Neville Gallimore

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Neville Gallimore
No. 91 – Miami Dolphins
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1997-01-17) January 17, 1997 (age 27)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:302 lb (137 kg)
Career information
High school: Canada Prep Academy
(Welland, Ontario)
College: Oklahoma (2015–2019)
NFL draft: 2020  / Round: 3 / Pick: 82
CFL Draft: 2020  / Round: 8 / Pick: 71
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:90
Sacks:4.0
Pass deflections:3
Player stats at PFR

Neville Gallimore (born January 17, 1997) is a Canadian professional football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft.

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Early years

Gallimore's parents were born and raised in Jamaica. He originally attended St. Patrick's High School, where he played defensive tackle. [1] Gallimore opted to transfer to the Canada Prep Academy in Welland, Ontario, which allowed him to travel through the United States and compete against some of the top high school football programs. [2]

In 2015, he was the first Canadian-born player to be invited to participate in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, but couldn’t suit up because of a knee injury. [3] After receiving 30 scholarship offers from U.S. schools, Gallimore committed to the University of Oklahoma to play college football. [4]

College career

Gallimore redshirted his first year at Oklahoma in 2015. As a freshman in 2016, he played in all 13 games, starting six of the last eight contests, while recording 40 tackles (4 for loss) and one sack. [5] [6]

As a sophomore in 2017, he played in 12 of 14 games, starting the first five contests, before missing 2 due to injury. He tallied 28 tackles (one for loss) and one sack. He had a career-high 9 tackles and half a sack against Tulane University.

As a junior in 2018, he started 13 of 14 games, posting 50 tackles (5 for loss), 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. [7] [8] He had 5 tackles in the Big 12 Championship 39–27 win against the University of Texas. He made 8 tackles against the United States Military Academy.

As a senior in 2019, he started 14 games, registering 30 tackles (7.5 for loss), 4 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. He finished his college career with 148 total tackles (18 for loss), 9 sacks, 5 forced fumbles and 3 College Football Playoff appearances.

College statistics

SeasonTeamGPDefense
CmbTfLSckIntPD
2016 Oklahoma 11404.01.000
2017 Oklahoma 9281.50.501
2018 Oklahoma 13505.03.000
2019 Oklahoma 13296.54.001
Total4614717.08.502

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2 in
(1.88 m)		304 lb
(138 kg)		32+3⁄4 in
(0.83 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.79 s1.69 s2.79 s4.65 s7.97 s30.0 in
(0.76 m)		9 ft 4 in
(2.84 m)		23 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [9] [10]

Dallas Cowboys

On April 24, 2020, Gallimore was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2020 NFL draft. [11] On April 30, he was selected in the eighth (71st overall) and final round of the 2020 CFL Draft by the Saskatchewan Roughriders; he was rated as the #1 Canadian draft prospect for 2020 prior to the NFL and CFL drafts. [12] [13] Gallimore was declared inactive in Week 3 and Week 4, and recorded his first NFL tackle in a Week 5 win of 34-37 over the New York Giants. Even though he played just 20 snaps in the first four contests, he was named the starter at the three-technique defensive tackle position after Gerald McCoy and Trysten Hill were lost for the season with injuries. His best game came in Week 9 against the then-undefeated Pittsburgh Steelers, when he contributed to limit their offense to 46 rushing yards, while making 3 tackles (one for loss) and one quarterback hit. Gallimore appeared in 14 games with 9 starts, collecting 26 tackles (4 for loss), 0.5 sacks, 12 quarterback pressures and one pass defended.

On September 2, 2021, Gallimore was placed on injured reserve to start the season. [14] He was activated on December 11 for Week 14. [15]

Miami Dolphins

On March 15, 2024, Gallimore signed with the Miami Dolphins. [16]

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  2. ↑ Holder, Gord (November 22, 2014). "Living the dream: Ottawa's Neville Gallimore has his sights set on the NCAA". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
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  5. ↑ "OU football: From Ontario to Norman, Neville Gallimore growing as a Sooner". Oklahoman.com. November 5, 2016.
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