DB Julian Neal joins Razorbacks from Stanford

Defensive Back | 6-2 | 200 | San Francisco, Calif. | Mission HS / Fresno State / Stanford

At Stanford
2025 Spring: Spent the spring at Stanford after transferring from Fresno State before reentering the transfer portal.

At Fresno State
2024 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR): Started four games and played in all 12 with 35 tackles, five tackles for loss, one sack, two interceptions and six pass breakups … Made a pair of stops, including one tackle for loss, in season opener at Michigan (Aug. 31) … Recorded a single tackle vs. Sacramento State (Sept. 7) and one TFL with a pass breakup against New Mexico State (Sept. 14) … Picked off his first pass of the season at New Mexico (Sept. 21) to go with a pair of tackles … Recorded five tackles at UNLV (Sept. 28) … Notched a tackle for loss as part of three tackles at Washington State (Oct. 12) … Logged one tackle at Nevada (Oct. 18) … Intercepted a pass with two tackles vs. San Jose State (Oct. 26) … Stuffed the state sheet vs. Hawaii (Nov. 2) with two tackles, a sack and two pass breakups … Posted a season-high nine tackles at Air Force (Nov. 9) … Recorded two stops vs. Colorado State (Nov. 16) … Closed out his season five tackles with one TFL at UCLA (Nov. 23).

2023 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Saw action in 11 games, making nine tackles … Made one tackle, including a half tackle for loss, vs. Nevada (Sept. 30) … Logged a tackle for loss as part of a two-tackle performance at San Diego State (Nov. 25) … Posted a season-high six tackles with a pass breakup vs. New Mexico State in New Mexico Bowl (Dec. 16).

2022 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Played in three games … Broke up one pass vs. New Mexico (Oct. 22).

2021 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games during his first season and redshirted … Saw action in the secondary and on special teams.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated a three star recruit by 247Sports, the No. 126 overall recruit in California and No. 107 multi-position athlete in the nation … Starred as a wide receiver, defensive end and defensive back for Mission High School, where he was an All-City selection as a WR … Was also an All-City selection in basketball … Honor roll student … Volunteered with youth camps … Received offers from Eastern Washington and San Jose State as a receiver.

PERSONAL: Son of Emmett and Malka Neal … Has two siblings – Emmett Jr. and Jonny … Uncle Aaron Criswell was a wide receiver at UNLV from 2013-15.