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Class of 2027 · defensive lineman

Darrien Neal

6-1, 285 · Denton Guyer · Denton, TX

Committed to TCU since May 2

66offer strength · No. 857
0.8667composite · 3-star
16offers · 10 power

His offers

16 offers · visited 3
TCU logoTCU
Big 12 · strength 78
Committed
offered Jun 17, 2025
Kansas State logoKansas State
Big 12 · strength 66
cool
official visit Jun 5
Arizona logoArizona
Big 12 · strength 66
cold
offered Jan 22
Washington State logoWashington State
Pac-12 · strength 54
cold
offered Aug 30, 2025
Mississippi State logoMississippi State
SEC · strength 67
cool
official visit Jun 12
Baylor logoBaylor
Big 12 · strength 63
cold
offered Apr 30
Show all 16 offersColorado logoColorado
Big 12 · strength 55
cold
offered Feb 23
North Texas logoNorth Texas
American Athletic · strength 46
cold
offered Apr 30
Arizona State logoArizona State
Big 12 · strength 56
cold
offered Apr 30
Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Big 12 · strength 53
cold
offered Mar 7
UTSA logoUTSA
American Athletic · strength 45
cold
offered Jun 18, 2025
Purdue logoPurdue
Big Ten · strength 50
cold
offered Apr 30
SMU logoSMU
ACC · strength 58
cold
offered Jun 17, 2025
UNLV logoUNLV
Mountain West · strength 32
cold
offered Apr 30
New Mexico logoNew Mexico
Mountain West · strength 32
cold
offered Apr 29, 2025
Idaho logoIdaho
FCS · strength 26
cold
offered May 12, 2025
Best programs first, by what each offer is worth in our grade: program strength times how rarely that program offers (how it is made). Warm means an offer, visit or camp in the last 60 days or an official visit in the last 120; cool, contact in the last 180; cold, older or a decommit. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

Where he fits

best 3 of 16 offers
Best fits
TCU logoTCU Committed
Thin at defensive line (7 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022
No. 1Arizona State logoArizona State
Thin at defensive line (11 with 2+ years left); has started 4 defensive lines his size since 2022; 6 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 2Oklahoma State logoOklahoma State
Thin at defensive line (9 with 2+ years left); has started 2 defensive lines his size since 2022; 4 in their last year, so a spot opens for his first season
No. 3
Need (how thin the program is at his spot) x fit (whether it starts players his size) x room (who leaves after this season), and while he is uncommitted, STM odds. How it is made. Not advice, and never a dollar figure.
Where his size starts

225 of the 1,993 FBS starters at edge rusher and interior defender since 2022 were his size (6-0 to 6-2, 265 to 305 pounds): most in the Sun Belt (35), Mid-American (32) and ACC (29). Programs that start it most: Buffalo (8), UTEP (8) and Bowling Green (7). Of his offers, Arizona State (4), Washington State (3), North Texas (3) and UTSA (3) have started it.

Who needs him

Of his 16 offers, Baylor has the thinnest room at defensive line: 7 with 2+ years left of 19, 4 in their last year, 14 portal exits in 3 seasons, 1 commit this cycle. Also thin there: Colorado, SMU and Oklahoma State.

Starter seasons 2022-2026: six or more games in one of the position's starting slots by volume (college snap counts are not public). How it is made. Room is 2+ years left plus 2027 commits at the spot against the 68 programs mapped (the power conferences and Notre Dame); exits are the 2024-2026 portal feeds. How it is made.

Boards that looked like his

0 of 10 drafted
Maurice HurstMaurice Hurst
Class of 2013 · DT · signed Michigan
2 offers from top-25 programs; Neal had 1; both about 6-2, 290
Not drafted
match 77
Kenneth ClarkKenneth Clark
Class of 2013 · DT · signing not on record
4 offers from top-25 programs; Neal had 1; both about 6-2, 275
Not drafted
match 77
Iowa logoDarian Cooper
Class of 2011 · DT · signed Iowa
5 offers from top-25 programs; Neal had 1; both about 6-1, 295
Not drafted
match 75
Aaron Curry
Class of 2012 · DT · signing not on record
Both offered by TCU, Kansas State and Baylor; both about 6-2, 275
Not drafted
match 75
Kevin Williams
Class of 2011 · DT · signing not on record
2 offers from top-25 programs; Neal had 1; both about 6-2, 275
Not drafted
match 74
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Houston logoDonald Hopkins
Class of 2012 · DT · signed Houston
Both offered by Arizona, Baylor and Arizona State; both about 6-2, 280
Not drafted
match 73
Diamonte Wheeler
Class of 2010 · DT · signing not on record
Both offered by Kansas State and Baylor; both about 6-2, 280
Not drafted
match 73
Virginia Tech logoKris Harley
Class of 2011 · DT · signed Virginia Tech
4 offers from top-25 programs; Neal had 1; both about 6-1, 270
Not drafted
match 71
DeMarcus Hodge
Class of 2011 · DT · signing not on record
Both offered by TCU and Mississippi State; both about 6-1, 300
Not drafted
match 71
Iowa State logoDemond Tucker
Class of 2015 · DT · signed Iowa State
Both offered by TCU, Mississippi State and Kansas State; both about 6-1, 285
Not drafted
match 70
Past recruits whose offer boards looked most like his: same position, about the same size, offers from programs of the same strength, about as many. Past boards are offers at signing day; his is the board he holds today (Nov 2, 2026). Classes 2016 to 2026 are thin in our record today, so most matches come from 2010 to 2015. 10 of these 10 have finished their draft window. History, not a forecast for him.

Timeline

20 dated moves since Apr 29, 2025
Mississippi State logoOfficial visit Mississippi StateJun 12
Kansas State logoOfficial visit Kansas StateJun 5
TCU logoOfficial visit TCUMay 29
TCU logoCommitted TCUMay 2
Arizona State logoOffered Arizona StateApr 30
Baylor logoOffered BaylorApr 30
North Texas logoOffered North TexasApr 30
Purdue logoOffered PurdueApr 30
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UNLV logoOffered UNLVApr 30
Oklahoma State logoOffered Oklahoma StateMar 7
Colorado logoOffered ColoradoFeb 23
Mississippi State logoOffered Mississippi StateFeb 9
Arizona logoOffered ArizonaJan 22
Kansas State logoOffered Kansas StateSep 20, 2025
Washington State logoOffered Washington StateAug 30, 2025
UTSA logoOffered UTSAJun 18, 2025
SMU logoOffered SMUJun 17, 2025
TCU logoOffered TCUJun 17, 2025
Idaho logoOffered IdahoMay 12, 2025
New Mexico logoOffered New MexicoApr 29, 2025
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