Junior linebacker for UAB. 2021: 34 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Birmingham, AL
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
3 linebacker for UAB. 2021: 34 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDeshaun Oliver Jr.
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Third year in the UAB linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles, 2 TFL against Tulane, Week 4, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at UAB, 39 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Bill Clark.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Bill Clark — 24-12 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: qb hurries (24th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
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 |
| Road5g | 4.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
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
Alex Mortensen
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-0@ Jacksonville State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ 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 |
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
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.
Player DNA
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Levelle Bailey’s 2021 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dominic DeLuca's junior season at Penn State (2023).
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Player DNA