The Stuttgart Surge have signed yet another homegrown college player. Neville Krüger, a defensive lineman, will join the Swabian franchise for the 2024 season. The 23-year-old started playing football for the Elmshorn Fighting Pirates in 2015 before spending three years at Linsley School in Wheeling, West Virginia. After graduating from high school, Krüger committed to play for the Dickinson Red Devils, a Division III program. 

Krüger was an All-Conference selection for three years in a row after winning the team’s Rookie of the Year award in 2019. He ended his collegiate career with 167 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and two forced fumbles in 36 total games. The talented German will be a valuable piece for an already stacked defensive line of Stuttgart Surge.