DET · 2021–presentACT
AlimMcNeill#54IDL
Age
26
May 11, 2000
Height
6'2"
74"
Weight
310
lb
College
N.C. State
2018-2020
Drafted
2021
Rd 3, Pk 72
Exp
5
seasons
Contract
$97M
4y · $24.3M APY
Status
ACT
ACT

2025 Season

Latest production
Tackles
14
2025
TFL
2
regular season
Sacks
1.0
regular season
QB Hits
3
regular season
FF
1
regular season
Snap %
76%
avg / game
Updated 2026-06-02

Career

Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career

Career Path

2018 — Present · Includes honors
2021
Detroit Lions · Interior DL
IDL · 75 active weeks
NFL
2018–2020
NC State · DT
NCAA

Draft Profile

2021 Draft
Selection
Round 3, Pick 72
#72 overall by Detroit Lions
TeamDET
Overall#72

Data Sources & Attribution

Credits
Headshot — NFL officialA local silhouette placeholder is shown in the hero. Official artwork is not embedded for licensing reasons; the `View headshot` button links to the source on NFL.com.
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.