DJ Dale
DJ Dale
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has spent three seasons in the Alabama defensive front. The receipt: 3 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 11, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Alabama, 6 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2019–2022
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Nick Saban.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2022
W 20–19
at Texas
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Marquis Burks’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Curtis Harper's senior season at Akron (2022).
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