Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#41
Jamarion Matthews
Freshman linebacker for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 254 lb · Huntsville, AL · Gainesville
Returning to Alabama for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs East Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 linebacker for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2026.
Jamarion Matthews
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against East Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Gainesville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
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 1 game: 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 | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · 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 High School and Personal Data Versatile defender up front who was evaluated as a defensive tackle, end and edge rusher coming out of high school ... grew up in Alabama before transferring to Gainesville High School in Georgia for his senior year ... a unanimous four-star recruit...
The linebacker corps · Alabama
- #7Caleb Woodson57 tackles · 2025
- Yhonzae Pierre52 tackles · 2025
- #9Desmond Umeozulu19 tackles · 2025
- #8Justin Hill10 tackles · 2025
- #41Jamarion Matthews1 game · 2026
12 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology