Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 12 yds |
| Total | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
#20
Khalifa Keith
Senior running back for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 232 lb · Birmingham, AL · Parker
Transferred App State → Alabama for 2026
The numbers
12
rushing yards · 2026
4 per carry
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 12 rush yds, vs East Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Alabama. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tennessee in 2023.
- Transferred from App State to Alabama in 2026.
Khalifa Keith
Khalifa Keith has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt on tape: 12 rush yds against East Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
12 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 3 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20235 games
- Signed with Tennessee3-star out of Parker
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Alabama
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Alabama
2025App State
2026Alabama
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Tennessee9-4HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning
2024Tennessee10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-heavy
2025App State5-8HC: Dowell Loggains · Pass-leaning
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
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: 12.0 YDS/g, 4.0 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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
Background
NIL Opportunities Prior to Alabama A late add to the Crimson Tide's transfer class ... rated as a top-140 running back in the portal by On3. 2025 (Appalachian State) Played one season at Appalachian State ... appeared in six games for the Mountaineers. 2023-24 (Tennessee) Spent the 2023-24 season...
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