Defensive back, Alabama (from Mercer), 2024–26
Carmelo O’neal
- Number
- No. 28
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Atlanta, GA
Carmelo O’neal plays defensive back for Alabama, after Mercer (2024–25). Last time out, at Tennessee: 3 tackles.
2026 so far
13 tackles
Last game: 3 tackles at Tennessee, L 10–26
Next game: vs. Texas A&M, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Team titles: Southern champions, 2024 and 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Alabama 7 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. East Carolina | W 48–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Kentucky | W 45–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Florida State | W 50–36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. South Carolina | W 49–18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Mississippi State | W 56–23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Georgia | L 17–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | at Tennessee | L 10–26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Mercer 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 | at Auburn | L 17–62 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Mercer 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16 | at Alabama | L 7–52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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