Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-10vs East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Zavier Mincey
Junior defensive back on Alabama's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 206 lb · Daytona Beach, FL · Mainland
CFB Index 12 · #533 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Alabama for 2026
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.
Recruiting
5★
CB recruit
No. 27 nationally · Signed with Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on Alabama's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 5-star recruit to Alabama in 2024.
Zavier Mincey
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Alabama secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 1 tackles against East Carolina — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20246 games
- Signed with Alabama5-star out of Mainland
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★★
CFB
College
Alabama
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Alabama
Played his entire career under Kalen DeBoer.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Kalen DeBoer — 22-8 over that span.
2024Alabama9-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-leaning
2025Alabama11-4HC: Kalen DeBoer · Balanced
2026Alabama2-0HC: Kalen DeBoer · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
12 · #533 of 544 safeties
Former five-star. Now #533 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #57 of 57 SEC DBs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Alabama
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · 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 #4 · 2026 recruiting class #2
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Carson Van Dinter’s 2025 season.
Matches Carson on
Height
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Carson on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Phelps's sophomore season at Colorado State (2025).
Matches Dylan on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Zavier Mincey
Background
NIL Opportunities 2025 Expanded his role on defense while maintaining his efforts on special teams in all 15 games this season ... totaled 22 tackles, including half a tackle for loss (-2 yards), to go with two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup. Florida State: Recorded two tackles against th...
The secondary · Alabama
- #18Brayson Hubbard74 tackles · 2025
- #3Keon Sabb52 tackles · 2025
- #2Zabien Brown39 tackles · 2025
- #5Dijon Lee Jr.32 tackles · 2025
- #12Zavier Mincey18 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Alabama team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology