The 2024 Detroit Lions roster preview series continues with one of the more under appreciated players in town: Alim McNeill. He’s had a huge hand in transforming Detroit’s run defense into one of the best units in the NFL, and while he’s flashed some ability as a pass rusher, this upcoming season will see McNeill surrounded by the most talent he’s ever had alongside him—at least on paper.
A former third-round pick in 2021, McNeill is entering a contract year, and he couldn’t have asked for it to happen at a better time with all of this talent added to Detroit’s defense.