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DET · LDT · #54

Alim McNeill

Starter

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Alim McNeill is the starting LDT for the Detroit Lions.

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Alim McNeill this week

The Detroit Lions play next in Week 7, at home against the Green Bay Packers on Sun, Oct 25 (Fox). Alim McNeill is listed as the starter at LDT going into that game.

At LDT for the Detroit Lions, Skyler Gill-Howard and Mekhi Wingo are next in line behind him.

Alim McNeill's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 45-21 at ARI (Oct 11); L 26-32 at CAR (Oct 4); W 31-24 vs NYJ (Sep 27).

Alim McNeill wears No. 54, is 26 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 310 lbs, has 6 years of NFL experience, came out of NC State.

Is Alim McNeill playing this week?

Alim McNeill is expected to start at LDT for Detroit Lions. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

DET LDT Depth

1Alim McNeillStarter
2Skyler Gill-Howard
3Mekhi Wingo

Detroit Lions Starting Lineup

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Age
26
Height
6' 2"
Weight
310
Experience
6 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026DET5643.501
    2025DET852101
    2024DET121573.501
    2023DET12155501
    2022DET17134100
    2021DET16113201
    Career6 yrs7065251605

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    6
    +0.6/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    3.5
    +0.6/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    6
    Games
    70
    Tackles
    65

    #3 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Alim McNeill is rated 88 (Great): production, role and draft slot rank 27th of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 87% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    84th percentile
    Beats 84% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 8 games
    2026 + 2025 · 835 snaps
    Draft slot
    15% of rating
    Pick 72 · 2021 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ ARITKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final W 45-21

    Oct 4L@ CARTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 26-32

    Sep 27Wvs NYJTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 31-24

    Sep 17L@ BUFTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 31-41

    Sep 13Wvs NOTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 31-30

    Alim McNeill's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Alim McNeill plays 82% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share82%

    College

    NC State

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