Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Total | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
#6
Kevin Riley
Junior running back for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 198 lb · Northport, AL · Tuscaloosa County
CFB Index 38 · #238 of 326 RBsHigh 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.
The numbers
17
rushing yards · 2026
2.8 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 17 rush yds, vs East Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Rivals warmer than fans
The rival fanbase is unexpectedly warm on him relative to his own.
9own fans
43.3rival fans
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In Their Words
214 windows · 2026 fan posts
kevin×107.5dear×129.1crowell×67.8line×10.1pass×12.6
“Why does everybody throw Kevin Riley under the bus. It’s like yall see him as last on the depth chart. If you go look at his highlights from last year you wouldn’t be able to tell that we didn’t have a run game‼️”
youtube/BAMA FOOTBALL ON YOUTUBE WITH KYLE HENDERSON · fan post, verbatim
Kevin Riley
Wins in space out of the backfield. Third year in the Alabama backfield, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 17 rush yds against East Carolina — Week 1, 2026.
17 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 6 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Tuscaloosa County
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Alabama
Played his entire career under Kalen DeBoer.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kalen DeBoer — 22-8 over that span.
2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush 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: 17.0 YDS/g, 2.8 YPC, 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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #26 of 37 SEC RBs
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
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · 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
Satellite Back
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Davion Ervin-Poindexter’s 2023 season.
67%match
Matches Davion on
Yards / carry
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Davion on
Class year (lower)
Yards / reception (higher)
Rush TD rate (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Gerrid Doaks’s path through Cincinnati.
92%match
All-AACNFL Rd 7
Matches Gerrid on
Yards per carry
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Sutton Smith's sophomore season at Memphis (2023).
63%match
All-AACNFL Rd 6
Matches Sutton on
Weight
Total rush EPA (college ability)
Differs from Sutton on
Class year (lower)
Height (higher)
EPA / carry (adj) (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kevin Riley
Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Earned an expanded role in the Crimson Tide backfield, contributing in 11 games with two starts ... suffered an injury prior to Eastern Illinois that kept him out until the Rose Bowl ... totaled 59 carries for 224 yards and two touchdowns ... also caught 19 passes for 176 y...
The backfield · Alabama
- #4Daniel Hill284 rushing yards · 2025
- #6Kevin Riley224 rushing yards · 2025
- AK Dear140 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Khalifa Keith8 rushing yards · 2025
- #29Fredrick Mooreno box-score line yet
5 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology