Sophomore running back for Alabama. 2025: 140 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 3 catches.
6′1″ · 216 lb · Quitman, MS · Quitman
The numbers
rushing yards · 2025
3 TD · 7.4 per carry · 3 catches
Best game: 45 rush yds, 2 TD, 12 rec yds, vs Eastern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 running back for Alabama. 2025: 140 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 3 catches.
Buzz vs Tape
His own fans are far more bullish than the rival fanbase.
Behind paywall but summary: -QBs started off slow but got better, lots of praise for Russell’s legs - AK Dear was injured but not before scoring a touchdown today. Might be out a couple of weeks, Crowell was already injured and might be on…
Also worth knowing:
“AK Dear left Thursday’s scrimmage with an injury: “It was unfortunate because he was having a real nice scrimmage.” submitted by /u/DoctorWhosOnFirst [link] [comments]”
AK Dear
The receipt: 76 rush yds, 1 rush TD against UL Monroe — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (98th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 35.0 | 7.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 42.5 | 9.8 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 18.3 | 4.2 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs UL Monroe | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 56 | Season-high 76 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Wisconsin | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-0vs Eastern Illinois | 9 | 45 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-20@ Auburn | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-28vs Georgia | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 19 | 140 | 7.0 | 3 | 56 |
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
3 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (9.7%).
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Alabama
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Alabama · Last season: 11-4 (AP #11) · Talent rank #4 · 2026 recruiting class #2
NIL Opportunities 2025 Contributed in five games, earning a bigger role in the Tide backfield late in the year ... accumulated 140 yards and three scores on 19 carries ... also caught three passes for 18 combined yards. ULM: Earned his first collegiate snaps and did not disappoint ... finished wi...
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