Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | W 56-0vs Eastern Illinois | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 22 yds |
| Total | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 10 |
#89
Brody Dalton
Senior tight end for Alabama. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 251 lb · Fyffe, AL
CFB Index 40 · #99 of 135 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Alabama for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
22
receiving yards · 2025
3 catches · 7.3 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 22 yds, vs Eastern Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Alabama. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2021.
- Transferred from Troy to Alabama in 2025.
Brody Dalton
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Brody Dalton has played for four head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 22 rec yds, 3 receptions against Eastern Illinois, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with UAB3-star out of Fyffe
20233 games
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022–2023
Alabama
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy
2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced
2024Troy4-8HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 REC/g, 22.0 YDS/g, 7.3 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Alabama
Returning around him
- 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 10 Alabama players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (17 in / 24 out)
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Miles Kitselman’s 2024 season.
78%match
Matches Miles on
Yards / reception
Weight
Reception volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to DeShawn Hanika's junior season at Iowa State (2022).
Matches DeShawn on
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight
Height
Differs from DeShawn on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Brody Dalton
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology