Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 45-17@ Kentucky | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#19
Chuck McDonald III
Sophomore defensive back on Alabama's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 199 lb · Santa Ana, CA · Mater Dei
Returning to Alabama for 2026
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 51 nationally · Signed with Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive back on Alabama's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Alabama in 2025.
Chuck McDonald III
This is his second year in the same secondary at Alabama. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Kentucky — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Alabama4-star out of Mater Dei
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Kalen DeBoer — 13-4 over that span.
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–17
at Kentucky
4 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 28-point win on the road against Kentucky.
With K. Russell — 188 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 38.9 · -9 rush yds (8 car) · D. Hill — 104 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Alabama
Returning around him
- 10 Alabama players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (17 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Alabama · Last season: 11-4 (AP #11) · Talent rank #4 · 2026 recruiting class #2
Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Contributed primarily on special teams, seeing time in six contests ... totaled one tackle. Florida State: Made his collegiate debut in Tallahassee. ULM: Saw time against the Warhawks. Georgia: Entered for action on special teams in Athens. Eastern Illinois: Contributed one...
The secondary · Alabama
- #18Brayson Hubbard74 tackles · 2025
- #3Keon Sabb52 tackles · 2025
- #2Zabien Brown39 tackles · 2025
- #5Dijon Lee Jr.32 tackles · 2025
- #19Chuck McDonald III1 tackle · 2025
16 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology