Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (31.2%).
Texas A&M · W 31-20
No carries.
Crowell has carries in 7 of Alabama’s 8 games: none against Texas A&M.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
12 stories in the last 30 days, from 5 outlets.
Kalen DeBoer: EJ Crowell 'built' for Alabama football success despite injuries
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 27
No bar in a game where the team had under 100 rushing yards: a share of that little says nothing.
Share of the team's total this season.
EJ Crowell
One game to point at: 51 rushing yards and 14 receiving yards against Florida State — Week 3, 2026.
216 rushing yards · 4 rushing TD · 32 carries
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
5 of the team's 16 inside-the-5 carries (31.2%).
from 5 outlets
Kalen DeBoer: EJ Crowell 'built' for Alabama football success despite injuries
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 27 · 1 outlet
from 18 outlets
Alabama freshman EJ Crowell exits Florida State game for injury tent
The Tuscaloosa News +1 Sep 19 · 2 outlets
Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named EJ Crowell vs East Carolina.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alabama | 32 | 216 | 6.8 | 4 | 39 |
| Career | 32 | 216 | 6.8 | 4 | 39 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alabama | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Career | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 14 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 3 | W 50-36vs Florida State | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 1 | 29 | Season-high 51 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 49-18vs South Carolina | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 0 | 39 | |
| Wk 5 | W 56-23@ No. 16 Mississippi State | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 37 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20vs No. 2 Georgia | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-26@ No. 14 Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 216 | 6.8 | 4 | 39 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 50-36
51 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 14 yds
Edged out Florida State at home in a shootout.
With K. Russell — 320 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.2 · 56 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · A. Asparuhov — 42.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 44 long
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 37.2 | 5.8 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 22.3 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 30.9 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
45.8%
225 pass / 266 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former five-star. Now #160 at the position.