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7. NEVILLE GALLIMORE | Oklahoma 6020 | 304 lbs. | rSR. Ottawa, Ontario (Canada Prep) 1/17/1997 (age 23.27) #90
BACKGROUND: Neville Gallimore, who was born and raised in Ottawa (the capital of Canada) to Jamaican parents, played every sport growing up, especially soccer and basketball. At 11, he started playing football, which soon became his sport of choice as he grew into his body. Gallimore began his prep career at St. Patrick’s High School, but football was a secondary sport in that part of the country, which prompted his transfer to Canada Prep Football Academy for his junior and senior years. The upstart program, located on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls in St. Catharines (over five hours south of Ottawa), plays four-down United States-style rules against American teams. A four-star defensive tackle recruit out of high school, Gallimore received double-digit offers following his junior year at Canada Prep and finished as the No. 11 player at his position in the 2015 recruiting cycle. He also became the first non-American player invited to Nike’s The Opening football camp, which helped him get noticed as a recruit. Gallimore received offers from all the major programs, but leaned toward Florida State, Ohio State and Oklahoma, ultimately choosing the Sooners at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl (making him the first Canadian to compete in that event). His parents, Carlton and Merdiva, were Jamaican farmers before immigrating to Canada in 1995, settling in Eastern Ontario with Gallimore’s two older brothers, Toshoy and Garry, who played professional basketball overseas. Gallimore accepted his invitation to the Senior Bowl.
STRENGTHS: Fluid body type with the lateral range to work up/down the line of scrimmage…quickness to sidestep and cross the face of blockers…violent, powerful hands to create knockback or toss blockers…physical rip, club-swim and push-pull moves to penetrate gaps…bowls over and bullies blockers with his initial surge…elite motor and pursuit skills, frequently chasing down ball carriers 20 yards downfield…moves like a linebacker in space with his ability to drop his hips and smoothly redirect…resets his vision well to locate run lanes…competes like a warrior in games, practice and the weight room…blue collar background and work ethic was instilled in him at a young age…steadily matured as a leader at OU (defensive coordinator Alex Grinch: “When he speaks up, the guys listen to him”). [156]
WEAKNESSES: Eager, forceful hands, but doesn’t always go anywhere…unrefined pass rush sequence and counter moves…spotty snap anticipation and pass rush tends to stall if he doesn’t win with first movement…inconsistent finisher once he reaches the backfield…was part of a steady rotation at Oklahoma, playing 53.7 percent of snaps as a senior…lost 30 pounds prior to his senior year and needs to find his consistent weight…unremarkable production with 18 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks over 52 games and almost 2,000 snaps.
SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Oklahoma, Gallimore was the nose guard in defensive coordinator Alex Grinch’s hybrid 3-3-5 base scheme, lining up everywhere from B-gap to B-gap. Nicknamed the “Canadian Bulldozer,” he will soon become the first Ottawa-born player to take the field in the NFL. Gallimore is an athletic marvel for a 300-plus pounder with the rare motor and violent hands to make plays outside his square. His splash plays are some of the best snaps you will see at the position, but his college production doesn’t match up with his impressive power/athletic traits. Overall, Gallimore isn’t the most technically sound player, but he is an athletic, charged-up big man with the explosive hands to reset the line of scrimmage or pass off blocks on his way to the pocket, projecting as a threetechnique with NFL starting potential.
7. NEVILLE GALLIMORE | Oklahoma 6020 | 304 lbs. | rSR. Ottawa, Ontario (Canada Prep) 1/17/1997 (age 23.27) #90
BACKGROUND: Neville Gallimore, who was born and raised in Ottawa (the capital of Canada) to Jamaican parents, played every sport growing up, especially soccer and basketball. At 11, he started playing football, which soon became his sport of choice as he grew into his body. Gallimore began his prep career at St. Patrick’s High School, but football was a secondary sport in that part of the country, which prompted his transfer to Canada Prep Football Academy for his junior and senior years. The upstart program, located on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls in St. Catharines (over five hours south of Ottawa), plays four-down United States-style rules against American teams. A four-star defensive tackle recruit out of high school, Gallimore received double-digit offers following his junior year at Canada Prep and finished as the No. 11 player at his position in the 2015 recruiting cycle. He also became the first non-American player invited to Nike’s The Opening football camp, which helped him get noticed as a recruit. Gallimore received offers from all the major programs, but leaned toward Florida State, Ohio State and Oklahoma, ultimately choosing the Sooners at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl (making him the first Canadian to compete in that event). His parents, Carlton and Merdiva, were Jamaican farmers before immigrating to Canada in 1995, settling in Eastern Ontario with Gallimore’s two older brothers, Toshoy and Garry, who played professional basketball overseas. Gallimore accepted his invitation to the Senior Bowl.
STRENGTHS: Fluid body type with the lateral range to work up/down the line of scrimmage…quickness to sidestep and cross the face of blockers…violent, powerful hands to create knockback or toss blockers…physical rip, club-swim and push-pull moves to penetrate gaps…bowls over and bullies blockers with his initial surge…elite motor and pursuit skills, frequently chasing down ball carriers 20 yards downfield…moves like a linebacker in space with his ability to drop his hips and smoothly redirect…resets his vision well to locate run lanes…competes like a warrior in games, practice and the weight room…blue collar background and work ethic was instilled in him at a young age…steadily matured as a leader at OU (defensive coordinator Alex Grinch: “When he speaks up, the guys listen to him”). [156]
WEAKNESSES: Eager, forceful hands, but doesn’t always go anywhere…unrefined pass rush sequence and counter moves…spotty snap anticipation and pass rush tends to stall if he doesn’t win with first movement…inconsistent finisher once he reaches the backfield…was part of a steady rotation at Oklahoma, playing 53.7 percent of snaps as a senior…lost 30 pounds prior to his senior year and needs to find his consistent weight…unremarkable production with 18 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks over 52 games and almost 2,000 snaps.
SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Oklahoma, Gallimore was the nose guard in defensive coordinator Alex Grinch’s hybrid 3-3-5 base scheme, lining up everywhere from B-gap to B-gap. Nicknamed the “Canadian Bulldozer,” he will soon become the first Ottawa-born player to take the field in the NFL. Gallimore is an athletic marvel for a 300-plus pounder with the rare motor and violent hands to make plays outside his square. His splash plays are some of the best snaps you will see at the position, but his college production doesn’t match up with his impressive power/athletic traits. Overall, Gallimore isn’t the most technically sound player, but he is an athletic, charged-up big man with the explosive hands to reset the line of scrimmage or pass off blocks on his way to the pocket, projecting as a threetechnique with NFL starting potential.
