Former defensive back at Kentucky. 2024: 1 interception, 28 tackles.
6′1″ · 213 lb · Lanett, AL
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
ATH recruit
No. 186 nationally · Signed with Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at Kentucky. 2024: 1 interception, 28 tackles.
Kristian Story
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Nick Saban and Mark Stoops. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Louisville, Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Kentucky, 47 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (7th 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
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #419 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024
W 20–17
at Ole Miss
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With B. Vandagriff — 243 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.3 · 3 rush yds (17 car) · A. Laros — 42 AVG · 53 LONG · 5 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 12-13vs Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-6vs Ohio | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-17@ Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-48@ Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-24vs Auburn | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 18-28@ Tennessee | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 48-6vs Murray State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-31@ Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 14-41vs Louisville | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 28 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to L.J. Wallace’s 2021 season.
Matches L.J. on
Differs from L.J. on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to William Nimmo Jr.'s senior season at San Diego State (2024).
Matches William on
Player DNA