Honors and Awards

• 2006 Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll
• Nebraska Season Record Holder for Receptions by a Tight End (32)

2009 Game by Game (updated 12-14-09)
Florida Atlantic: Started 13th career game, tying for team lead with four catches... posted 51 yards, including long of 29 yards. Arkansas State: Posted second straight four-catch performance for 57 yards... caught first two TDs of season on 13- and 32-yard tosses from Zac Lee... first multi-TD game of career. Virginia Tech: Recorded just one catch for four yards. Louisiana-Lafayette: Posted two receptions on the night, each for 13 yards. Missouri: Selected as a game captain... only catch of the game was an eight-yard TD reception that gave Nebraska a 20-12 lead with nearly  11 minutes to play in game. Texas Tech: Posted two catches for 14 yards, including long of 10 yards. Iowa State: Had two catches for 22 yards, including a 17-yarder. Baylor: Did not have a catch, snapping streak of 17 straight games with a reception. Oklahoma: Recorded one catch for two yards.  Kansas: Game captain... posted four catches, tying season and career high and his most in Big 12 game... caught three straight passes from Zac Lee on NU's first scoring drive of third quarter. Kansas State: Had three catches for 26 yards... added fourth TD of season and 10th of career with 17-yard scoring catch in second quarter... turned out to be deciding points in game that determined Big 12 North champion. Colorado: Posted one catch for three yards. Texas: Played but did not record a catch.

2009 Outlook
Tight end Mike McNeill was one of Nebraska's breakout players in 2008, and is expected to continue to develop into a go-to-player in his junior season. He finished as Nebraska's third-leading receiver and set a Husker season record for receptions by a tight end with 32 catches.

The 6-4, 240-pound McNeill is the leader of a talented group of young tight ends that figure to be a strength for the 2009 Husker offense and relieve some pressure from an inexperienced receiving corps. McNeill showed the ability of a complete tight end last fall, making both the difficult catches in the middle of the field, as well as stretching the defense as a deep receiving threat. He could be a factor in all-conference and other award conversations this fall. McNeill enters the 2009 season with at least one catch in 11 straight games.

2008 (Sophomore)
McNeill finished with 32 receptions for 442 yards and six touchdowns. His receptions total bettered the 31 catches by Johnny Mitchell in 1991, and his six touchdowns were just one shy of Mitchell's season tight end record. McNeill was one of seven Huskers who caught at least 20 passes, helping Nebraska finish 14th nationally in passing offense and 12th in total offense.

McNeill was in the starting lineup for all 12 regular-season games. He averaged 13.8 yards on his 32 catches and had eight games with three or more receptions, including the final four games of the season. He also caught seven passes of 20 yards or more in 2008, including a career-long 53-yard touchdown grab against Colorado.

McNeill had just one catch in the first two games, but had two catches for 57 yards and a 32-yard touchdown against New Mexico State. He then added three catches for 66 yards and a touchdown against Virginia Tech. McNeill set a career high with four catches against Baylor, then had four catches for 37 yards and a touchdown against Kansas. He added three catches against K-State and had a career-high 70 yards on three receptions against Colorado. McNeill was also on Nebraska's kickoff return unit.

2007 (Redshirt Freshman)
McNeill missed spring practice following off-season shoulder surgery, but recovered to play in eight games as a redshirt freshman. He served as a reserve behind seniors J.B. Phillips, Josh Mueller and Sean Hill. McNeill caught a 25-yard pass in the season opener against Nevada for his only catch of the season. He also had a nine-yard kickoff return at Texas.

2006 (Redshirt)
McNeill redshirted in his first season in Lincoln. He had a leg injury early in fall camp, then underwent shoulder surgery in December of 2006.

Before Nebraska (Kirkwood HS)
McNeill was one of two signees from the state of Missouri in 2006. Playing for former Husker Larry Frost at Kirkwood, McNeill earned first-team Class 6A all-state honors in both his junior and senior seasons. McNeill caught 20 passes for 345 yards and five touchdowns as a sophomore, had 44 catches for 806 yards and six touchdowns as a junior and caught 33 passes for 665 yards and four touchdowns in 2005.

He was ranked among the top 40 prospects at tight end nationally and among the top dozen players in the state of Missouri. McNeill chose Nebraska over Colorado, Wisconsin, Missouri, Texas Tech, Kansas, Indiana and Northwestern.

Personal
Mike is the son of Allen and Sally McNeill, and was born on March 7, 1988. He is majoring in business administration and was named to the 2006 Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll. McNeill has been a volunteer with Nebraska's area hospital visits. He is on track to complete his undergraduate work in May of 2010, and would compete in his senior season as a graduate student.

McNeill's Career Statistics
Kickoff Returns: 1-9-0 at Texas, 2007

Single-Game Bests
Receptions–4 vs. Arkansas State, 2009
Receiving Yards–70 vs. Colorado, 2008
Long Reception–53 yards vs. Colorado, 2008