#13

Malachi Moore

Former defensive back at Alabama. 2024: 2 interceptions, 8 pass breakups, 70 tackles.

DB · Alabama · Sr. · #13

6′0″ · 201 lb · Trussville, AL

CFB Index 80 · #37 of 327 cornersLow confidenceNational watchNew York — drafted 2025, Rd 4, Pick 28, #130 overall

On production he ranks #37 of 327 corners; on reputation he is on a national watch list. The gap between those two numbers is the story.

Recruiting

4★

S recruit

No. 213 nationally · Signed with Alabama

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive back at Alabama. 2024: 2 interceptions, 8 pass breakups, 70 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2020.
Drafted round 4 by the New York in 2025.
Named All-America (PFF) in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Alabama, 208 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — drafted at #130 overall by New York.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

202010 games

Signed with Alabama4-star out of Hewitt-Trussville
All-SEC

20219 games

All-SEC

202211 games

All-SEC

202313 games

All-SEC

202412 games

All-America
All-SECfirst

2025

Drafted by New Yorkround 4, pick 130

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#213 national

CFB

College

Alabama

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #130

New York · 2025

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

5 honors · 3 categories

🥇

ALL-AMERICA

Named All-American (2024)

1 selectors honored him

🥈

ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2024)

🎓

FRESHMAN HONORS

Freshman recognition (2020)

2 mention(s)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020–2023

Nick Saban

Alabama

2024

Kalen DeBoer

Alabama

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 2nd NFL season

#130Rd 4 · Pick 28

New YorkEntering 2nd NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Alabama13-0HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Alabama13-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced, fast tempo

2022Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

2023Alabama12-2HC: Nick Saban · Run-heavy

2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

80All-Conference level #37 of 327?

Low confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (97th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (92nd percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#58 / 2892 · 97th pct

Solo tackles#211 / 2892 · 92nd pct

Tackles#246 / 2892 · 91st pct

QB hurries#397 / 2892 · 83rd pct

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1063 / 2892 · 61st pct

3.0

Forced fumbles#55 / 700 · 46th pct

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

2024 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	4.3	0.1	0.0	1.1
Road5g	8.0	0.5	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	6.0	0.2	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+6g	5.7	0.2	0.2	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2024

National watch / fringe AA

In the All-America conversation, short of a selector's first team.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

80 · #37 of 327 corners

Former four-star. Now #37 at the position.

Selector Grid · 2024

AP—

FWAA—

AFCA—

WCFF—

SN—

SI—

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Alabama	70	40	3.0	1.0	8	2	--
2023	Alabama	51	30	5.0	0.0	4	1	--
2022	Alabama	28	17	1.5	1.5	5	--	--
2021	Alabama	16	10	2.0	0.0	1	1	--
2020	Alabama	43	27	4.0	0.0	6	3	--
Career		208	124	15.5	2.5	24	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024

W 41–34

vs Georgia

7 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 PD

Edged out Georgia at home in a shootout.

With J. Milroe — 374 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 98.5 · 117 rush yds (16 car) · 2 TD · R. Williams — 6 rec · 177 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 63-0vs Western Kentucky	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 42-16vs South Florida	7	4	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 3	W 42-10@ Wisconsin	7	4	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 41-34vs Georgia	7	3	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 6	L 35-40@ Vanderbilt	10	6	1.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 10 tackles
Wk 7	W 27-25vs South Carolina	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 17-24@ Tennessee	6	2	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	W 34-0vs Missouri	4	2	0.0	0.0	1	1
Wk 11	W 42-13@ LSU	7	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 52-7vs Mercer	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 3-24@ Oklahoma	10	8	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 28-14vs Auburn	4	1	0.5	0.0	—	3
Total		70	40	3.0	1.0	2	8

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Malachi Moore

202010 games

20219 games

202211 games

202313 games

202412 games

2025

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

National watch / fringe AA

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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