NC State’s Alim McNeil Named 247Sports True Freshman All-American

NC State Freshman Defensive Tackle Alim McNeil was named to 247Sports True Freshman All-American Team yesterday. McNeil finished the regular season with 24 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, 3 pass breakups, 3 QB hurries, and 1 forced fumble.

247Sports ranked McNeil as the #117 overall player in the 2018 class, the #12 defensive tackle, and the #8 player in the state of North Carolina coming out of Sanderson High School.

Offense
QB –Trevor Lawrence, Clemson, 247Sports Composite: No. 1 overall, No. 1 pro-style QB
RB – Jermar Jefferson, Oregon State, 247Sports Composite: No. 779 Natl, No. 42 RB
RB – Isaiah Bowser, Northwestern, 247Sports Composite: No. 740 Natl, No. 37 RB
APB – Pooka Williams Jr., Kansas, 247Sports Composite: No. 272 Natl, No. 9 APB
Slot – Rondale Moore, Purdue, 247Sports Composite: No. 229 Natl, No. 41 WR
WR – Jaylen Waddle, Alabama, 247Sports Composite: No. 39 Natl, No. 5 WR
WR – Amon-Ra St. Brown, USC, 247Sports Composite: No. 11 Natl, No. 2 WR
WR – Justyn Ross, Clemson, 247Sports Composite: No. 45 Natl, No. 7 WR
TE – Pat Freiermuth, Penn State, 247Sports Composite: No. 224 Natl, No. 9 TE
OL – Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech, 247Sports Composite: No. 1848 Natl, No. 171 OT
OL – Dylan Wonnum, South Carolina, 247Sports Composite: No. 148 Natl, No. 12 OT
OL – Chris Murray, UCLA, 247Sports Composite: No. 232 Natl, No. 9 OG
OL – Cade Mays, Georgia, 247Sports Composite: No. 22 Natl, No. 3 OT
OL – Penei Sewell, Oregon, 247Sports Composite: No. 57 Natl, No. 2 OG

Defense
DL – Jamal Hines, Toledo, 247Sports Composite: No. 1,554 Natl, No. 88 WDE
DL – Thomas Booker, Stanford, 247Sports Composite: No. 282 Natl, No. 11 SDE
DL – Alim McNeill, NC State, 247Sports Composite: No. 191 Natl, No. 18 DT
DL – Xavier Thomas, Clemson247Sports Composite: No. 3 Natl, No. 1 SDE
LB – Micah Parsons, Penn State, 247Sports Composite: No. 5 Natl, No. 2 WDE
LB – Mike Rose, Iowa State, 247Sports Composite: No. 870 Natl, No. 57 OLB
LB – Merlin Robertson, Arizona State, 247Sports Composite: No. 129 Natl, No. 8 OLB
S – Caden Sterns, Texas, 247Sports Composite: No. 19 Natl, No. 1 S
S – Andre Cisco, Syracuse, 247Sports Composite: No. 931 Natl, No. 74 S
CB – Patrick Surtain II , Alabama, 247Sports Composite: No. 6 Natl, No. 1 CB
CB – Corione Harris, Kansas, 247Sports: No. 273 Natl, No. 27 CB

Special Teams
PR – Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
KR – Juanyeh Thomas, Georgia Tech
K – Evan McPherson, Florida
P – Ryan Wright, Tulane (247)