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 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
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Luke Metz
Sophomore linebacker for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 235 lb · Hoschton, GA · Mill Creek
Returning to Alabama for 2026
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 8 tackles, 1 INT, at Kentucky
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 linebacker for Alabama. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2025.
- Alabama names starting ILB (Aug 26) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
31own fans
40national conversation
In Their Words
240 windows · 2026 fan posts
luke×91.5woodson×216.2wommack×1188.9reese×116.0caleb×20.5linebacker×16.4alabama×8.6defense×5.5
“For sleeper/off the radar I’ll say Luke Metz on defense and Josh Ford on offense… RTR”
youtube/BAMA FOOTBALL ON YOUTUBE WITH KYLE HENDERSON · fan post, verbatim
Luke Metz
Second year in the Alabama linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 8 tackles, 1 INT against Kentucky, Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Mill Creek
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kalen DeBoer — 13-4 over that span.
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
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (10th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–17
at Kentucky
8 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 QB HUR
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
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · 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
Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Played in all 15 contests on special teams while also seeing time on defense ... totaled seven stops ... selected as a special teams player of the week by the Alabama coaches for his efforts against LSU. Florida State: Earned his first collegiate playing time against the Se...
The linebacker corps · Alabama
- #7Caleb Woodson57 tackles · 2025
- Yhonzae Pierre52 tackles · 2025
- #9Desmond Umeozulu19 tackles · 2025
- #8Justin Hill10 tackles · 2025
- #4Luke Metz7 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology