#15

Ryder Burton

QB · UAB · R-Jr. · #15

Returning to UAB for 2026
R-Jr. · Springville, Utah → Springville
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Ryder Burton

QB · UAB · So · #15

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1538 national
CFB
College
UAB
2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2025UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025UAB629863.3%7087.275137.3----
Career629863.3%7087.275137.3----
SeasonTeam
2025UAB32-4-0.12--
Career32-4-0.12--

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

UAB

2026 Depth chart

Projected 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 MJ Morris’s 2023 season.

MJ Morris

65%match

NC State · 2023

#2

Zach Wilcke

Southern Miss · 2022

61%
#3

Adam Damante

New Mexico State · 2025

56%
#4

Tyler Vitt

Texas State · 2020

53%
#5

Tony Muskett

Virginia · 2023

53%

Matches MJ on

Total pass EPA (college ability)
Height

Differs from MJ on

Recruiting rating (lower)
Completion % (higher)
TD rate (higher)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Zac Thomas’s path through App State.

Zac Thomas

89%match

App State · 2020

All-Sun Belt
#2

Jack Layne

New Mexico · 2025

88%
#3

Billy Edwards

Wisconsin · 2025

86%
#4

Conner Harrell

Charlotte · 2025

86%
#5

Anthony Brown

Oregon · 2021

86%

Matches Zac on

Yards per attempt
Completion %

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Tyler Vitt's freshman season at Texas State (2020).

Tyler Vitt

65%match

Texas State · 2020

#2

Zach Wilcke

Southern Miss · 2022

61%
#3

Scotty Fox Jr.

West Virginia · 2025

53%
#4

Rodney Tisdale Jr.

Western Kentucky · 2025

53%
#5

Grant Wells

Marshall · 2020

All-Conference USA
51%

Matches Tyler on

Weight
Recruiting rating
Completion %

Differs from Tyler on

Rush yards / carry (lower)
Class year (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like Ryder Burton

#1

Jack Layne

New Mexico · 2025

88%
#2

Billy Edwards

Maryland · 2024

86%
#3

Conner Harrell

Charlotte · 2025

86%
#4

Zeon Chriss

Louisiana · 2023

83%

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #1064

Final rank
#1258
Avg #1160.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #1064 this season.

Background

2025 (UAB): earned his first career start against No. 22 Memphis (10/18) where he was 20-of-27 for 251 yards and three touchdowns in the 31-24 upset win Named Davey O’Brien Award Great 8 and a Manning Star of the Week following the win Appeared in nine games and made two starts Threw at least two...

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