Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Total | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 20 |
#81
Kaleb Edwards
Sophomore tight end for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′6″ · 264 lb · El Dorado Hills, CA · Oak Ridge
Returning to Alabama for 2026
The numbers
21
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 10.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 21 yds, vs East Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 tight end for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2025.
- Alabama DB Jireh Edwards out for surgery (Aug 24) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Rivals warmer than fans
The rival fanbase is unexpectedly warm on him relative to his own.
26.9own fans
70rival fans
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In Their Words
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Kaleb Edwards
Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. He has spent two seasons in the Alabama receiving corps. The receipt: 21 rec yds, 2 receptions against East Carolina — Week 1, 2026.
21 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20259 games
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Oak Ridge
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kalen DeBoer — 13-4 over that span.
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 21.0 YDS/g, 10.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/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
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Alabama
Returning around him
- 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 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
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Moliki Matavao’s 2022 season.
70%match
NFL Rd 7
Matches Moliki on
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Weight
Differs from Moliki on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Smith's freshman season at South Carolina (2024).
Matches Michael on
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Differs from Michael on
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Earned a prominent role at tight end in year one, working in all 15 games with six starts ... selected to the Freshman All-SEC Team by the league coaches ... caught 11 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown. Florida State: Earned his first collegiate action against the Semino...
The tight end room · Alabama
- #81Kaleb Edwards150 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Marshall Pritchett57 receiving yards · 2025
- #40Josh Ford45 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Danny Lewis Jr.17 receiving yards · 2025
- #88Jay Lindsey7 receiving yards · 2025
5 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology