Alim
McNeill
DT
#54
Alim McNeill
#54DT
Detroit Lions
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 310 lbs · Age : 26
NFL record
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Detroit Lions | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 17 | 39 | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contract
Detroit Lions payroll →- 2026 cap number
- 28.97 M$
- Average per year
- 24.25 M$
- Total value
- 97.0 M$
- Seasons left
- 4 · through 2029
2026
28.97 M$
Guaranteed
2027
27.72 M$
Partially guaranteed
2028
29.22 M$
Not guaranteed
2029
2.97 M$
Not guaranteed
Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.
Advanced stats, 2026 Interior defensive line
NFL stats →2026 season, in progress (3 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular interior defensive line: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Tackles
5
15th percentile
Sacks
2.0
88th percentile
Pressures
6
93th percentile
QB hits
4
84th percentile
Tackles for loss
2
74th percentile
Forced fumbles
0
44th percentile
Passes defended
0
35th percentile
Missed tackle rate
—
Defensive snaps
197
99th percentile
Games
3
Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.
2026 end-of-season projection
NFL trends →Projected WAR
0.1
Games
17
WAR 2026
0.0
Games played
3
WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.
Trend
→ Stable (+1)
- 20230.2 WAR · 0.015 per game
- 20240.3 WAR · 0.021 per game
- 20250.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
- 20260.0 WAR · 0.000 per game
The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.
Outlook, age included
+11 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026
All ratings →Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
50
Backup or prospect
- PRS
- Pass rush
- 75
- RDF
- Run defense
- 55
- TCK
- Tackling
- 45
- DUR
- Durability
- 62
- EX
- Experience
- 65
Why these ratings?Hide details
- PRS — Pass rush : Pressures, sacks and QB hits, per snap
- RDF — Run defense : Run tackles and tackles for loss, per snap
- TCK — Tackling : Tackles made and missed tackles
- DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026
How we rate →WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.0
#12 of 47 regular interior defensive line
PAL Rating
44 / 100
#27 of 47 regular interior defensive line
Value Rating · 2025
2 / 100
2025 PAL (2) against 2026 salary: the contract's average per year (APY), $24.3M.PAL expected for this salary: 70PAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from (in wins)
Half the EPA of his sacks, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles, tackles for loss and QB hits, against his position's average per snap.
Yards allowed per target against his position's average, 0.12 points per yard (measured).
Replacement level: the share of defense the league spends on his position (by payroll), prorated by snaps.
How much better or worse than average his team's defense was (EPA allowed), minus what is already credited to players, prorated by snaps.
The individual part is splash plays and coverage. The rest is the position share and his team's defense, split by snaps played.
| Season | Team | G | WAR | PAL | OV | Tkl | Sacks | Prss | TFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | DET | 3 | 0.0 | 44 | 50 | 5 | 2.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | DET | 10 | 0.0 | 2 | 51 | 14 | 1.0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2024 | DET | 14 | 0.3 | 59 | 67 | 23 | 3.5 | 18 | 7 |
| 2023 | DET | 13 | 0.2 | 67 | 67 | 30 | 5.0 | 13 | 5 |
| 2022 | DET | 17 | 0.0 | 6 | 71 | 37 | 1.0 | 11 | 4 |
| 2021 | DET | 17 | 0.0 | 40 | 82 | 35 | 2.0 | 8 | 3 |
Alim McNeill in five questions
What are Alim McNeill's stats in 2026?
Alim McNeill has 2 sacks and 4 QB hits in 3 games in 2026.
How old and how tall is Alim McNeill?
Alim McNeill is 26 years old. He is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 311 lb (141 kg).
How good is Alim McNeill?
Alim McNeill produced 0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2026 (season in progress), 39th of 47 players at his position in the NFL. His PAL rating is 44 out of 100: around average for his position.
What number does Alim McNeill wear, and what team does he play for?
Alim McNeill plays for Detroit Lions in the NFL, at DT, and wears number 54.
What is Alim McNeill's projection for 2026?
Our projection has him at 0.1 WAR over the full 2026 season, based on his weighted recent seasons and age.
