Senior safety on Temple's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 210 lb · Newark, NJ · West Orange
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 346 nationally · Signed with Illinois
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Temple's 2026 roster.
How he projects
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Grades highest in speed and man coverage.
The full scouting readSaboor Karriem
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Saboor Karriem has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Toledo — Week 3, 2026.
22 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Stan Drayton, Everett Withers, and K.C. Keeler. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Temple
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Rhode Island | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 9-27vs Penn State | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 48-49@ Toledo | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 17 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Rhode Island
6 tackles · 5 solo tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Rhode Island.
With K. Mason — 158 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · J. Bermudez — 15 rush yds (1 car)
Since week 2: +8 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: solo tackles (98th percentile). Strength: tackles (89th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (16th 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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL22 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Pass share
33.2%
61 pass / 123 run
Plays / game
61.3
3 games
Team sack rate
8.6%
70 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Chauncey Scissum’s 2017 season.
Matches Chauncey on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Caleb Anderson's senior season at Louisiana (2024).
Matches Caleb on
Player DNA
Saboor Karriem's game-by-game stats 2026 (Senior, Temple): Transferred to Temple in January. 2025 (Junior, Illinois): Played in 13 games … saw action on special teams in 11 games and played defensive snaps in seven regular-season contests … 22 total tackles (16 solo) … career-high 10 tackles…
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