Phidarian Mathis: DL · Alabama · #48.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Phidarian Mathis
Wins the gap play after play. Fourth year in the same defensive front at Alabama. The first one came in 2021: All-SEC. On tape: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against LSU, Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 28
Heavy Oct 28
Saturday Down South Oct 24
The Tuscaloosa News Oct 15Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 44-13vs No. 14 Miami | 5 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Mercer | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-29@ No. 11 Florida | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 63-14vs Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 42-21vs No. 12 Ole Miss | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 38-41@ Texas A&M | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-9@ Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 52-24vs Tennessee | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-14vs LSU | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 42-35vs No. 21 Arkansas | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-22@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 41-24vs No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 16 | 9.5 | 8.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
22%12 TFLSack rate
17%9 sacksHurry rate
11%6 hurries53 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 9 sacks.
4 seasons under Nick Saban — 51-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 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
Head Coach
Nick Saban
Pass share
51.3%
571 pass / 542 run
Plays / game
85.6
13 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
615 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #244 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Alabama, 10 sacks — drafted at #47 overall by the Washington Commanders.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Nick Saban.
Next stop · NFL
Washington CommandersEntering 5th NFL season
Washington CommandersEntering 5th NFL season
