Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-7vs Merrimack | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 26-35@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#2
Kahlil Ali
Senior safety on Delaware's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Pennsauken, NJ · Pennsauken
CFB Index 55 · #231 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Delaware for 2026
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.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 729 nationally · Signed with Boston College
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Delaware's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2023.
- Transferred from Boston College to Delaware in 2025.
Kahlil Ali
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across four seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Jeff Hafley, Bill O'Brien and Ryan Carty. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Merrimack, Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of Pennsauken
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2024
—
Delaware
2025–2026era →
Ryan Carty
Delaware
Played his entire career under Ryan Carty.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning
2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy
2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
2026Delaware1-1HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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 2 games: 3.0 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
Ryan Carty
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
55 · #231 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #231 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #10 of 25 Conference USA Ss
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Delaware | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Delaware | 50 | 26 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Boston College | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 59 | 31 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 42–7
vs Merrimack
4 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 35-point win at home against Merrimack.
With N. Minicucci — 330 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.3 · 13 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · J. Cupitt — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 49 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Delaware
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Delaware
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (13 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Delaware · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #134 · 2026 recruiting class #115
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Chace Cromartie’s 2020 season.
90%match
Matches Chace on
Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Keon Sabb's junior season at Alabama (2025).
Matches Keon on
Class year
Tackle volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Kahlil Ali
Background
HONORS AND AWARDS 2025-26 Conference USA Academic Honor Roll 2025 SEASON Appeared in all 13 games and made four starts Finished the season with 50 total tackles, 3.0 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, one QB hurry, one INT, and two PBUs Scored first-career touchdown with pick six vs Delaware State Conference USA A...
The secondary · Delaware
- #7KT Seay91 tackles · 2025
- #2Mysonne Pollard66 tackles · 2025
- #2Kahlil Ali50 tackles · 2025
- #6Kshawn Cox Jr.30 tackles · 2025
- #18Jamarion Kolagbodi28 tackles · 2025
23 more on the roster · Delaware team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology