Senior running back for Alabama. 2025: 59 rushing yards, 1 catch.
5′9″ · 216 lb · Hemphill, TX
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
rushing yards · 2025
4.2 per carry · 1 catches
Best game: 13 rush yds, 15 rec yds, vs Wisconsin
Swing playSwung Coastal Carolina from 6% to 35% to win.Louisiana at Coastal Carolina · 34-24
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Alabama. 2025: 59 rushing yards, 1 catch.
Dre'Lyn Washington
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Billy Napier, Michael Desormeaux and Kalen DeBoer. In 2024 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 23 rush yds, 1 tackles against Eastern Illinois — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 19.3 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 12.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 23.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-31@ Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 73-0vs UL Monroe | 5 | 22 | 4.4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-14vs Wisconsin | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-0vs Eastern Illinois | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Total | 14 | 59 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 |
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (6.5%).
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Alabama
Returning around him
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
Player DNA
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Antario Brown’s 2022 season.
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Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Lee Beebe’s path through Indiana.
Matches Lee on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to C'Bo Flemister's junior season at Pittsburgh (2022).
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Differs from C'Bo on
Player DNA