Michael Fairbanks II

LB · UAB · Sr. · #9

UAB 2023 alumnus

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

LB · UAB · Sr · #9

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

UAB

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2023

3 coaches

2020

Bill Clark

UAB

2021

Bill Clark

UAB

2022

Bryant Vincent

UAB

era →

2023

Trent Dilfer

UAB

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, and Trent Dilfer. Multi-era developmental context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020UAB6-3HC: Bill Clark · Run-leaning

2021UAB9-4HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy

2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy

2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	UAB	23	14	4.5	3.5	--	--	--
2022	UAB	37	7	2.5	1.5	--	--	--
2021	UAB	25	13	3.0	0.0	--	--	--
2020	UAB	3	--	0.0	0.0	1	1	--
Career		88	34	10.0	5.0	1	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 45–42

vs Florida Atlantic

3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 SACKS

Edged out Florida Atlantic at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

His 2023 production profile sits closest to David Bailey’s 2023 season.

David Bailey

64%match

Stanford · 2023

NFL Rd 1 · Pk 2

T.D. Moultry

Auburn · 2021

55%

Xavier Carlton

California · 2022

55%

Robert Beal Jr.

Georgia · 2022

NFL Rd 5

53%

Derick Hall

Auburn · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 2 · Pk 6

51%

Matches David on

Solo tackle rate

Sack rate

Tackle volume

Differs from David on

Hurry rate (higher)

Weight (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Keegan Davis's senior season at Florida International (2025).

Keegan Davis

78%match

Florida International · 2025

All-Conference USA

Jordan Botelho

Notre Dame · 2023

76%

John Pius

Wisconsin · 2024

75%

Jordan Porter

Bowling Green · 2023

75%

Quashon Fuller

Maryland · 2023

75%

Matches Keegan on

Tackle volume

Weight

Height

Differs from Keegan on

Sack rate (lower)

Hurry rate (lower)