Rydarrius Morgan
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the same secondary at Alabama. On tape: 18 rushing yards and 5 tackles against Kentucky, Week 2, 2026.
26 tackles · 0.5 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 2 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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.
Last game (Wk 8): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 50-36vs Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-18vs South Carolina | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 56-23@ No. 16 Mississippi State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-20vs No. 2 Georgia | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-26@ No. 14 Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-20vs Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 0 |
Oct. 24 · W 31-20 vs Texas A&M, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 2 interceptions in the 8 games with play by play.
How Alabama’s defense played that day
Texas A&M’s 11 drives: 7 stopped (3 takeaways) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 5 of 9.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 6-yard loss. Third quarter, up 42-17.
A defensive touchdown: his interception went 23 yards for the score. 8 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 9 for him; the box score credits 8.
Intercepted, returned 23 yards for the score. Second quarter, made it 35-3.
3 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception ended Florida State’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. First quarter, down 7-0. Ended Florida State’s drive (int).
0 tackles.
Not drawn: there is no box score for this game yet.
2 tackles.
Week 4 · 2026
W 49-18
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against South Carolina.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFL26 tackles · 2 for loss · 0.5 sacks · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Kalen DeBoer — 26-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
45.8%
225 pass / 266 run
Plays / game
61.4
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #145 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #53 of 57 SEC DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 24 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kalen DeBoer.
