#28

Josh Jobe

Senior defensive back for Alabama. 2021: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 38 tackles.

DB · Alabama · Sr. · #28

6′1″ · 192 lb · Miami, FL

CFB Index 64 · #135 of 509 safetiesLow confidenceAlabama 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

CB recruit

No. 109 nationally · Signed with Alabama

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive back for Alabama. 2021: 2 interceptions, 4 pass breakups, 38 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2018.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Alabama, 121 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

20184 games

Signed with Alabama4-star out of Cheshire Academy

202112 games

The role got bigger.

All-SEC

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#109 national

CFB

College

Alabama

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Nick Saban

Alabama

Played his entire career under Nick Saban.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Nick Saban — 51-5 over that span.

2018Alabama14-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-leaning

2019Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

2020Alabama13-0HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Alabama13-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

64Quality starter #135 of 509?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (86th percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#310 / 2743 · 86th pct

Solo tackles#677 / 2743 · 75th pct

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

Tackles#1004 / 2743 · 63rd pct

Tackles for loss#1821 / 2743 · 28th pct

1.0

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.3
Road5g	4.0	0.2	0.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	0.2	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2021

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

64 · #135 of 509 safeties

Former four-star. Now #135 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Alabama	38	28	1.0	0.0	4	2	--
2020	Alabama	47	34	2.5	2.0	11	--	--
2019	Alabama	28	21	0.0	0.0	3	1	--
2018	Alabama	8	7	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		121	90	3.5	2.0	19	3	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2021

W 41–24

vs Georgia

7 TOT · 6 SOLO

With B. Young — 421 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.1 · 40 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · J. Burnip — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 44-13@ Miami	5	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Florida	4	3	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 63-14vs Southern Miss	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 42-21vs Ole Miss	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 38-41@ Texas A&M	1	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 49-9@ Mississippi State	6	6	1.0	1	0
Wk 8	W 52-24vs Tennessee	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	W 20-14vs LSU	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 11	W 59-3vs New Mexico State	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	W 42-35vs Arkansas	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	W 24-22@ Auburn	4	3	0.0	1	0
Wk 14	W 41-24vs Georgia	7	6	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Total		38	28	1.0	2	4

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology