Deshaun Oliver Jr.: LB · UAB · #24.
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Deshaun Oliver Jr.
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Third year in the UAB linebacker corps. On tape: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Tulane, Week 4, 2021.
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ No. 2 Georgia | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-6@ North Texas | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-21@ Tulane | 7 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 12-36vs Liberty | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-14vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-0@ Southern Miss | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 17 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Week 4 · 2021
W 28-21
at Tulane
2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 1 pass breakup
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
34tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%5 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksPD rate
9%3 pass breakups34 tackles · 5 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under Bill Clark — 24-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Clark
Pass share
36.4%
285 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
65.3
12 games
Team sack rate
10.8%
334 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at UAB, 39 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Clark → Bryant Vincent. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
