Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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Keon Sabb
Senior defensive back on Alabama's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 205 lb · Glassboro, NJ · IMG Academy
CFB Index 62 · #167 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Alabama 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
4★
S recruit
No. 84 nationally · Signed with Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Alabama's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Michigan in 2022.
- Transferred from Michigan to Alabama in 2024.
In Their Words
90 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Keon Sabb Has 'Aged Like A Fine Wine,' And Alabama's Secondary Is Benefitting From It submitted by /u/DoctorWhosOnFirst [link] [comments]”
reddit/rolltide · fan post, verbatim
Keon Sabb
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: All-SEC. The receipt: 4 tackles against Kentucky — Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
2022
- Signed with Michigan4-star out of IMG Academy
20247 games
- Entered the portal
202513 games
- All-SEC
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SEC
All-SEC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Alabama
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot to repeat All-SEC
Based on 2025: #25 of 57 SEC DBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–17
at Kentucky
4 TOT · 4 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Kentucky.
With K. Russell — 188 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 38.9 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · D. Hill — 104 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Alabama
Returning around him
- 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
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dean Clark’s 2024 season.
87%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Dean on
Weight
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Dean on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kahlil Ali's junior season at Delaware (2025).
90%match
Matches Kahlil on
Class year
Tackle volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Keon Sabb
Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Started all 15 games at safety ... notched 54 tackles, including 2.5 for loss (-11 yards) and one sack (-2 yards) ... also added three pass breakups, one interception and a quarterback hurry ... named to the Comeback Player of the Year Watch List ... selected as a defensive...
The secondary · Alabama
- #18Brayson Hubbard74 tackles · 2025
- #3Keon Sabb52 tackles · 2025
- #2Zabien Brown39 tackles · 2025
- #5Dijon Lee Jr.32 tackles · 2025
- #6Rydarrius Morgan25 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology