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Jersey Number 71
Chaz Neal
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 315
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Tampa, Fla.
- Prev School:
- Florida State
- High School:
- Wesley Chapel
- Major:
- Economics/Public Administration
- Birthday:
- 3/10/2000
Bio
At FAU
Redshirt Senior (2023)
Redshirt Junior (2022)
At Florida State (2018-20)
Redshirt Senior (2023)
- Named All-AAC first team by Phil Steele's Magazine and third team by Athlon
- Drew the start in the season opening win over Monmouth at right tackle
- Worked as an OL starter versus Ohio
- Started as the Owls' right tackle at Clemson
- Part of Illinois starting unit that started their fourth-straight game together
- Served as the starting right tackle and recorded 59 snaps versus Tulsa
- Integral part of the Owls' 56-14 win at USF, near his hometown
- Versus UTSA, was part of a starting five that began their seventh game together
- At Charlotte, was part of an O-line that started their eighth game together and just one of 16 teams nationally to do so
- One of 11 starting units nationally to be a part of the same starting rotation through eight games, with his UAB start
- Drew the start in the Owls' ECU contest
- A starter on a consistent unit that is one of only nine nationally to start every game, with his Tulane start
- Versus Rice, started his 12th game to ended the season on a starting unit that was just one of nine nationally to start the same OL each of the 12 regular-season games
- Received American Athletic Conference Second Team Honors
- Named to Phil Steel's Magazine's AAC Third Team
Redshirt Junior (2022)
- Drew the start in the season opening 43-13 win over Charlotte and was part of a unit that provided protection for 218 rushing yards and 256 passing yards
- Recorded a tackle on a fumble recovery and was the starting right tackle at Ohio
- Graded out as a top OL and contributed to the Owls' 366 rushing yards and 631 total yards versus Southeastern Louisiana
- Proved a stable force for the Owls versus UCF
- Started and battled at Purdue
- Started at UNT
- Faced a strong defensive line in Rice but lead the Owls' protection
- Worked the UTEP game as one of the five consistent o-line starters
- Key contributor in a starting o-line that did not allow a sack and gave up just two TFLs for a loss of three yards, versus UAB, who statistically has the best defenses in C-USA
- Continues to prove dominant in the Owls' 52-7 win over FIU in Shula Bowl XXI
- Drew the start at Middle Tennessee to continue the lines continuity
- With the WKU start, he completed the season with 12 starts at RT
- Transferred to FAU as part of Taggart's efforts to get the Owls bigger...and used his size with start in the Owls' first two games, at Florida and versus Georgia Southern
- Drew a start versus Fordham and at Air Force
- Part of a starting five rotation that has been together through the first five games and it show with 704 total yards and saw 11 different players touch the ball in the Owls' 58-21 win over FIU in Shula Bowl XX
- Started versus UAB and credited with a tackle
- Moved to the opposite side of the line and was a major factor in the Owls' 38-9 road win over Charlotte
- Drew his second start at LT and was instrumental in FAU's C-USA win over UTEP
- Moved back to RT and helped to protect for a running back room that tallied 243 yards versus Marshall
- Started at RT versus ODU
- Worked in the final 2021 game of the season, versus MT
At Florida State (2018-20)
- After a redshirt season his first year in Tallahassee, appeared in 19 games
- His redshirt freshman year, played in all 13 games
- In 2020, played in six games on the offensive line and special teams
- Was a Seminole Scholar
- Consensus three-star prospect
- As a defensive end, was ranked in the Top 70 by 247
- Recorded 50 tackles, 14 for loss, with four sacks
- Economics major
- Out of high school, chose FSU over USC, Oregon, Maryland, USF and others
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