As a Redshirt Freshman (2025)

  • Made nine appearances in his first season on The Farm, primarily on special teams
  • Finished the season with six solo tackles and one pass defended
  • His collegiate debut came in the team's season opener at Hawai'i (Aug. 23)
  • Recorded his first collegiate tackle in Stanford's home win over San Jose State (Sept. 27)
  • Played 32 snaps at cornerback, his first defensive snaps, and made three tackles at home against Pittsburgh (Nov. 1)
  • Broke up his first pass late in Stanford's season finale against No. 9 Notre Dame (Nov. 29)

Prior to Stanford

  • Spent one season at Wake Forest University (redshirted)
  • Played high school football at Weddington High School in Weddington, N.C. for head coach Andy Capone
  • Earned five varsity letters– three from Football and one from both track and field and basketball
  • Led Weddington to an NCHSAA 4A State Championship (2023)
  • HighSchool OT Second Team All-State (2023)
  • All-Observer Second Team Defense (2023)
  • Two-time All-SCC Defensive Back (2022, 2023)
  • First Team All-Union County Defensive Back (2022)

Personal

  • Son of Bernard and Natalie Neely
  • Hopes to study Human Biology at Stanford
  • Enjoys playing golf
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2025
Cornerback
5-11 / 185 lbs