Emmanuel Waller
South Alabama Jaguars
66
Depth

Emmanuel Waller

South Alabama JaguarsAverage
DEDefenseDepth
Projected Starter

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Emmanuel Waller is the projected starter at DE for South Alabama Jaguars.

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Oak Mountain, ranked #692 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 14 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 3% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 66 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #692 NatlTeam Share3%
Birmingham, AL
Jersey
#9
Class
JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
267 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025142.51

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8767
National Rank
#692
High School
Oak Mountain
Hometown
Birmingham, AL

Why this rating?

On a 68-rated defense; 63th-percentile production (×0.78 for competition level) put them -2 vs unit starters → 66.

Team defense (SP+)
68
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 63% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.78)
Depth-chart adjustment
-2 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.

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Team Role

14 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%

Depth at DE · South Alabama Jaguars

  1. 1966Emmanuel WallerStarter
  2. 29062E'Mauri Smiley
Coach South AlabamaTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.