Devin Neal
New Orleans Saints·#24·5'11"·215 lb·Rookie·KansasDevin Neal is an RB for the New Orleans Saints (updated October 30, 2026).
STM Take
A late-round rookie back with the clearest path to carries.
The case for
- Kansas's all-time leading rusher (4,343 yards) plus four straight 1,000-yard college seasons is an unusually durable production line from a Big 12 program.
- Wks 12-14 2025 produced three games of 9.9+ PPR (11.1, 9.9, 15.4), which is starter-grade rookie output for a 6th-round pick.
The worry
- 6th-round draft pedigree means he has to earn snaps in camp; there is no guaranteed workload reservation.
- Tier 8 rookie finish despite Kamara's likely injury-shortened season shows the efficiency metrics have not separated him from other rookie backs yet.
What to watch: Whether New Orleans hands him the lead role for 2026 or pursues a veteran in free agency to bridge the post-Kamara transition.
Full take and bio
The 2025 #64 (tier 8) rookie finish is fine for a 6th-round investment, and the Wk 12-14 stretch (11.1, 9.9, 15.4 PPR) is genuinely encouraging for a back drafted in that range. With Kamara turning 32 and seemingly ending 2025 early, Neal's path to a meaningful 2026 workload is the clearest in the room. The 2026 question is whether he can hold the lead role against Kendre Miller and incoming additions.
Neal came out of Kansas as New Orleans's 6th-round pick (184th overall) in 2025 after finishing his Jayhawks career as the program's all-time leading rusher (4,343 yards) and rushing touchdowns leader (49). His four-year college career produced four straight 1,000-yard seasons, an unusual durability sample for a small-conference back. At 5'11" and 211 pounds with starter-grade receiving production for the position, he profiles as a complete back. New Orleans drafted him as the long-term Alvin Kamara succession piece.
Comps
The players whose size, testing and production looked most like his at the same point in their careers. The percent is how close.
Plays like: Daniel Thomas, Charcandrick West, Brandon Jackson. Built like: Joique Bell, Stevan Ridley, La'Mical Perine. Coming out: Ronald Jones II, Knowshon Moreno, Zach Charbonnet.
Of his 20 closest coming out: 1 star, 3 starters, 14 backups, 2 didn't stick.
Devin Neal Injury StatusNot listed
Devin Neal is not on the injury report as of Oct 30. Source: the official NFL injury report, refreshed daily.
This season
0 fantasy points a game. Every game on the Game Log, every season on Career. Advanced numbers are EPA and Next Gen Stats.
Contract2026 cap
Every year of the deal, the dead money and what a cut or trade saves on the Contract tab.
Fantasy outlookWeek 8
Our rest-of-season board has Devin Neal at RB105.
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Draft & College
Round 6, pick 184 to the New Orleans Saints in 2025, out of Kansas (Big 12). He went about where consensus had him.
In college, 2021-2024, 49 games: 4,400 rush yds, 51 TD, 5.8 yds/carry, 76 rec. Coming out: RAS 6.65, 4.58s 40 yd, 37" vertical, 124" broad.