Alim McNeill
DL
#54
Experience: 5 years
Height: 6-2
Age: 24
Weight: 315 lbs
College: N.C. State
2024 SEASON
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Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Bears | W 23 - 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | Packers | W 34 - 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | Bills | L 42 - 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | Rams | W 26 - 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Buccaneers | L 16 - 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | @Cardinals | W 20 - 13 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Seahawks | W 42 - 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | @Cowboys | W 47 - 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | @Vikings | W 31 - 29 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Titans | W 52 - 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 9 | @Packers | W 24 - 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | @Texans | W 26 - 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | Jaguars | W 52 - 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | @Colts | W 24 - 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 25 | 15 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 61 | 50 | 66 | 71 | 137 | 55 | 11.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Biography
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- In 2023, he became Detroit's first interior defensive lineman to produce 5.0 sacks in a season since Ndamukong Suh in 2014.
- Logged 8.0 sacks through the first three seasons of his career, the sixth-most sacks any Lions interior defensive lineman has logged through three-career seasons.
- Totaled 2.0 sacks and a pass defense vs. Las Vegas (10/30/23), becoming the first interior defensive lineman to do so for Detroit since Shaun Rogers in 2007.
- In Week 11 at the New York Giants (11/20/22), he became Detroit's first interior lineman to produce a game with three tackles for loss and 1.0 sack since Caraun Reid in 2015.
- Posted his first-career sack in Week 14 at Denver (12/12/21).
- Joined the Lions as a third-round selection (72nd overall) in the 2021 NFL Draft out of N.C. State.
COLLEGE
- Played three seasons at N.C. State (2018-20), producing career totals of 77 tackles, 10.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and one interception.
- 2020: Logged 25 total tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and one interception, which he returned for a touchdown.
- First-Team All-ACC
- Second-Team AP All-American
- Earned a 90.7 overall PFF grade, making him the highest-rated interior defender in the Power 5.
- Earned a 92.1 run-stop grade from PFF, the highest mark in the NCAA.
- 2019: Registered 28 total tackles, had 7.5 tackles for loss and produced 5.5 sacks.
- 2018: Tallied 24 total tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and one forced fumble.
PERSONAL
- Played at Sanderson High School in Raleigh, N.C.
- Rushed for 18 touchdowns at Sanderson and added 18.0 sacks in his career.
- Named the 2017 Cap 7 Conference Player of the Year by the Raleigh News & Observer and participated in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American game.
- Was a three-time all-conference selection as a baseball player at Sanderson, collected 43 career runs scored and batted .355 as a senior.
