Senior linebacker for UAB. 2022: 12 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.
6′1″ · 225 lb · Calera, AL
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.
The story
4 linebacker for UAB. 2022: 12 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearKyle Harrell
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Four seasons at UAB, two different head coaches: Bill Clark and Bryant Vincent. 2021 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 3 tackles, 2 TFL against Louisiana Tech — Week 13, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at UAB, 55 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Clark → Bryant Vincent. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (89th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (85th percentile). Concern: tackles (9th 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
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 59–0
vs Alabama A&M
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 2 SOLO
Dominant 59-point win at home against Alabama A&M.
With D. Hopkins — 191 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 56.7 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · J. Brown Jr. — 114 rush yds (10 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-0vs Alabama A&M | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21@ Liberty | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-14vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-24@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 38-44vs UTSA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-21vs North Texas | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-27@ Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 12 | 10 | 4.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Trey Paster’s 2021 season.
Differs from Trey on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Neto Okpala's junior season at Boston College (2022).
Matches Neto on
Differs from Neto on
Player DNA