to stay at home and attend Kansas despite the program’s dreadful recent history. He took over as the team’s starting running back from day one and ran for 707 yards plus eight scores on 158 attempts. He then played baseball for the Jayhawks in the spring, appearing in nine games. Neal topped 1,000 rushing yards as a sophomore before posting back-to-back 1,200-yard seasons on the ground. He also topped 200 through the air in both campaigns. Neal was the centerpiece of an incredible turnaround for Kansas, leading the team to a 9-4 record as a junior. They went 0-9 the year before Neal stepped on campus. Neal lacks top-end speed on tape and that was confirmed at the combine with a 4.58 Forty. He’s a safe bet to get what’s blocked and then some but isn’t going to shake defenders with fancy footwork. Neal’s track record of handling a large workload should earn him a role as a versatile backup, but a lack of special teams experience may limit his opportunities as a rookie.