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Player Dossier
2014-2018Alabama
Derek Kief
WR • 6'4" • 204 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Derek Kief reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
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Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
15
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Derek Kief, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Alabama. Derek Kief reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 101
- Receptions
- 11
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Derek Kief quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 101
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Ole Miss
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · LaSalle · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- LaSalle · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 81 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 39 receiving yards · WR 801st (top 79%) · SEC 161st (top 70%) · National 1,352nd (top 64%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Alabama | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 28.1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 4 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 55 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | 61.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 4 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 61.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | 62.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 5 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 62.3 |
Related Context
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Derek Kief played WR for Alabama. Across 5 tracked seasons, Derek Kief recorded 101 receiving yards, 6 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Alabama paired 39 primary output with 68.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 68.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 66.7th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Alabama
Games
5
Receiving Yards / G
7.8
Efficiency
68.9
Usage
6.8
Consistency
57.8
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 0. Arkansas State: 14. Louisiana: 0. Missouri: 16. Tennessee: 9
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 1 by 93.3. Missouri: 2 by 53.3. Tennessee: 1 by 60
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half4.7 · Games = 3 · -7.8 vs Second Half
Second Half12.5 · Games = 2 · +7.8 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
93.3 vs Arkansas State
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Alabama
2014-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Alabama | -3 | 0 | 5.3 | -3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 31 | 65.6 | 8.4 | 34 |
| 2017 Postseason | Alabama | 34 | 93.4 | 6.9 | 3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Alabama | 34 | 93.4 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Alabama | 39 | 68.9 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Alabama | 39 | 68.9 | 6.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ole Miss
Week 5 · W 66-3 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
74.1 takeover
21 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Arkansas State
Week 2 · W 57-7
14
Receiving Yards
65.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
14 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#3
vs Missouri
Week 7 · W 39-10 · Conference game
16
Receiving Yards
62.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs Mississippi State
Week 11 · W 51-3 · Conference game
14
Receiving Yards
62.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
14 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Kent State
Week 4 · W 48-0
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Receiving Yards
61 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 37.8 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Alabama
39 primary output · 68.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage
62.3
#2
2018 Regular Season · Alabama
62.3
39 primary · 68.9 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Alabama
61.4
34 primary · 93.4 efficiency · 6.9 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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