Carmelo O'Neal
Alabama Crimson Tide
81
Good

Carmelo O'Neal

Alabama Crimson TideElite
LCBDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Mercer
Projected Starter

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Carmelo O'Neal is the projected starter at LCB for Alabama Crimson Tide.

Junior · #28 · 6'4", 210 lbs

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Depth at LCB · Alabama Crimson Tide

  1. 12881Carmelo O'NealStarter
  2. 21773Zyan Gibson

Alabama Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the SEC

Ty BenefieldLSU · NBKJ BoldenGeorgia · SSAndre Jordan Jr.Auburn · RCB

Up next for Alabama

Alabama plays LSU away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 3 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Team Share1%
Atlanta, GA
Jersey
#28
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'4"
Weight
210 lbs
Transfer
Mercer

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—301

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Westlake
Hometown
Atlanta, GA

Why this rating?

On a 97-rated defense; 31th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them -12 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
97
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 31% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 48% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
-12 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24WTA&MTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-20

Oct 17LTENNTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 26-10

Oct 10LUGATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 20-17

Oct 3WMSSTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 56-23

Sep 26WSCTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-18

Sep 19WFSUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 50-36

Sep 12WUKTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 45-17

Sep 5WECUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 48-10

Carmelo O'Neal's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

3 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement9%
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