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Eli Ennis
Returning to UAB for 2026
Eli Ennis
Eli Ennis arrived at UAB from Nicholls. The receipt: 4 tackles, 0.5 sacks against Tennessee — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
UAB
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UAB | 11 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 11 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 52–42
vs Alabama State
0 TFL · 2 TOT
Edged out Alabama State at home in a shootout.
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UAB
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UAB
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (38 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UAB · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #103 · 2026 recruiting class #133
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology