#48

Phidarian Mathis

Former defensive lineman at Alabama. 2021: 9 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss, 53 tackles.

DL · Alabama · Sr. · #48

6′4″ · 312 lb · Wisner, LA

CFB Index 41 · #244 of 370 edge rushersLow confidenceAll-ConferenceWashington — drafted 2022, Rd 2, Pick 15, #47 overall

Recruiting

4★

DT recruit

No. 101 nationally · Signed with Alabama

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive lineman at Alabama. 2021: 9 sacks, 11.5 tackles for loss, 53 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2017.
Drafted round 2 by the Washington in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Alabama, 10 sacks — drafted at #47 overall by Washington.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2017

Signed with Alabama4-star out of Neville

202112 games

All-SECsecond

2022

Drafted by Washingtonround 2, pick 47

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#101 national

CFB

College

Alabama

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #47

Washington · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

1 honor

🎖

ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM

All-SEC 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Nick Saban

Alabama

Played his entire career under Nick Saban.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

WashingtonEntering 5th NFL season

#47Rd 2 · Pick 15

WashingtonEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Nick Saban — 51-5 over that span.

2018Alabama14-1HC: Nick Saban · Run-leaning

2019Alabama11-2HC: Nick Saban · Balanced

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

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

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

41Rotational starter #244 of 370?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (96th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#26 / 2743 · 99th pct

9.0

Tackles for loss#98 / 2743 · 96th pct

11.5

QB hurries#97 / 2743 · 96th pct

Tackles#536 / 2743 · 80th pct

Passes defended#735 / 2743 · 67th pct

Solo tackles#1137 / 2743 · 57th pct

Forced fumbles#59 / 673 · 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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.9	0.9	0.7	0.0
Road5g	3.8	0.6	0.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.3	0.5	0.5	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	4.6	1.2	0.9	0.0

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 · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

41 · #244 of 370 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #244 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Alabama	53	20	11.5	9.0	2	--	--
2020	Alabama	29	15	4.5	1.0	3	--	--
2019	Alabama	27	13	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Alabama	18	4	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		127	52	16.5	10.0	5	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2021

W 41–24

vs Georgia

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS

With B. Young — 421 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 98.1 · 40 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · J. Burnip — 43 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 44-13@ Miami	5	1	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 2	W 48-14vs Mercer	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Florida	7	1	0.5	0.5	—
Wk 4	W 63-14vs Southern Miss	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 5	W 42-21vs Ole Miss	3	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 6	L 38-41@ Texas A&M	3	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 49-9@ Mississippi State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 52-24vs Tennessee	4	2	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 10	W 20-14vs LSU	9	2	1.5	1.0	—	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 12	W 42-35vs Arkansas	5	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	W 24-22@ Auburn	3	2	1.5	1.5	—
Wk 14	W 41-24vs Georgia	2	1	1.0	1.0	—
Total		46	16	9.5	8.0	—

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