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Alim McNeill
DT · North Carolina St. · age 21.0
Draftanomics scout sheet
Board model
Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#35
Day 2
Bust probability
22%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#72
DET
Consensus rank
#93
22 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.07 |
| High-school recruit grade | +0.03 |
| charting def grade mean | +0.03 |
| charting run def grade career avg | +0.02 |
| charting def grade max | +0.02 |
| Pre-draft consensus | -0.02 |
| Year-over-year production growth | +0.02 |
| Age at draft | +0.02 |
Pre-draft consensus (23 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#70
Action Network (Matthew Freedman)#70
Behind The Steel Curtain#75
Bleacher Report#85
Bleeding Green Nation (Ben Natan)#76
Blue Chip Scouting (Nick Price)#109
CBS (Chris Trapasso)#80
College Football News (Pete Fiutak)#59
Draft Ace (Ryan Mccrystal)#70
Draftplex (Jason Pruett)#91
Drafttek#69
Eds Football (Kevin Hanson)#75
Nbc Sports (Thor Nystrom)#69
Pewter Report (Jon Ledyard)#98
Pigskin Nut (Austin Smith)#80
SI (John Shipley)#81
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
5
Games played
0
Avg snap share
44%
2nd-deal AAV
$24.3M
Closest historical comps
| Player | Draft | Year 1 grade (of 20) | Arc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Jones | 2018 · #84 | 4.1 | Starter |
| R.J. McIntosh | 2018 · #139 | 0.8 | Bust |
| B.J. Hill | 2018 · #69 | 8.4 | Starter |
| Jeffery Simmons | 2019 · #19 | 2.2 | Starter |
| Trysten Hill | 2019 · #58 | 0.7 | Backup |