Alim McNeill

DL · DET · Active

Age 26College N.C. StateDepth LDT #1

Cumulative season CFI50.5#60 of 126 · same-position season grade

Weekly CFI · Week 258#39 of 112 · same-position weekly grade

Predictive CFI · vs NYJ49.9Week 3 · experimental projection · low confidence

How this is estimated

Experimental DT projection: qualified current-season grades from the previous four weeks, weighted by snaps and recency and regressed toward 50. Opponent unit pass and run performance adjusts the estimate by at most four points. Limited game history; low confidence.

Next matchup

Current schedule and opponent context

Week 3

Home · 2026-09-27 · 1:00 PMDET vs NYJFord Field · Indoors

Matchup rank#19#1 is the easiest opposing offense by EPA/play

CFI history and comparable paths

Qualified weekly form plus the closest same-position index profiles

Same-position context

Alim McNeillDeForest Buckner · comparableTommy Togiai · comparableChris Jones · comparable

DeForest BucknerIND · 50.5 CFI Tommy TogiaiHOU · 50.5 CFI Chris JonesKC · 51 CFI

Weekly CFI history

Same-position percentile grade for each qualifying week in 2026. The season CFI above is the cumulative grade.

Week	Weekly CFI	Rank	Qualified players	Volume
1	44.5	#60	94	83
2	58	#39	112	66

Advanced Player Research

Production, usage, efficiency, and indexes for 2026

Performance · 2026

Advanced efficiency

defense

Pressure rate: 6.12%
Pass rush win rate: 8.7%
Run stop rate: 0%
Sacks / pass rush: 1.02%
Hits / pass rush: 1.02%
Hurries / pass rush: 4.08%
Missed tackle rate: 25%
Defensive grade: 66.42
Pass rush grade: 66.3
Run defense grade: 60.25
Coverage grade: 59.5
Pressures: 6
Charted sacks: 1
Charted QB hits: 1
QB hurries: 4
Batted passes: 0
Run stops: 0
Charted solo tackles: 2
Charted assists: 1
Missed tackles: 1
Defensive snaps: 149
Pass rush snaps: 98
Run defense snaps: 50

Core indexes · experimental v1.4

CoreFootball Index (CFI) #60 of 12650.5

Same-position rank: #60 of 126. Eligible position cohort: players.

Input	Value	Percentile	Weight

Weekly game log

Week	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
1	1	1	1	1	5%	0	0	0	1	0
2	1	2	0	1	7.9%	0	0	0	0	0

Home and away

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
HomeSmall sample	1	1	1	1	1	5%	0	0	0	1	0
AwaySmall sample	1	1	2	0	1	7.9%	0	0	0	0	0

Indoor and outdoor

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
IndoorSmall sample	1	1	1	1	1	5%	0	0	0	1	0
OutdoorSmall sample	1	1	2	0	1	7.9%	0	0	0	0	0

Temperature

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
40–69°FSmall sample	1	1	2	0	1	7.9%	0	0	0	0	0

Wind

Production by game setting

Split	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
Below 10 mphSmall sample	1	1	2	0	1	7.9%	0	0	0	0	0

Opponent history

Performance against opponents across imported seasons

Opponent	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Forced fumbles	Tackles for loss	Passes defended	Last meeting
SFSmall sample	1	0	4	0	0	—	0	0	0	2021-09-12
GB	9	5	18	1	6	—	0	1	0	2025-11-27
BALSmall sample	2	1	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	2023-10-22
CHI	6	8	15	1	2	—	0	3	0	2024-11-28
MIN	8	4	9	0	2	—	0	0	0	2025-12-25
CINSmall sample	1	1	2	0	1	—	0	0	0	2021-10-17
LA	3	1	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	2025-12-14
PHI	3	0	6	0	0	—	0	0	0	2025-11-16
PITSmall sample	2	2	4	0	0	—	0	1	1	2025-12-21
CLESmall sample	1	0	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	2021-11-21
DENSmall sample	1	1	4	1	1	—	0	1	0	2021-12-12
ARISmall sample	2	0	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	2024-09-22
ATLSmall sample	2	3	4	2	3	—	0	2	0	2023-09-24
SEA	4	4	9	0.5	1	—	0	0	1	2024-09-30
WASSmall sample	2	1	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	2025-11-09
NESmall sample	1	1	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	2022-10-09
DAL	3	3	5	3	6	—	1	3	0	2025-12-04
MIASmall sample	1	0	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	2022-10-30
NYGSmall sample	2	4	8	1	3	—	0	3	0	2025-11-23
BUF	3	2	7	0	1	7.9%	0	0	0	2026-09-17
JAXSmall sample	2	1	5	0	0	—	0	0	0	2024-11-17
NYJSmall sample	1	1	5	0	0	—	0	0	0	2022-12-18
CARSmall sample	2	3	9	0	0	—	1	1	0	2023-10-08
KCSmall sample	1	0	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	2023-09-07
TB	3	0	2	0	1	—	0	1	1	2025-10-20
LVSmall sample	1	2	4	2	2	—	0	2	1	2023-10-30
LACSmall sample	1	2	6	0	0	—	0	0	0	2023-11-12
NOSmall sample	2	3	4	1	1	5%	0	1	0	2026-09-13
TENSmall sample	1	2	2	0	0	—	0	1	0	2024-10-27
HOUSmall sample	1	5	6	1	1	—	0	2	0	2024-11-10
INDSmall sample	1	1	1	0	1	—	1	0	0	2024-11-24

Game log

Location, game environment, workload, and production

Season	Week	Opponent	Site	Environment	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	INT	Forced fumbles	Fumble recoveries	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2026	1	NO	Home	Indoor	1	1	1	1	5%	0	0	0	1	0
2026	2	BUF	Away	Outdoor · 67°	1	2	0	1	7.9%	0	0	0	0	0

Career totals

Regular-season totals across available career history

Season	Team	Games	Solo tackles	Combined tackles	Sacks	QB hits	Pressure rate	Forced fumbles	Tackles for loss	Passes defended
2021	DET	17	11	39	2	3	—	0	3	1
2022	DET	17	13	41	1	7	—	0	4	0
2023	DET	13	15	32	5	10	—	1	5	1
2024	DET	14	15	25	3.5	7	—	1	7	1
2025	DET	10	5	14	1	3	—	1	2	1
2026	DET	2	2	3	1	2	6.1%	0	1	0
Career	All teams	73	61	154	13.5	32	6.1%	3	22	4

Weekly CFI is a same-position percentile grade using the published weekly play and production fields. CFI uses the same position model as the leaderboard. A dash means the source data or a qualified model is unavailable. Historical production is from nflverse; charted blocking and pressure metrics cover published charting reports only. Missing values are left blank rather than estimated.