Al-Ma'Hi Ali is a defensive back at Western Kentucky who has not played in Western Kentucky's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Western Kentucky lists 28 defensive backs this season.
Western Kentucky is 3-5. Next: at Middle Tennessee, Sat Nov 7.
Ali moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Biff Poggi and Tyson Helton. On tape: 5 tackles against Middle Tennessee, Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Western Kentucky | 28 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Charlotte | 45 | 31 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 88 | 59 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-24vs Sam Houston | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 21-45@ Toledo | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-16vs Nevada | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-22@ Missouri State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ Delaware | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 6-25vs Florida International | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-27@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-16vs New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-26vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 28 | 19 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
14%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%1 TFL28 tackles · 1 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tyson Helton
Pass share
54.9%
492 pass / 404 run
Plays / game
68.9
13 games
Team sack rate
4.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #27 of 43 Conference USA DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Biff Poggi and Tyson Helton.
