Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-42@ Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-21@ Louisiana | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#52
Sterling Sanders
Freshman defensive lineman on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 305 lb · Blythewood, SC · Blythewood
Transferred Boston College → UAB for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 4 tackles, at Louisiana
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Freshman defensive lineman on UAB's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2025.
- Transferred from Boston College to UAB in 2026.
Sterling Sanders
He got to UAB by way of Boston College. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Louisiana, Week 3, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of Blythewood
20263 games
- 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
2025Boston College
2026UAB
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAB | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Sterling Sanders's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 26–20
vs UL Monroe
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle for loss, +5 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026UAB1-2HC: Alex Mortensen · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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 (Boston College): Appeared in one game and maintained his redshirt High School: Joined the Boston College program at mid-year Rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports Enters as a top-30 overall recruit in South Carolina by 247Sports In his 2024 season at Blythewood High School, he racked…
The defensive line · UAB
- #59Chris Burge5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Eli Hall4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Amorie Morrison4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Denver Warren3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Sterling Sanders3 games · 2026
16 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology