Senior defensive back on Rutgers's 2025 roster.
5′10″ · 188 lb · East Orange, NJ
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 881 nationally · Signed with Rutgers
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Rutgers's 2025 roster.
Al-Shadee Salaam
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fourth year in the Rutgers secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Washington, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Greg Schiano.
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Greg Schiano — 23-27 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #318 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 60–10
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 50-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With A. Kaliakmanis — 309 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 37.2 · 4 rush yds (4 car) · J. Benjamin — 68 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-31vs Ohio | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 60-10vs Norfolk State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 28-38vs Iowa | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-38@ Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-24@ Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Rutgers
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Stan Cross’s 2021 season.
Matches Stan on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Stan Cross's junior season at UConn (2023).
Matches Stan on
Player DNA