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Neal, Cabeldue Selected in 2025 NFL Draft

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GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Kansas Jayhawks had a pair of players drafted on Saturday as running back Devin Neal and offensive lineman Bryce Cabeldue were selected in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
 
Neal was picked by the New Orleans Saints at pick No. 184, while Cabeldue went to the Seattle Seahawks at pick No. 192. With two draft picks for the second-consecutive season, the Jayhawks have now had multiple selections in back-to-back drafts for the first time since 1996-97.

Drafted - Devin


 
Neal was a four-year starter at Kansas and graduated as the program’s all-time leading rusher with 4,393 career rushing yards on 760 carries. He also holds the KU school record for career rushing touchdowns (49), scrimmage touchdowns (53) and 100-yard rushing games (20). Neal is the only player in program history to rush for more than 1,000 yards three times in his career, doing so in 2022, 2023 and 2024. His rushing yardage totals of 1,280 yards (2023) and 1,266 yards (2024) rank No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, in school history for a single season.
 
The Lawrence, Kansas native, Neal was a four-time All-Big 12 selection, highlighted by earning second team honors in 2023. He was named a semifinalist for the Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award as a senior. Neal received multiple National Player of the Week awards after rushing for 207 yards and three touchdowns vs. Colorado on Nov. 23, 2024, and he received four Big 12 weekly honors during his career. Following the season, Neal was selected to play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl before participating at the NFL Scouting Combine in February.
 
Neal becomes the first Kansas running back selected in the NFL Draft since Moran Norris was a fourth-round pick of the Saints in 2001. Neal is now the seventh Kansas player to be drafted by the Saints and first since Norris.
 

Drafted - Bryce
 
Cabeldue was a four-year starter at tackle for the Jayhawks, starting 50 games during his time at Kansas, including every game in 2021, 2022 and 2024. As a senior, he helped pave the way for an offense that ran for 211.4 yards per game and allowed just 10 sacks.
 
From Clovis, New Mexico, Cabeldue was the No. 34 ranked tackle in the country last season by PFF, receiving an 80.0 grade, which included marks of 80.2 as a pass blocker and 76.6 in run blocking. For his efforts, he was named an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection.

Cabeldue becomes only the second Kansas player ever drafted by the Seahawks, joining Terry Beeson, who was a second round pick in 1977. He now becomes the third Jayhawk alum in Seattle, joining former teammate Mike Novitsky and Steven Sims on the Seahawks’ roster. 

With Cabeldue’s selection, Kansas has now had an offensive lineman selected in consecutive drafts for the first time since 1995-96. Last year, Dominick Puni was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round at pick No. 86.
 

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