UW This Season: McNeely will be once again one of the featured backs for the cowboys this season.

2022: McNeely appeared in 10 games with one start on the season. He recorded 356 rushing yards on 63 carries for 5.7 yards per carry. He also added one touchdown on the season. He rushed for a season-high 81 yards on four carries with a career-long rush of 61 yards against Hawaii. He also added a touchdown in that contest. He recorded 12 rushes for 62 yards against New Mexico.

2021: McNeely appeared in 11 games for the Cowboys as part of the backfield stable of running backs. He finished the season with 17 rushes for 113 yards with one touchdown. He recorded a season-high 48 yards rushing on a season-high six attempts against Ball State, a contest that also saw him record his first career touchdown. He had five carries for 32 yards against Utah State including an 18-yard rush for the longest of his career. He had three rushes for 24 yards against Colorado State.

2020: McNeely appeared in five games for the Pokes. He added 14 rushes on the season for 55 yards. He averaged 3.9 per carry. He recorded 13 rushes for 54 yards against UNLV with a career-high rush of 14 yards.

2019: McNeely redshirted during his first season with the Cowboys.

High School: Dawaiian McNeely was named to the FrontRowPreps.com All-Region First Team for large schools as a running back his senior season. He was also selected the Valley Oak League's Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2018. McNeely was rated as a three-star recruit by both Rivals and 247 Sports. His senior season, he rushed for 1,073 yards on 128 carries, averaged 8.4 yards per carry, recorded six 100-yard rushing games and scored 10 rushing touchdowns. He added 157 yards in kickoff returns, including returning one kickoff for a touchdown, totaled 1,232 all-purpose yards and scored 11 TDs his senior season. On defense, McNeely was credited with 35 tackles (24 solos and 11 assists), 1.0 tackle for loss and nine pass breakups. He helped lead Central Catholic High to an 11-2 record and the Valley Oak League Championship in 2018. The Raiders were ranked as the No. 1 team in Division II of the Sac-Joaquin Section by FrontRowPreps.com from the start of the season until they lost in the Division II Sac-Joaquin Section Championship Game. Central Catholic received a first round bye as the No. 2 seed in the Sac-Joaquin Section. The Raiders then defeated Elk Grove, 49-7, in the sectional quarterfinals. Central Catholic captured a 31-30 victory over No. 3 ranked Inderkum in the semifinals, with McNeely breaking a big 80-yard TD run to help key the Raiders' victory. Central Catholic fell in a close championship game to Del Oro by a score of 20-17. For his career, McNeely rushed for 1,388 yards, scored 15 rushing touchdowns, had 260 kickoff return yards, accounted for 1,707 all-purpose yards and scored 16 total TDs. His career defensive statistics included 64 total tackles (42 solos and 22 assists), 1.0 tackle for loss, 10 pass breakups and one interception. He played for head coach Roger Canepa. McNeely was also recruited by Arizona State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawai'i, Nevada, Oregon State, Tulane and Utah State.

Personal: He is majoring in american studies.