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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 17.5
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 5
- Touchdowns
- 2
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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 24 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 54.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 10 | 28 | 7.5 | 5.5 | - | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 11 | 25 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 34.4 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
NC State paired 15 primary output with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 26.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2019 Regular Season · NC State
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
26.7
Usage
6.8
Consistency
57
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 0. Western Carolina: 2. West Virginia: 1. Florida State: 2. Syracuse: 2. Boston College: 0.5. Wake Forest: 1. Louisville: 2.5. Georgia Tech: 0. North Carolina: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Western Carolina: 3 by 32.5. West Virginia: 1 by 14.2. Florida State: 2 by 28.3. Syracuse: 6 by 45. Boston College: 3 by 17.5. Wake Forest: 1 by 14.2. Louisville: 4 by 41.7. Georgia Tech: 2 by 8.3. North Carolina: 5 by 60.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.3 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
60.8 vs North Carolina
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/1 | vs North Carolina2+ sacks · Splash game | L 10-41 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/22 | @ Georgia Tech | L 26-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/17 | vs LouisvilleSplash game | L 20-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Wake Forest | L 10-44 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Boston College | L 24-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/11 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 16-10 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Florida StateSplash game | L 13-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ West Virginia | L 27-44 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Western CarolinaSplash game | W 41-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs East Carolina | W 34-6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Alim McNeill 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 production: 77 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 1 interception across 32 career games in the available record. That gives Alim McNeill's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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NC State
2018-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201820192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | NC State | 15 | 22.7 | 5.8 | — |
| 2019 Regular Season | NC State | 15 | 26.7 | 6.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | NC State | 7.5 | 16.3 | 3.8 | -7.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Carolina
Week 14 · L 10-41 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Georgia State
Week 2 · W 41-7
3
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#3
@ Marshall
Week 4 · W 37-20
3
Havoc Plays
72 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 72 takeover score.
#4
@ North Carolina
Week 13 · W 34-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Duke
Week 7 · W 31-20 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · NC State
15 primary output · 26.7 efficiency · 6.8 usage
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#2
2018 Regular Season · NC State
54.9
15 primary · 22.7 efficiency · 5.8 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · NC State
34.4
7.5 primary · 16.3 efficiency · 3.8 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
11
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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