Colby Dempsey
Colby Dempsey
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Colby Dempsey has been at UAB through three head coaches in four seasons. The receipt: 3 tackles against Memphis — Week 12, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at UAB, 73 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, and Trent Dilfer. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 41–3
vs Alcorn State
1 SOLO · 2 TOT · 1 INT
Dominant 38-point win at home against Alcorn State.
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jaylon Jones’s 2022 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Michael Dansby's senior season at Arizona (2025).
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