Yhonzae Pierre
Yhonzae Pierre
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. He has spent two seasons in the Alabama linebacker corps. The receipt: 6 tackles, 3 sacks against Tennessee — Week 8, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
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 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
our read surprisingly productive for a linebacker with no award recognition yet — top-1% tackles behind the line, top-2% solo-tackle rate.2025 profile
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2025
W 24–21
at Georgia
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
How he plays
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Alabama
Returning around him
- 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 #2
DNA match
Player DNA
Thumper
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jack Kelly’s 2025 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Kayvon Thibodeaux's sophomore season at Oregon (2021).
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Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Blossomed into the Tide's top pass-rusher ... worked in all 15 games with 12 starts ... recorded 52 stops, including a team-high 14.5 for loss (-102 yards) and eight sacks (-81 yards) ... also added a team-leading nine quarterback hurries and three forced fumbles to go with...