Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 9 | 47 | 5.2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 18 | 104 | 5.8 | 1 | 31 | Season-high 104 yds |
| Total | 27 | 151 | 5.5 | 3 | 31 |
#4
Daniel Hill
Junior running back for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 234 lb · Meridian, MS · Meridian
CFB Index 46 · #160 of 326 RBsHigh 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
151
rushing yards · 2026
3 TD · 5.6 per carry · 4 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 104 rush yds, 1 TD, 12 rec yds, at Kentucky
The play that turned itSwung Alabama from 39% to 96% to win.Alabama at Missouri · 27-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
23.9own fans
37.5national conversation
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In Their Words
513 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“How quickly you’re forgetting about Daniel Hill at running back! Roll Tide!”
youtube/BAMA FOOTBALL ON YOUTUBE WITH KYLE HENDERSON · fan post, verbatim
Daniel Hill
Wears you down at the goal line. This is his third year in the same backfield at Alabama. The receipt: 104 rush yds, 12 rec yds against Kentucky — Week 2, 2026.
151 RUSH YDS · 3 RUSH TD · 27 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20246 games
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Meridian
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Alabama
Played his entire career under Kalen DeBoer.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kalen DeBoer — 22-8 over that span.
2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidenceAscending
Elite: yards / carry (80th percentile). Strength: rush tds (80th percentile). Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 75.5 YDS/g, 5.5 YPC, 1.5 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #21 of 37 SEC RBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–17
at Kentucky
104 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
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) · A. Asparuhov — 54 AVG · 54 LONG · 1 NO
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Kentucky · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.40(09:37) #4 D.Hill rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UK45 (#5 J.Castell; #27 I.McMillian), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · East Carolina · 1&4 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Daniel Hill run for 4 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK)
- Week 2 · Kentucky · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.47(00:48) Shotgun #4 D.Hill rush right for 31 yards gain to the UK03, out of bounds at UK03, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner was out of bounds". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (00:48) Shotgun #4 D.Hill rush right for 34 yards gain to the UK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:41, 1ST DOWN)
- Week 2 · Kentucky · 1&3 · Q3 · EPA +1.46(00:28) Shotgun #4 D.Hill rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:24 #3 L.Brooks pass attempt Successful
- Week 2 · Kentucky · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.32(10:57) Shotgun #12 K.Russell pass complete short middle to #4 D.Hill caught at ALA44, for 9 yards to the ALA50 (#0 B.Barnes; #14 T.Bryant)
- Week 2 · Kentucky · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +1.23(04:25) Shotgun #4 D.Hill rush right for 10 yards gain to the UK03 (#14 T.Bryant; #3 A.Gates), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · East Carolina · 1&2 · Q2 · EPA +1.21Daniel Hill run for 2 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK)
- Week 2 · Kentucky · 2&6 · Q2 · EPA +1.17(04:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 D.Hill rush right for 16 yards gain to the UK30 (#14 T.Bryant), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Kentucky · 3&1 · Q3 · EPA -1.16(10:16) Shotgun #4 D.Hill rush middle for 0 yards to the UK50 (#3 A.Gates)
- Week 1 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.67Daniel Hill run for 8 yds to the ECU 34
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · 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
Power Back
Short-yardage and goal-line specialist. Carries the load, owns the red zone.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Adkins’s 2021 season.
Matches Anthony on
Height
Rush TD rate
Differs from Anthony on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Class year (lower)
Total rush EPA (college ability) (lower)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Andrew Body’s path through Alabama State.
Andrew Body
96%match
#2
Narii Gaither
92%
Matches Andrew on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Anthony Adkins's sophomore season at Army (2021).
Matches Anthony on
Height
Rush TD rate
Differs from Anthony on
Class year (lower)
Recruiting rating (higher)
Total rush EPA (college ability) (lower)
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #45
Peaked at #45 this season.
Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Rotated in at tailback while also working on special teams in 14 games with three starts ... rushed 75 times for 284 yards and six touchdowns while adding 28 catches for 203 total yards and a score. Florida State: Rushed three times for nine yards ... added two receptions f...
The backfield · Alabama
- #4Daniel Hill284 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Kevin Riley224 rushing yards · 2025
- AK Dear140 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Khalifa Keith8 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Fredrick Mooreno box-score line yet
5 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology