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2027 NFL Draft
Tao Johnson vs Marcus Neal Jr.
UCLA Bruins
S · #6
Penn State Nittany Lions
S · #31Tao Johnson and Marcus Neal Jr. are compared using 2027 Fanspeak Consensus rankings, 2025 college production from their player profiles, On The Clock draft activity, and creator scouting reports.
Lower consensus ranks and average picks indicate earlier draft projections. Missing values remain unavailable. Measurements and cross-position production are shown without winner labels. Change either player to open another shareable matchup.
| Tao Johnson | Statistic | Marcus Neal Jr. |
|---|
| 50 | Tackles | 77 (leading value) |
|---|---|---|
| Leading value: 4 | Passes Defended | 3 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 2.5 | Tackles for Loss | 11.0 (leading value) |
| 0.0 | Sacks | 1.0 (leading value) |
| Tao Johnson | Statistic | Marcus Neal Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| 6-0 | Height | 6-1 |
| 194 lb | Weight | 216 lb |
| Tao Johnson | Statistic | Marcus Neal Jr. |
|---|---|---|
| #125 | Fanspeak rank | #110 (leading value) |
| S 12 | Position rank | S 11 (leading value) |
| 156.5 | Average pick | 138.8 (leading value) |
| Leading value: 1,649 | Times drafted | 1,353 |
| 58 | Hype Score | 65 (leading value) |
 195x | Most drafted to | 161x |
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✓ Leading recorded value · — Unavailable
fanspeak.comScout. Compare. Draft.Dean Kindig
9 tackles in 2024 scouted game vs AZ, 6 of them solo. 2 solos 2 assts vs BYU, scouted. Played with Dalton Kincaid and Cole Bishop in 2022.. Johnson primarily played nickel while Bishop was the starting safety with Sione Vaki. 2024: Played in all 12 games at safety and on special teams, starting 11. CSC Academic All-District. Academic All-Big 12 Team. Led the secondary and ranked second on the team with 70 tackles (2.0 TFL). Also defended five passes (1 INT, 4 PBU) and forced one fumble. Also played basketball and ran track recording times of 10.81 in the 100, 22.45 in the 200 and a 23-2.5 long jump and 43-4 in the triple jump.
Full player profileDean Kindig
2025: Started all 12 games. One of three defensive players to start all 12 games. All-Big 12 Third Team. Tied for the team lead with 77 tackles. Had a team-high 11 tackles for loss. Also had one sack, two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Finished season with three pass breakups and two quarterback hurries. Had nine tackles in games against Iowa and BYU. Earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors in week zero win against Kansas State, finishing with eight tackles, including 1.5 for a loss.
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