Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-42@ Illinois | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs UL Monroe | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 1 | 43 | Season-high 65 yds |
| Total | 7 | 91 | 12.5 | 1 | 43 |
#4
EJ Reid
Sophomore wide receiver for UAB. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Woodbridge, VA · Freedom
Transferred Wake Forest → UAB for 2026
The numbers
91
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 1 TD · 13 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 65 yds, 1 TD, vs UL Monroe
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for UAB. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Wake Forest in 2024.
- Transferred from Wake Forest to UAB in 2026.
EJ Reid
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 65 rec yds, 4 receptions against UL Monroe — Week 2, 2026.
91 REC YDS · 7 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Wake Forest3-star out of Freedom
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
UAB
2026era →
Alex Mortensen
UAB
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Dilfer → Alex Mortensen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UAB
2025Wake Forest
2026UAB
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Wake Forest4-8HC: Dave Clawson · Balanced
2026UAB1-1HC: Alex Mortensen · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 45.5 YDS/g, 12.5 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAB | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAB | -- | -- | 15 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 3 | 15 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 26–20
vs UL Monroe
4 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at home.
With R. Burton — 115 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 30.5 · 16 rush yds (10 car) · J. Delange — 45 LONG · 100 PCT · 14 PTS
Game log
Background
2025 (Wake Forest): Did not see action for the Demon Deacons 2024: Saw action in three games during the 2024 season for the Demon Deacons Tallied three snaps through the season High School: Helped Freedom win the state championship during his senior year in 2023 Named First Team All-Region and Al...
The receiver room · UAB
- #6BJ Hawkins Jr.540 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Kaleb Brown255 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Evan McCray81 receiving yards · 2025
- #9AJ Johnson21 receiving yards · 2025
- #4EJ Reid2 games · 2026
13 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology