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OFFSEASON · SUMMER 2026 · COMMITMENT SEASON
Heisman / Players / Dre'Lyn Washington /Alabama

Dre'Lyn Washington

RB · Alabama · Sr · #20

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

59 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 14 CARRIES

2026 RETURNINGReturning to Alabama for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to Alabama for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Running back · Alabama

Returning around him

  • 43% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 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 #2 · 2026 recruiting class #3

RB · ALABAMA · SEC

Dre'Lyn Washington

  • 4
  • #20
  • 5-9 | 216 lb
  • Hemphill, TX

CFB Zeitgeist Score

6

Below cohort in the position cohort. Carried by yards / carry at the 20th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#219

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP RB AWARD

Doak Walker

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R05 · Part-time starter

Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2022–2025
3502022
5152023
4782024
59.02025

-83%

Sharp dropoff (-83%) — career inflection point.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1798 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionRB
Class4
Jersey20
Measurements5-9 | 216 lb
HometownHemphill, TX
Primary teamAlabama

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 3-star No. 1798 recruit
Composite rating 0.8281 HighSchool
Signed with Louisiana 2021
Origin Hemphill Hemphill, TX, USA
Class Profile Context
2021 3-star | 0.8281 No. 1798 recruit | HighSchool | Louisiana

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 1 Programs changed on file
Latest destination Alabama 2025
Transfer stars 3-star CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility Immediate Jan 7, 2025
Season Move Context
2025 Louisiana -> Alabama 3-star | 0.8800 | Immediate

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#219Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#281Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★☆☆

to Louisiana

Composite

0.8281

#1798 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Dre'Lyn Washington

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Dre'Lyn Washington

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the rushing totals stand

projecting to 13-game
Through 4g
59Rush yards
14Carries
0Rush TDs
Per game
14.8Rush yards
4Carries
0Rush TDs
Projected (13g)
191.8Rush yards
46Carries
0Rush TDs

To hit 750-yard season (currently 59): needs 76.8/game over remaining 9.

To hit 1,000-yard season (currently 59): needs 104.6/game over remaining 9.

To hit 1,500-yard season (currently 59): needs 160.1/game over remaining 9.

To hit 10 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 1.1/game over remaining 9.

To hit 15 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 1.7/game over remaining 9.

To hit 20 rushing TDs (currently 0): needs 2.2/game over remaining 9.

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Dre'Lyn Washington's story is about how role and output meet each other. For Alabama, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #219 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 5.5% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Transfer path 1 portal move

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

RB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Scrimmage yards 74 59 rush | 15 rec | #498/735 (32nd pct)
Rush TD 0 14 carries | #447/739 (40th pct)
Yards/carry 4.2 Per-rush efficiency | #455/735 (38th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Backfield contributor against FBS RB peers.

Balanced profile

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Rushing

CAR
14 33rd
YDS
59 32nd
YPC
4.2 38th
TD
0 40th

Receiving

REC
1 16th
YDS
15 24th
YPR
15.0 95th
TD
0 70th

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 4 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCARYDSAVGTDLONGNote
Wk 1L 17-31@ Florida State210.502
Wk 2W 73-0vs UL Monroe5224.407
Wk 3W 38-14vs Wisconsin2136.508
Wk 13W 56-0vs Eastern Illinois5234.6014Season-high 23 yds
Total14594.0014
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2021Louisiana12-1HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2022Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Balanced
2023Louisiana6-7HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2024Louisiana10-4HC: Michael Desormeaux · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
SeasonTeam
2025Alabama14594.20--
2024Louisiana734786.55--
2023Louisiana925155.62--
2022Louisiana643505.52--
2021Louisiana----------
Career5 loaded seasons2431,4025.89--
SeasonTeam
2025Alabama11515.00--
2024Louisiana610717.81--
2023Louisiana4246.01--
2022Louisiana4235.80--
2021Louisiana----------
Career5 loaded seasons1516911.32--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Rushing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted rushing value. It helps separate empty volume from carries that actually move the scoreboard.

Role share

How much of the team's offense flows through this back once rushing work and receiving work are combined.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Receiving work 1 15 rec yds | #467/552 (16th pct)
Usage 5.5% 10.5% rush share | #509/738 (31st pct)
Rushing WEPA +0.27 Opponent-adjusted rush value | #14/362 (96th pct)
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Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Rushing Rushing yards 59 #498/735 32nd pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rush TD 0 #447/739 40th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Rushing Yards / carry 4.2 #455/735 38th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receptions 1 #467/552 16th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving yards 15 #415/548 24th pct Volumevs FBS RB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.27 #14/362 96th pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 72 weighted playsvs FBS RB
Usage Role share 5.5% #509/738 31st pct Share of team offensevs FBS RB
Rushing Carries 14 #495/739 33rd pct Volumevs FBS RB
Rushing Rushing LONG 14 #488/733 34th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving LONG 15 #296/540 45th pct Metricvs FBS RB
Receiving Yards / catch 15.0 #29/548 95th pct Efficiencyvs FBS RB
Receiving Receiving TD 0 #169/552 70th pct Scoringvs FBS RB
Usage Rush share 10.5% #476/738 36th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS RB
Usage 1st-down usage 7.0% #457/738 38th pct Early-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Standard-down usage 5.9% #518/738 30th pct Base-situation sharevs FBS RB
Usage 2nd-down usage 5.8% #529/738 28th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Passing-down usage 4.3% #493/738 33rd pct Known-passing sharevs FBS RB
Usage 3rd-down usage 2.1% #593/738 20th pct Money-down loadvs FBS RB
Usage Pass share 0.7% #536/738 28th pct Air-game usagevs FBS RB

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 4 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Home3g19.35.20.0
Road1g1.00.50.0

Win vs Loss

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Wins3g19.35.20.0
Losses1g1.00.50.0

First half vs Second half

YDS/gYPCTD/g
Weeks 1-73g12.03.80.0
Weeks 8+1g23.04.60.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

6Below cohort
7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: carries (0th).

Yards / carry#272 / 349 · 20th pct
4.2rush
Rec yards#307 / 338 · 9th pct
15rece
Rush TDs#326 / 349 · 3rd pct
0rush
Long run#338 / 349 · 3rd pct
14rush
Receptions#327 / 338 · 2nd pct
1rece
Rush yards#350 / 349 · 0th pct
59rush
Carries#350 / 349 · 0th pct
14rush

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Advanced Savant · RB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 7 metrics
Dre'Lyn WashingtonAlabamaJordan BrunsonMiami (OH)· 45% simChavon WrightNorthern Illinois· 44% simTae MeadowsTroy· 43% sim
Yards / carry
20
Washington
41
Brunson
33
Wright
29
Meadows
Rec yards
9
Washington
3
Brunson
10
Wright
38
Meadows
Rush TDs
3
Washington
50
Brunson
62
Wright
72
Meadows
Long run
3
Washington
73
Brunson
49
Wright
53
Meadows
Receptions
2
Washington
2
Brunson
32
Wright
45
Meadows
Rush yards
0
Washington
80
Brunson
84
Wright
74
Meadows
Carries
0
Washington
85
Brunson
92
Wright
84
Meadows

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Kalen DeBoer

Pass share

53.4%

523 pass / 456 run

Plays / game

65.3

15 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.8%

384 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025

2 coaches
2021
Nick Saban
Alabama
2022
Nick Saban
Alabama
2023
Nick Saban
Alabama
2024
Kalen DeBoer
Alabama
era →
2025
Kalen DeBoer
Alabama

Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Saban → Kalen DeBoer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownHemphill, TX
Height5'9"
Weight216 lb
Class4
PositionRB
Jersey20

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 Louisiana RB4 #219 #281 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | Sun Belt
2023 Louisiana RB4 #1180 #1349 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W19 snapshot | Sun Belt
2022 Louisiana RB4 #1567 #1811 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Sun Belt
2021 Louisiana RB4 #2909 #2634 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W20 snapshot | Sun Belt

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 Alabama SEC RB 4 No. 20 | 5-9 | 216 lb | Hemphill, TX
2024 Louisiana Sun Belt RB 4 No. 20 | 5-9 | 216 lb | Hemphill, TX
2023 Louisiana Sun Belt RB 4 No. 20 | 5-9 | 216 lb | Hemphill, TX
2022 Louisiana Sun Belt RB 4 No. 20 | 5-9 | 216 lb | Hemphill, TX
2021 Louisiana Sun Belt RB 4 No. 20 | 5-9 | 216 lb | Hemphill, TX