Last confirmed: UAB, 2022. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′7″ · 195 lb · Mountain Brook, AL
A.J. Gates: RB · UAB · #23.
A.J. Gates
A.J. Gates has been at UAB through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 14 rushing yards against Middle Tennessee — Week 6, 2022.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 3 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | W 41-14vs Middle Tennessee | 8 | 14 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 14 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 37-27@ Louisiana Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 24-20vs Miami (OH) | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 13 | 1.2 | 0 | 6 |
Week 6 · 2022
W 41-14
14 rush yds (8 car)
Dominant 27-point win at home against Middle Tennessee.
With D. Hopkins — 278 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.7 · 52 rush yds (5 car) · T. Shropshire — 6 rec · 193 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 14.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 6.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
37.9%
318 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at UAB, 37 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Nick Saban, Bill Clark and Bryant Vincent.
