Neville Gallimore
| No. 96 – Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 17, 1997 Ottawa, Ontario | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 304 lb (138 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Canada Prep Academy (Welland, Ontario) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2020 / round: 3 / pick: 82 | ||||||||||||
| CFL draft: | 2020 / round: 8 / pick: 71 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 15, 2020 | |||||||||||||
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Neville Gallimore (born January 17, 1997) is a Canadian American football defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.
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] He 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]
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 in 2015.[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
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| Year | Team | GP | Tackles | For Loss | Sacks | Int | PD |
| 2016 | Oklahoma | 11 | 40 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Oklahoma | 9 | 28 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Oklahoma | 13 | 50 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Oklahoma | 13 | 29 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 46 | 147 | 17.0 | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | |
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Bench press | |||||
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| 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 s | 5.01 s | 7.97 s | 23 reps | |||||
| All values from NFL combine[9] | ||||||||||||
Gallimore was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft.[10] 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.[11][12] Gallimore recorded his first NFL tackle in a Week 5 34-37 win over the New York Giants
References
- ^ "Neville Gallimore of Ottawa brings a small, football-first school major notice". Retrieved May 9, 2020 – via The Globe and Mail.
- ^ "Living the dream: Ottawa's Neville Gallimore has his sights set on the NCAA | Ottawa Citizen". November 22, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Baby, Ben (December 30, 2014). "Canadian's star rising in the U.S." San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "Neville Gallimore of Ottawa excited, relieved to join Oklahoma Sooners". February 19, 2020. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ "OU football: From Ontario to Norman, Neville Gallimore growing as a Sooner". Oklahoman.com. November 5, 2016.
- ^ Oklahoma, Tyler Palmateer | CNHI Sports. "Game 'slowing down' for DT Neville Gallimore, who strives to become Canada's next big export". Norman Transcript. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "OU football: Sooners' Neville Gallimore expecting breakout 2019". Oklahoman.com. July 27, 2019. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
- ^ Oklahoma, Tyler Palmateer | CNHI Sports. "OU football: Neville Gallimore's still seeks ceiling ahead of redshirt senior season". Enidnews.com. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Neville Gallimore". NFL. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ TSN ca Staff (2020-04-24). "Canadian Neville Gallimore drafted by Dallas Cowboys in third round - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
- ^ "2020 CFL Draft Tracker". CFL. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "Gallimore headlines spring edition of Scouting Bureau". Canadian Football League. April 20, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.