Neal's switch to cornerback could ignite Cats' defense
Rich Rodriguez’s switch of DaVonte’ Neal from receiver to cornerback will be one of the lead stories of spring drills. Neal is listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 175 pounds. Oregon cornerback Ifo Ekpre Olomu, the Pac-12’s top corner, was listed at 5-10, 185. Neal played both ways at state champion Scottsdale Chaparral, third on the team with 44 tackles and 13 passes broken up in 2011. The last Arizona player who made a marquee transition from offense to cornerback was Darryll Lewis, who became a consensus All-American and Jim Thorpe Award winner in 1990. Lewis was listed at 5-9, 195.
