Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2020NC State
Alim McNeill
DT • 6'2" • 320 lbs • Raleigh, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Alim McNeill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
89
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
62
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · NC State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- NC State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Alim McNeill built his college career from 2018 through 2020 as a defensive tackle from Raleigh, NC wearing No. 29, spending time with NC State. The clearest part of Alim McNeill's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- NC State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 3 · Pick 8
- Overall
- No. 72
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Alim McNeill, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · NC State. Alim McNeill shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.3 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Alim McNeill quick answers
- Latest team and position
- NC State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 32 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · NC State
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Sanderson · NC State
- High school pipeline
- Sanderson · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 3 · Pick 8 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 29 · Junior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 25 tackles · DT 26th (top 15%) · ACC 153rd (top 23%) · National 1,062nd (top 21%)
Alim McNeill played DT for NC State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Alim McNeill recorded 77 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with NC State.
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