Closed out carer by placing second on the team in total tackles as a senior... Enjoyed a breakout year in 2017, earning All-Patriot League honors… Led 2017 squad with four interceptions and was third in total tackles… Moved into a starting spot at safety as a sophomore in 2016… Third on the 2016 squad in total tackles… Gained a great deal of experience as a freshman, appearing in eleven games… A two-sport standout in high school… Earned All-State honors in both football and track and field... Named to the 2017 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Senior Season)
• A Preseason All-Patriot League selection.
• Started all eleven games in the defensive backfield in 2018.
• Second on team with 78 total tackles on the year, 57 solo, including 5.5 for loss.
• Also had two interceptions, five pass break ups and a fumble recovery.
• Recorded a season-high 12 tackles, nine solo, and had a pass breakup vs. Stony Brook.
• Finished with nine stops, eight solo, and recovered fumble which he returned 35 yards against Colgate.
• Had ten tackles, eight solo, including one for loss against Lafayette.
• Made eight solo stops and broke up two passes vs. Bryant.
• Finished with a seven tackles, four solo, including one for loss at Charlotte.
• Also had seven tackles, five solo, including one for loss, and broke up a pass against Georgetown.
• Made six tackles, five solo, including 2.5 for loss, and returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown in the win at Bucknell.
• Recorded six tackles, one solo, at Richmond.
• Finished with six stops, four solo at Holy Cross.
• Had four stops, three solo, in win at Lehigh.
• Made three tackles and picked off a pass that he returned 61 yards against CCSU.
2017 (Junior Season)
• Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors.
• Started all eleven games at strong safety.
• Recorded 63 total tackles, 46 solo, including two for loss.
• Led team with four interceptions and also had four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
• Third on the team in total tackles and solo tackles.
• Second in the Patriot League in interceptions/game (0.36).
• Finished with a season-high eight tackles, five solo, at Colgate.
• Picked off a pair of passes and made four tackles, three solo, against Eastern Washington.
• Finished with seven tackles, five solo, at Bryant.
• Recorded seven stops, three solo, and picked off a pass in the win at CCSU.
• Made seven solo tackles, including 2.0 for loss, at Lafayette.
• Also made seven stops, six solo, and returned an interception 55 yards in Bucknell win.
• Recorded a team-high six tackles, three solo, at Georgetown.
• Recorded six tackles, five solo, broke up two passes and recovered a fumble versus Lehigh.
• Made five tackles, two solo, and broke up a pass in opener at Army.
• Had four solo stops against Yale.
• Made five stops, forced a fumble and broke up a pass vs. Holy Cross.
2016 (Sophomore Season)
• Started all eleven games at strong safety.
• Recorded 56 total tackles, 44 solo, including 2.0 for loss.
• Third on the squad in total tackles and second in solo stops.
• Also had two interceptions and two pass break ups along with one forced fumble.
• Made a career-high eleven tackles, nine solo, including one for loss, and picked off a pass in Lafayette win.
• Recorded eight tackles, four solo, and forced a fumble in the win at Bucknell.
• Made six solo tackles in win over Colgate.
• Finished with five tackles, three solo, including one for loss, at Monmouth.
• Made a team-high five tackles in the win over Elizabeth City State.
• Recorded six tackles, five solo, and broke up a pass in win over Yale.
• Recorded four stops, two solo, in Penn win.
• Recorded four solo stops in Holy Cross win.
• Intercepted a pass and made two solo stops in win over Georgetown.
• Finished with four stops, three solo, at Lehigh.
2015 (Freshman Season)
• Appeared in eleven games as a freshman.
• Made 15 tackles, eleven solo.
• Also had one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry.
• Finished with four solo stops in the win at Lehigh.
• Recorded three solo tackles at Colgate.
• Made two solo tackles in the Liberty Cup win over Columbia.
Before Fordham
• A graduate of Loudon County High School in Leesburg, Virginia, where he played football for head coach Todd Hill.
• Named 2014 First Team All-State punt returner and Second Team All-State wide receiver.
• First Team All-Region at wide receiver, defensive back and punt returner in 2014.
• First Team All-Conference at wide receiver, defensive back and punt returner in 2014.
• Set school record for touchdowns in a game with five.
• An All-State high jumper.
• Set school high jump record (6’ 6”).
Personal
• Son of Patricia and Shawn McNeil.
• Has an older sister, Nicole, and an older brother, Isiah.
• A Sociology major.
Closed out carer by placing second on the team in total tackles as a senior... Enjoyed a breakout year in 2017, earning All-Patriot League honors… Led 2017 squad with four interceptions and was third in total tackles… Moved into a starting spot at safety as a sophomore in 2016… Third on the 2016 squad in total tackles… Gained a great deal of experience as a freshman, appearing in eleven games… A two-sport standout in high school… Earned All-State honors in both football and track and field... Named to the 2017 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Senior Season)
• A Preseason All-Patriot League selection.
• Started all eleven games in the defensive backfield in 2018.
• Second on team with 78 total tackles on the year, 57 solo, including 5.5 for loss.
• Also had two interceptions, five pass break ups and a fumble recovery.
• Recorded a season-high 12 tackles, nine solo, and had a pass breakup vs. Stony Brook.
• Finished with nine stops, eight solo, and recovered fumble which he returned 35 yards against Colgate.
• Had ten tackles, eight solo, including one for loss against Lafayette.
• Made eight solo stops and broke up two passes vs. Bryant.
• Finished with a seven tackles, four solo, including one for loss at Charlotte.
• Also had seven tackles, five solo, including one for loss, and broke up a pass against Georgetown.
• Made six tackles, five solo, including 2.5 for loss, and returned an interception 70 yards for a touchdown in the win at Bucknell.
• Recorded six tackles, one solo, at Richmond.
• Finished with six stops, four solo at Holy Cross.
• Had four stops, three solo, in win at Lehigh.
• Made three tackles and picked off a pass that he returned 61 yards against CCSU.
2017 (Junior Season)
• Earned Second Team All-Patriot League honors.
• Started all eleven games at strong safety.
• Recorded 63 total tackles, 46 solo, including two for loss.
• Led team with four interceptions and also had four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
• Third on the team in total tackles and solo tackles.
• Second in the Patriot League in interceptions/game (0.36).
• Finished with a season-high eight tackles, five solo, at Colgate.
• Picked off a pair of passes and made four tackles, three solo, against Eastern Washington.
• Finished with seven tackles, five solo, at Bryant.
• Recorded seven stops, three solo, and picked off a pass in the win at CCSU.
• Made seven solo tackles, including 2.0 for loss, at Lafayette.
• Also made seven stops, six solo, and returned an interception 55 yards in Bucknell win.
• Recorded a team-high six tackles, three solo, at Georgetown.
• Recorded six tackles, five solo, broke up two passes and recovered a fumble versus Lehigh.
• Made five tackles, two solo, and broke up a pass in opener at Army.
• Had four solo stops against Yale.
• Made five stops, forced a fumble and broke up a pass vs. Holy Cross.
2016 (Sophomore Season)
• Started all eleven games at strong safety.
• Recorded 56 total tackles, 44 solo, including 2.0 for loss.
• Third on the squad in total tackles and second in solo stops.
• Also had two interceptions and two pass break ups along with one forced fumble.
• Made a career-high eleven tackles, nine solo, including one for loss, and picked off a pass in Lafayette win.
• Recorded eight tackles, four solo, and forced a fumble in the win at Bucknell.
• Made six solo tackles in win over Colgate.
• Finished with five tackles, three solo, including one for loss, at Monmouth.
• Made a team-high five tackles in the win over Elizabeth City State.
• Recorded six tackles, five solo, and broke up a pass in win over Yale.
• Recorded four stops, two solo, in Penn win.
• Recorded four solo stops in Holy Cross win.
• Intercepted a pass and made two solo stops in win over Georgetown.
• Finished with four stops, three solo, at Lehigh.
2015 (Freshman Season)
• Appeared in eleven games as a freshman.
• Made 15 tackles, eleven solo.
• Also had one pass breakup and one quarterback hurry.
• Finished with four solo stops in the win at Lehigh.
• Recorded three solo tackles at Colgate.
• Made two solo tackles in the Liberty Cup win over Columbia.
Before Fordham
• A graduate of Loudon County High School in Leesburg, Virginia, where he played football for head coach Todd Hill.
• Named 2014 First Team All-State punt returner and Second Team All-State wide receiver.
• First Team All-Region at wide receiver, defensive back and punt returner in 2014.
• First Team All-Conference at wide receiver, defensive back and punt returner in 2014.
• Set school record for touchdowns in a game with five.
• An All-State high jumper.
• Set school high jump record (6’ 6”).
Personal
• Son of Patricia and Shawn McNeil.
• Has an older sister, Nicole, and an older brother, Isiah.
• A Sociology major.
