Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 1755th / 2577 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1085th / 1914 |
| Run stops | 4 | 1629th / 3269 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 4 | — |
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Alabama#7 · 5-2 | 2 | 6% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | South Carolina#51 · 4-8 | 9 | 23% | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | South Carolina#13 · 9-4 | 2 | 1% | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | South Carolina#60 · 5-7 | 7 | 7% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Desmond Umeozulu's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Desmond Umeozulu's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | W 48–10 | 5.4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 2 | @ | W 45–17 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | W 50–36 | 5.6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | |
| 4 | W 49–18 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 5 | @ | W 56–23 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | L 17–20 | — | no stats recorded | ||||||||
| 7 | @ | L 10–26 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 4.6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 6 | 2704th / 5416 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1350th / 2453 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Kentucky | — | 65 | ~3 (0–17) | 1 | 5% |
| Wk 3 · Florida State | ✓ LB | 64 | ~24 (2–44) | 3 | 38% |
| Season | 1 GS | 446 | 27 (0–73) | 4 | 6% |
16 LBs on the Alabama roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Woodson | LB | 53 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | Luke Metz | LB | SO | 50 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 0 | Yhonzae Pierre | LB | SR | 24 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 |
| 36 | QB Reese | LB | JR | 23 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Xavier Griffin | LB | FR | 14 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Jah-Marien Latham | LB | SR | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Justin Hill | LB | SO | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Desmond Umeozulu | LB | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 15 | Duke Johnson II | LB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Abduall Sanders Jr. | LB | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 41 | Jamarion Matthews | LB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Cayden Jones | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Bubba Odom | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Zay Hall | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Jake Ivie | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Torin Craig | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Alabama depth chart →