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Alabama

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

5-0 5 games tracked Offense A Defense A+
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Season grades

Offense 6th of 137
A
2025 B 42nd of 136
Points added per play
+0.41opponents usually allow +0.092025: +0.15
Plays that work
51%usual for these opponents 40%2025: 42%
Defense 4th of 137
A+
2025 A- 20th of 136
Points allowed per play
-0.06opponents usually get +0.262025: +0.06
Plays that work against it
36%usual for these opponents 48%2025: 38%
Special teams
–
Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Alabama finished 11-4. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

9%of dropbacks end in a sack
Offense

Protect the quarterback

K. Russell has been sacked on 9% of dropbacks (11 of 129), against 5% for all teams.

78%of throws to him work
Offense

Get the ball to K. Edwards

Small sample

K. Russell to K. Edwards works 78% of the time (7 of 9 throws, 8 caught, 12.3 yards a throw). Everything else through the air works 48%. He gets 8% of the targets.

24%all teams 41%
Defense

Stopping the run on 1st and long

Opponents' runs on 1st and long (7 or more) work 24% of the time, against 41% for all teams (12 of 50 plays).

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

WeekOpponentScoreOffenseDefense
1 vs East Carolina W48-10 A – Replay
2 at Kentucky W45-17 C+ A+ Replay
3 vs Florida State W50-36 A B- Replay
4 vs South Carolina W49-18 B+ B Replay
5 at Mississippi State W56-23 A A Replay
6 vs Georgia Tracker
7 at Tennessee Tracker
8 vs Texas A&M Tracker
10 at LSU Tracker
11 at Vanderbilt Tracker
12 vs Chattanooga Tracker
13 vs Auburn Tracker

What Alabama calls

65%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 33rd most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+123 plays
Run 61% Pass 39%

Runs work 48% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 60% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-313 plays
Run 77% Pass 23%

Runs work 70% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 0% (all teams 56%).

2nd & 4-624 plays
Run 46% Pass 54%

Runs work 82% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 62% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+48 plays
Run 35% Pass 65%

Runs work 29% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 39% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-313 plays
Run 69% Pass 31%

Runs work 67% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 25% (all teams 54%).

3rd & 4-613 plays
Run 46% Pass 54%

Runs work 33% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 57% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+18 plays
Run 0% Pass 100%

Runs work - of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 33% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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