54Alim McNeill
RDT · 6th season
YR 6
Current depth chart
RDT1StarterYR 6
Depth relationships
Bio
Alim McNeill is a 26-year-old defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions standing 6'2" and weighing 315 pounds. Selected in the third round (72nd overall) by Detroit in 2021, McNeill played three seasons at N.C. State, where he recorded 77 tackles and 10.0 sacks. In 2023, he became the Lions' first interior defensive lineman to post 5.0 sacks in a season since Ndamukong Suh in 2014. Through five seasons of NFL experience, McNeill started all 14 games in 2024, tallying 25 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, and one pass defense.
Alim McNeill played 10 games in 2025 with a 47% share of defensive snaps.
Player information
Height6'2"Weight315 lbHometownRaleigh, NCAge26CollegeN.C. StateDraftedRound 3 · #72 overall · 2021 · DETExperience5 NFL seasons
Contract
$24.3Mper year · AAV
Years 4Guaranteed $28.1MCap 9.5%
#7 of 218 · DT market by AAV
Production · 2025
Defense
14
TACKLES
2
TFL
1
SACKS
1
PBU
1
FF
Career path
N.C. STATE2018 – 2020
LIONS2021 — present
Drafted · Round 3 · Pick 72