Siran De'Vonte' Neal (born August 4, 1994) is an American professional football defensive back and special teamer for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL draft. He has played safety, nickelback, and cornerback throughout his career, but his primary contributions have been as a core special teams player.
Early life Neal attended Abbeville High School in Abbeville, Alabama, where he played football. He was an All-State wide receiver for the team in 2011, when he caught 54 passes and 13 touchdowns. He played his senior season at Eufaula High School in Eufaula, Alabama. He was a first team All-State selection in 2012. He hauled in 22 catches for 377 yards and eight touchdowns.
College career Neal attended and played college football at Jacksonville State and graduated with a degree in criminal justice. He was a two-time all-Ohio Valley Conference selection in 2016 and 2017, the first year as a linebacker, the second as a safety. In 2016 he made 80 tackles and an interception as a linebacker. Switching to safely in 2017, Neal made 33 tackles and had a team-high 11 pass breakups.
Professional career
Buffalo Bills Neal was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round (154th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft. He made his NFL debut in the Bills' season opener against the Baltimore Ravens. In Week 4, against the Green Bay Packers, he recorded his first professional sack.
Neal was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Bills on July 30, 2020, and was activated six days later.
On February 23, 2022, Neal signed a three-year contract extension with the Bills.
On March 6, 2024, Neal was released by the Bills.
Miami Dolphins On March 13, 2024, Neal signed with the Miami Dolphins.
San Francisco 49ers On March 18, 2025, Neal signed a two-year contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
Career statistics
NFL Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2018 BUF 16 0 11 10 1 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2019 BUF 15 1 36 28 8 0.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2020 BUF 16 0 13 9 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2021 BUF 17 0 23 16 7 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2022 BUF 16 0 19 13 6 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2023 BUF 17 0 13 9 4 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 MIA 17 0 11 9 2 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2025 SF 17 0 17 6 11 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 131 1 143 100 43 1.0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 3 0 2 0 0
Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2019 BUF 1 0 4 3 1 1.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2020 BUF 3 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2021 BUF 2 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 BUF 2 0 2 1 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 BUF 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 SF 2 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 12 0 11 8 3 1.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
College SEASON SCHOOL TOT SOLO AST PD SACK FF INT 2014–15 Jacksonville State 32 23 9 3 0 0 0 2015–16 Jacksonville State 40 24 16 4 0 0 1 2016–17 Jacksonville State 80 39 41 5 0.5 0 1 2017–18 Jacksonville State 39 26 13 12 0 0 1
Personal life Neal is the son of Glenn Neal and Rhonda Walker. He has six brothers and one sister. Neal is married to his long-term girlfriend and shares twin daughters, Londyn and Lauryn Neal, as well as a son.
References
External links
San Francisco 49ers bio Jacksonville State Gamecocks bio