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Jalen Kitna

QB · UAB · Sr. · #7

Returning to UAB for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Jalen Kitna

QB · UAB · Sr · #7

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#785 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2022–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025

2 coaches
2022
Bryant Vincent
UAB
2024era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bryant Vincent → Trent Dilfer. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2025UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025UAB22333766.2%2,4627.31311133.7----
2024UAB19631662.0%2,2097.01711131.5----
2022Florida101471.4%18112.910203.6----
Career42966764.3%4,8527.33122134.2----
SeasonTeam
2025UAB34-39-1.10--
2024UAB45-60-1.30--
2022Florida166.00--
Career80-93-1.20--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 52–42

vs Alabama State

247 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT  ·  QBR 90.0  ·  14 rush yds (2 car)

Edged out Alabama State at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UAB

Updated May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Quarterback · UAB

Returning around him

  • 73% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
  • 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 #130

DNA match

Player DNA

Pocket Passer

Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.

QB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Kitna’s 2024 season.

Jalen Kitna

78%match

UAB · 2024

#2

Hayden Wolff

Western Michigan · 2024

70%
#3

Tyler Van Dyke

Miami · 2022

70%
#4

Spencer Petras

Utah State · 2024

69%
#5

Jack Plummer

California · 2022

67%

Matches Jalen on

Rush yards / carry
Total pass EPA (college ability)
Yards / attempt

Differs from Jalen on

TD rate (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Zac Thomas’s path through App State.

Zac Thomas

96%match

App State · 2020

All-Sun Belt
#2

Riley Leonard

Notre Dame · 2024

NFL Rd 6
87%
#3

Hayden Wolff

Western Michigan · 2024

86%
#4

Donovan Smith

Houston · 2024

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 2
84%
#5

Tanner McKee

Stanford · 2022

NFL Rd 6
84%

Matches Zac on

Yards per attempt
Completion %
202220242025

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Van Dyke's junior season at Miami (2022).

Miami · 2022

#2

Hayden Wolff

Western Michigan · 2023

68%
#3

Matthew Caldwell

Troy · 2024

60%
#4

Tanner McKee

Stanford · 2022

NFL Rd 6
58%
#5

Phil Jurkovec

Boston College · 2022

58%

Matches Tyler on

Completion %
Height

Differs from Tyler on

INT rate (higher)
Recruiting rating (lower)
EPA / dropback (adj) (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Jalen Kitna

#1

Riley Leonard

Duke · 2022

87%
#2

Hayden Wolff

Old Dominion · 2021

86%
#3

Tanner McKee

Stanford · 2021

84%
#4

Donovan Smith

Texas Tech · 2021

84%
#5

Caden Veltkamp

Western Kentucky · 2024

76%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #756

Final rank
#942
Avg #850.7
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #756 this season.

Development

Development Trajectory · passing yards

2022–2025
1812022
2,2092024
2,4622025

+1260%

Up 1260% from first season to most-recent.