Senior defensive back for Western Michigan. 2019: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 11 tackles.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Pennsauken, NJ
The story
4 defensive back for Western Michigan. 2019: 1 interception, 1 pass breakup, 11 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKareem Ali
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Matt Rhule and Tim Lester. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Ohio — Week 12, 2019.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Western Michigan, 12 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: P.J. Fleck → Tim Lester. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (4th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2019 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2019
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Western Michigan | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2016 | Temple | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 57-10vs Georgia State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-52@ Syracuse | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 31-15vs Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-16vs Miami (OH) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-34@ Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 37-34@ Ohio | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 20-23vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |