Bowling Green State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Neri, Diego
Jersey Number 24
Diego Neri
- Position:
- Inside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Cincinnati Northwest
Bio
HONORS
Personal
- 2022 Academic All-MAC
- Appeared in all 13 of BGSU's games
- Saw most of his time on special teams
- Made one stop against Ohio
- Recorded one tackle against Georgia Tech
- Made three stops against Akron
- Notched a tackle at Kent State and against Minnesota in the Quick Lane Bowl
- Appeared in all 13 of BGSU's games
- Made 11 tackles on the season
- Made two stops at UCLA
- Notched two tackles against Marshall
- Recorded four stops at Mississippi State
- Also made one tackle against WMU, Kent State and at Toledo
- Appeared in all 12 of BGSU games with one start
- Made collegiate debut and first career start at Tennessee
- Made three stops against the Volunteers
- Notched four stops, including first career sack against Murray State
- Tallied a career-high six tackles at Kent State
- Made three stops at Buffalo
- Earned four varsity letters at Cincinnati Northwest High School under coach Damien Johnson
- Team captain
- Three-time first team all-conference linebacker and also named second team all-conference as a freshman
- Defensive Player of the Year in the Southwest Ohio Conference
- Fox19 Penn State Athlete of the Month
- Also lettered in basketball and track & field
- Had offers from Air Force, Liberty, Navy and most of the Mid-American Conference
Personal
- Son of Cesar and Daneal Neri
- Three brothers – Kevin (deceased), Cesar and Eli – and a sister, Jaylen
- Major is mathematics
Week 3 Cinematic Football Highlight vs. Liberty (2025)
Tuesday, September 16
BG Football Press Conference 9.15
Monday, September 15
BG Football Postgame 9.13 vs Liberty
Sunday, September 14
2025 BG Football Cinematic Recap at Cincinnati 9.6
Monday, September 08
