Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs UL Monroe | — | — | — | — | — |
#6
KJ Daniels
Sophomore wide receiver on UAB's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 170 lb · Franklinton, LA · Bowling Green School
Transferred Oklahoma → UAB for 2026
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 619 nationally · Signed with Oklahoma
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver on UAB's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2024.
- Transferred from Oklahoma to UAB in 2026.
KJ Daniels
Oklahoma to UAB — the move that set up everything since.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2024
- Signed with Oklahoma3-star out of Bowling Green School
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UAB
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UAB
2025Oklahoma
2026UAB
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAB | 1 | 35 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 35 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 26–20
vs UL Monroe
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026UAB1-2HC: Alex Mortensen · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (94th percentile).
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Pass share
36.0%
73 pass / 130 run
Plays / game
67.7
3 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
85 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 (Oklahoma): Did not play 2024: Did not play, redshirted High School: A four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star recruit according to 247Sports, On3, and Rivals Rated as nation’s No. 53 wide receiver by ESPN, No. 83 by 247Sports, No. 89 by Rivals, and No. 155 by On3 Touted as No. 13…
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
- #6KJ Daniels1 game · 2026
13 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology