2022 Football Roster
Roster
Neal, TJ

Jersey Number 0
TJ Neal
- Position:
- JACK
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Wofford
- High School:
- Hillsboro HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Wofford where he played four seasons for head coach Josh Conklin...Played in 35 career games while compiling 71 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss - including 7.5 sacks - along with two passes defended and two forced fumbles...Won a pair of SoCon championships in 2018 and 2019 while earning two playoff berths...Played in nine games with one start in 2021...Tallied 29 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble...Recorded a season-high seven tackles against Chattanooga (Nov. 6)...Posted five tackles and fumble against The Citadel (Nov. 13)...Played in all five games in a COVID-shorted 2020-21 campaign...Tallied 13 tackles, including a season-high six tackle performance with 1.5 tackles for loss against The Citadel (Apr. 3)...Played in 10 games in 2019 with 18 total tackles and 2.5 sacks...Posted a season-high nine tackles against VMI (Sept. 28)...Played in 11 games as a true freshman in 2018...Tallied 11 tackles and four sacks...Posted three tackles, including 2.0 sacks against VMI (Sept. 8)...Prepped at Hillsboro High School where he played defensive back, linebacker and running back...Recorded 70 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, 12 pass breakups and five forced fumbles as a senior...Named Region Defensive Player of the Year...Garnered all-state, all-region and all-city honors...Posted 62 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on March 29, 2000...Son of Lucresia Neal...Majoring in accounting.
- Yearly Honors
- All-OVC First Team (2022)
- OVC All-Newcomer squad (2022)
- The Bluebloods All-Conference second team (2022)
- Phil Steele All-Conference second team (2022)
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks from Wofford where he played four seasons for head coach Josh Conklin...Played in 35 career games while compiling 71 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss - including 7.5 sacks - along with two passes defended and two forced fumbles...Won a pair of SoCon championships in 2018 and 2019 while earning two playoff berths...Played in nine games with one start in 2021...Tallied 29 total tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble...Recorded a season-high seven tackles against Chattanooga (Nov. 6)...Posted five tackles and fumble against The Citadel (Nov. 13)...Played in all five games in a COVID-shorted 2020-21 campaign...Tallied 13 tackles, including a season-high six tackle performance with 1.5 tackles for loss against The Citadel (Apr. 3)...Played in 10 games in 2019 with 18 total tackles and 2.5 sacks...Posted a season-high nine tackles against VMI (Sept. 28)...Played in 11 games as a true freshman in 2018...Tallied 11 tackles and four sacks...Posted three tackles, including 2.0 sacks against VMI (Sept. 8)...Prepped at Hillsboro High School where he played defensive back, linebacker and running back...Recorded 70 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks, 12 pass breakups and five forced fumbles as a senior...Named Region Defensive Player of the Year...Garnered all-state, all-region and all-city honors...Posted 62 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks as a junior.
PERSONAL: Born on March 29, 2000...Son of Lucresia Neal...Majoring in accounting.
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