Jamarion Miller: RB · Alabama · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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.
Jamarion Miller
Just keeps getting the ball, series after series. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Alabama. One game to point at: 136 rushing yards and 8 receiving yards against Vanderbilt — Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Built to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
The closer
30.0% of carries overall (129/430) → 23.7% of Q4-with-lead carries (22/93) — 100.0% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8 of the team's 31 inside-the-5 carries (25.8%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | W 24-21@ No. 5 Georgia | 16 | 46 | 2.9 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 30-14vs No. 16 Vanderbilt | 22 | 136 | 6.2 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 136 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ No. 14 Missouri | 20 | 85 | 4.3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | W 37-20vs No. 11 Tennessee | 12 | 15 | 1.3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-22@ South Carolina | 10 | 26 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 11 | W 20-9vs LSU | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-23vs No. 11 Oklahoma | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 13 | W 56-0vs Eastern Illinois | 11 | 62 | 5.6 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 14 | W 27-20@ Auburn | 15 | 83 | 5.5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Bowl | W 34-24@ No. 8 Oklahoma | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 7 | |
 Bowl | L 3-38vs No. 1 Indiana | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 130 | 504 | 3.9 | 3 | 24 |
Week 6 · 2025
W 30-14
vs Vanderbilt
136 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD
With T. Simpson — 340 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 80.1 · L. Brooks — 1 rec · 30 yds
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
35%122 carriesFumble rate
0.8%1 of 130 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.9 yds/carry on 130 carries · 9% explosive (10+ yds) · 35% success rate.
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
246% of team targetsCatch rate
75%18 of 24 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
75% catch rate on 24 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 50.6 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 50.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 55.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 37.7 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
53.4%
523 pass / 456 run
Plays / game
65.3
15 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
504 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
130 carries and 19 catches in 11 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #227 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Alabama, 1,596 rushing yards — drafted at #245 overall by the New England Patriots.
A stat line in 42 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
New England Patriots2026 NFL rookie season
New England Patriots2026 NFL rookie season
