Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 4 yds |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
#87
Danny Lewis Jr.
Senior tight end for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 260 lb · New Iberia, LA · Westgate
Returning to Alabama for 2026
The numbers
4
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 4 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 4 yds, vs East Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Alabama in 2022.
Danny Lewis Jr.
Danny Lewis Jr. has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Alabama. One game to point at: 4 rec yds, 1 receptions against East Carolina — Week 1, 2026.
4 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Alabama3-star out of Westgate
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Alabama
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
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: 1.0 REC/g, 4.0 YDS/g, 4.0 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
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
Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Battled injuries throughout the season but still managed time in six games ... tallied two receptions for 17 yards. Georgia: Returned to action in Athens ... saw time on offense and special teams. Vanderbilt: Worked on offense and special teams against the Commodores. Misso...
The tight end room · Alabama
- #81Kaleb Edwards150 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Marshall Pritchett57 receiving yards · 2025
- #40Josh Ford45 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Danny Lewis Jr.17 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Jay Lindsey7 receiving yards · 2025
5 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology