AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his second season with the Spartans...Looking to increase his playing time as a linebacker.

2008: Played in 11 games in 2008 as a special teams player and reserve linebacker...Turned in one of the best individual plays by a San Jose State defender in 2008 when he notched his first major college sack, forced the quarterback to fumble and recovered the fumble himself all in one play that directly led to a touchdown in the Hawai’i win (9/27)...Assisted on a tackle for loss in the UC Davis (8/30) triumph...Had a season-high two tackles, both assisted, in the Idaho win (11/1).

HIGH SCHOOL: Product of McClymonds High in Oakland, Calif. (Coach Alonzo Carter)...Rated #15 in the Contra Costa Times’ 2007 Cream of the Crop listing...Credited with 85 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 8.5 quarterback sacks and two fumble recoveries as a senior...Scouts, Inc., rated O’Neal #59 among outside linebackers in the West in its February 2007 rankings...A sprinter on the track and field team...Member of the McClymonds High 4x100 relay team that participated in the 2006 state championships...

MORE ON KYLER: Sociology major...His older brother, Kenny O’Neal, was a wide receiver on the 2007 University of Tennessee football team...The Oakland, Calif., native was born on December 26, 1988.