Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Neville Gallimore was born January 17, 1997, in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a defensive end in the NFL. 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. 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. 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.

Gallimore was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the third round (82nd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. 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. Gallimore recorded his first NFL tackle in a Week 5 34-37 win over the New York Giants.