In the middle of his 2018 Junior Season, it seemed like Lorenzo Neal Jr. was set to leave early and head to the NFL.
Seen as one of the better Nose Tackles in college football that year, Lo Neal lead a defense that was solid as stopping the run. The 300+ pound nose is exactly what NFL teams envision when talking about a run stuffing nose tackle.
Then, in the 2018 Bucket Game, Lorenzo tore his ACL. The hope was he would be healthy and return at some point during the 2019 season, but that never happened, as he had several setbacks in his return.