Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#28
Carmelo O'neal
Junior defensive back on Alabama's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 210 lb · Atlanta, GA · Westlake
Returning to Alabama for 2026
The story
3 defensive back on Alabama's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Mercer in 2024.
Carmelo O'neal
The receipt: 1 tackles against Kentucky — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Mercerout of Westlake
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–17
at Kentucky
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Kentucky.
With K. Russell — 188 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 38.9 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · D. Hill — 104 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Alabama
Returning around him
- 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
Background
NIL Opportunities Prior to Alabama A top-75 safety according to 247Sports' Transfer Portal Rankings ... rated in the top-120 at his position in the portal by On3. 2024-25 (Mercer) Totaled 23 games of action across two seasons at Mercer ... combined for 54 tackles, including two for loss (-7 yards...
The secondary · Alabama
- #18Brayson Hubbard74 tackles · 2025
- #3Keon Sabb52 tackles · 2025
- #2Zabien Brown39 tackles · 2025
- #5Dijon Lee Jr.32 tackles · 2025
- #28Carmelo O'neal2 games · 2026
16 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology