Emmanuel Waller
Emmanuel Waller
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Emmanuel Waller has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Arkansas State — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kane Wommack → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Alabama | 14 | 4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UAB | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UAB | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 7 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 38–21
vs Morgan State
1 QB HUR · 1 TOT · 1 REC
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
South Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · South Alabama
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -18 net (12 in / 30 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
South Alabama · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #102 · 2026 recruiting class #77
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sione Lolohea’s 2022 season.
Matches Sione on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to J'Mond Tapp's junior season at Southern Miss (2025).
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Differs from J'Mond on