Derek Meadows

WR · #30 · Alabama · SO · 6'5" · 212 · Las Vegas, NV

WR-X depth chart, 2nd

70 2026 receiving yards
6 of 9 2026 catches
0 2026 TDs
1 Explosive plays
20 Career games (2 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 Alabama716-9 70 11.7 0
2025 Alabama1310-1 0 0.0 0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 10.0 25
Yards per catch 11.7 38
Catch rate 66.7% 55
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Derek

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Keelon Russell QB · 1,746 pass yds · 7g
RB Daniel Hill RB · 296 rush yds · 7g
WR-X Ryan Coleman-Williams WR · 415 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Rico Scott WR · 278 rec yds · 7g
WR-H Lotzeir Brooks WR · 415 rec yds · 7g
TE Kaleb Edwards TE · 148 rec yds · 7g

The situation

Alabama 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 14.5% 85
Red zone TD rate 86.1% 94
Line yards per carry 2.4 43
Sack rate allowed 9.7% 12

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 ECU4 3 44 0 0
W5 @ MSST1 0 0 0 0
W6 UGA1 1 18 0 0
W7 @ TENN3 2 8 0 0

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#124 Seuseu Alofaituli IOL · Bishop Gorman MIA
#125 Joshua Moore WR · West Broward MIA
#126 Derek Meadows WR · Bishop Gorman ALA
#127 James Flanigan TE · Notre Dame Academy ND
#128 Noah Mikhail LB · Bonita TXAM
WRs in the class
#16 Andrew Marsh Katy Jordan MICH
#17 Joshua Moore West Broward MIA
#18 Derek Meadows Bishop Gorman ALA
#19 Jalen Cooper Cibolo Steele SMU
#20 Cooper Perry Notre Dame Preparatory ORE
2026 · 25th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 96th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.