Agreed to terms with New Orleans, 5/16/21…Played defensive tackle at Purdue from 2016-20, appearing in 38 games and recording 73 tackles (49 solo), 13 stops for loss, four sacks, five passes defensed, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and a blocked kick…In an abbreviated Big Ten season in 2020, he played in six games and posted ten tackles, 1.5 stops for loss and two passes defensed, earning conference honorable mention honors by coaches…Missed 2019 (knee)…In 2018, All-Big Ten honorable mention selection (coaches) as he posted 30 tackles (17 solo), three stops for loss, one sack, two passes defensed, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…In 2017, played in all 13 games, making 12 starts and finished with 22 tackles (18 solo), with 5.5 for loss and two sacks, forced two fumbles and broke up a pass…In 2016, appeared in seven games with four starts and finished with 11 tackles, three for loss and a sack…Building construction management technology major……Four-year letterwinner at St. Thomas (Houston, Texas) HS…As a sophomore, was named second-team All-District and second-team All-State selection…Named first-team all-district, district Most Valuable Player, defensive MVP as junior, finishing with 34 tackles, five sacks, two interceptions and one pass defensed…As a senior, team captain first team all-state, first team all-district, district MVP,Touchdown Club of Houston Honoree…Finished senior season with 33 tackles, four sacks…Blue-Grey All American Bowl Selection…Lorenzo Matthew Neal Jr was born Nov. 4, 1997…Father, Lorenzo, played football at Fresno State, was a fourth round pick of New Orleans in 1993 (89th overall) and played fullback for 16 seasons in the NFL with Saints, Jets, Buccaneers, Titans, Bengals, Chargers, Ravens and Raiders.
