Samford · W 33-14 · FCS
1 catch, 4 yards
South Florida · L 10-30
4 catches, 15 yards
The other 7 games average 23 yards. This one was 8 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
EJ Reid
EJ Reid takes over from Iverson Hooks at UAB.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Against South Florida on Oct. 31: 4 catches for 15 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 23 catches for 179 yards. UAB has thrown to him 34 times in 199 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAB | 23 | 179 | 7.8 | 1 | 43 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 179 | 7.8 | 1 | 43 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAB | 4 | 45 | 15 |
| 2024 | Wake Forest | 1 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 5 | 48 | 15 |
Last game (Wk 9): 15 receiving yards, 4 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 |
| Wk 3 | L 14-21@ Louisiana | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-20vs Navy | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | W 33-14vs Samford | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-38@ Memphis | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-17vs East Carolina | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-30@ South Florida | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 23 | 179 | 7.8 | 1 | 43 |
Week 2 · 2026
W 26-20
vs UL Monroe
4 rec · 65 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 6 at home.
With R. Burton — 115 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 30.5 · 16 rush yds (10 car) · J. Delange — 14 points · 45 long · 100 percent on field goals
The plays that mattered most
476th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3418% of team targetsCatch rate
68%23 of 34 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
68% catch rate on 34 targets · 18% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 25.0 | 8.2 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 19.8 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.7 | 23.4 | 8.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 15.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Pass share
37.8%
199 pass / 327 run
Plays / game
65.8
8 games
Team sack rate
10.7%
234 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #331 at the position.
The No. 2,206 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dave Clawson, Jake Dickert and Alex Mortensen.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to UAB
