2024 Football Roster
Roster
Jaycob Neely
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Gastonia, N.C.
- High School:
- Forestview HS
2023 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in eight games for the Runnin' Bulldogs ... totaled six tackles with five solo and one assisted
2022 at Gardner-Webb: Saw action in back-to-back games on the season ... Playing time came at Robert Morris (10/8) and at Liberty (10/15).
High School: Played at Forestview (N.C.) High under Coach Chris Medlin … An All-Area selection by the Gaston Gazette following senior season … Selected to receive the Gaston Gazette Ironman Award as the area’s top all-purpose player … Named Conference Defensive Player of the Year … Earned first-team All-Conference honors as well … Played in the 2021 Queen City Senior Bowl … Led team with 102 total tackles (73 solo), 20.0 tackles for loss and five quarterback sacks … Posted four hurries … Had a 65-yard interception return and blocked two kicks … Scored a pair of defensive touchdowns … Handled kickoff punting duties … Averaged 35.1 yards per punt on 49 attempts … Also totaled more than 400 yards of total offense and scored five touchdowns rushing and receiving … A member of the 2020-21 High School Football America Academic All-America Team … Earned All-Conference accolades as a junior after posting 64 total tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and two sacks … Added six hurries, two forced fumbles and two blocked punts … Also collected offers from Western Carolina, Presbyterian and Furman.
