4portal class
UAB signs top-93 transfer class, shifting expectations.
Dilfer's third straight top-20 portal class arrives with 73% production returning and Diezel Wilkinson at safety, proving this isn't just roster maintenance.
UAB4-8Cautious optimism is building around UAB.
belief cooled ↓ 0.6vs prior week
Fanbase belief
Leaning up
53/100 · 43 mentions
~ our readGrounding
backed by facts
9% cite a stat · 6% typical ✓ counted
~ our readVolatility
Chaotic
σ 29 pts
~ our readThe model
#122
CFB Zeitgeist · -6.2
✓ measured4Hope-Doping·Offseason
UAB is the program its own university shut down — then brought back from the dead and watched win a conference title, a comeback story no other program in the sport can claim.
Standard GapA 2018 conference championship two years after literal extinction vs thr…
UAB fans never forget that their own university system — the one that answers to Tuscaloosa — tried to bury the program. Every season the Blazers exist at all, they say, is a win over the people who w…
offseason · quiet
Roster Reload - UAB
2026 snapshot - 2026-08-06Returning Production73%High continuity
Talent Composite#103 nationally247 composite 540.9
Portal Additions38Primary repair: CB
Portal Losses33Primary pressure: IOL
Draft Loss0No NFL Draft departures recorded
Recruiting Reload#133Depth class
Sin 7 - Elijah Prattout 5 - AJ BrownNeed Filled
current room: 200 lbs avg (2025 roster)
DLin 5 - Sterling Sandersout 4 - JaSire PetersonEven
current room: 300 lbs avg (2025 roster)
WRin 4 - Ty Mimsout 5 - Iverson HooksEven
current room: 187 lbs avg (2025 roster)
LBin 5 - Shaun Myersout 3 - Tylan McNicholsNeed Filled
current room: 228 lbs avg (2025 roster)
EDGEin 4 - Marlin Deanout 4 - Eddy ToussomUpgrade
current room: 252 lbs avg (2025 roster)
CBin 5 - Guylijah Theoduleout 2 - Perry FisherNeed Filled
current room: 182 lbs avg (2025 roster)
Belief EKG
WinLoss · hover for scorePrior seasons
Approaching
29 days
until kickoff · at Illinois · Fri Sep 4 · 01:00 UTC
The experience
UAB is the AAC program whose 2014 football program shutdown + 2017 resurrection + Bill Clark 2018 Conference USA championship + Protective Stadium 2021 define what dropped-and-revived-football-program looks like.
Offense: SolidRun/Pass: Pass-first, spreadDefense: Poor
UAB's 2026 Season Projected to Reach 9-4 with Bowl Game Appearance
UAB is projected to finish with a 9-4 record and qualify for a bowl game, leveraging its high continuity and net portal imports. The team's transfer activity and returning production provide a strong foundation for improvement.
- Roster reloadUAB has a net portal importer profile with 38 transfers in and 33 out, contributing to a reload score of "High continuity".
- ScheduleUAB's base scenario projects a 7-6 record with a bowl game appearance, while the ceiling scenario forecasts a 9-4 finish.
Data as of 2026-08-03
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Validated against program evidence
Blaze the Dragon is patient.
UAB · the story right now
14 storylines developing
What UAB's coaching hire is really about
the open questioncan a new staff change the trajectory?
coachingthis cycle~readnew
Mortensen inherits a 4-8 roster and 73% returning production — UAB’s third coach in five years faces the challenge of stabilizing a program defined by cycles of collapse and revival.
what happenedAlex Mortensen took over as UAB's head coach, replacing Trent Dilfer. ✓ fact
the contextthe program's third head coach in five seasons
narrative tension · our read
portal2025-05-31~readnew
Perry Fisher and Delvon Gulley arrive as the headline cornerback additions in UAB's second straight top-20 portal class — Dilfer's 4-8 record gets a secondary overhaul.
what happenedUAB signed a top-37 transfer-portal class — 29 additions headlined by Ryder Burton (QB) from West Virginia and Perry Fisher (CB) from Maryland. ✓ fact
narrative tension · our read
portal2026-01-25~readnew
Dilfer's third straight top-20 portal class arrives with 73% production returning and Diezel Wilkinson at safety, proving this isn't just roster maintenance.
what happenedUAB signed a top-93 transfer-portal class — 38 additions headlined by Guylijah Theodule (CB) from Southern Miss and Draden Fullbright (CB) from Oklahoma State. ✓ fact
the contextprogram's highest-ranked portal class on record
narrative tension · our read
money downthis cycle✓ factnew
BJ Hawkins Jr. is a legitimate money-down target -- his 3rd-down conversion rate ranks among the position's best, and his per-target value holds up in that spot too.
narrative tension · our read
underdogthis cycle✓ factnew
Corri Milliner produces at a notably LOWER rate when his team is an underdog than when favored -- he fades when the pressure is on, and his per-target value drops too.
narrative tension · our read
garbage timethis cycle✓ factnew
Isaiah Jacobs sees a real spike in usage once the game is out of reach, and his efficiency in competitive snaps sits below the position baseline -- the numbers lean on the opponent giving up.
narrative tension · our read
money downthis cycle✓ factnew
Iverson Hooks is a legitimate money-down target -- his 3rd-down conversion rate ranks among the position's best, and his per-target value holds up in that spot too.
narrative tension · our read
garbage timethis cycle~attributednew
BJ Hawkins Jr.: a garbage time merchant signal screened this season.
narrative tension · our read
deep threatthis cycle~attributednew
Iverson Hooks: a depth dna signal screened this season.
narrative tension · our read
garbage timethis cycle~attributednew
Iverson Hooks: a garbage time merchant signal screened this season.
narrative tension · our read
garbage timethis cycle~attributednew
Jevon Jackson does NOT see a usage spike in garbage time -- his workload holds steady regardless of score.
narrative tension · our read
coordinatorsthis cycle✓ factnew
UAB: coordinator change reshaping a unit.
narrative tension · our read
identitythis cycle~readnew
Trent Dilfer enters his third season at UAB with a 4-8 losing record to overcome, as the program's identity hinges on reviving the legacy of its 2017 resurrection and 2018 Conference USA title.
what happenedUAB: the fanbase's identity shifting. ✓ fact
narrative tension · our read
coordinatorsthis cycle~readnew
Trent Dilfer enters his third season at UAB with a 4-8 losing record to address, as the program's identity hinges on reviving its post-2017 resurgence amid a weak FBS tier.
what happenedUAB: coordinator change reshaping a unit. ✓ fact
narrative tension · our read
How past storylines here turned out
ReplacedUAB's defensive coordinator spot turned over again the following season. See who's next →
The story
Transfer portal snapshot
-2.0 net portal points
(raw ledger: +27.6 — unweighted, no position adjustment)S+13.4
need not filled
LB+9.2
need not filled
IOL-9.0
starter risk
CB+8.2
need not filled
RB+6.9
need not filled
TE-4.0
EDGE+2.7
DL+2.0
WR-1.6
OT-0.3
Top 3 commits
2026 class
★★★☆☆
Jayson Moll
#1566 national
Profiles like a typical incoming running back — 14 of his 25 closest recruiting profiles since 2018 shared the Balanced Back archetype.~our read · projection from recruiting profile — no college snaps yet
★★★☆☆
Malachi Character
#1846 national
Profiles like a typical incoming linebacker — 15 of his 25 closest recruiting profiles since 2018 shared the Balanced Linebacker archetype.~our read · projection from recruiting profile — no college snaps yet
★★★☆☆
Barrett Maddox
#104 national
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Fan confidence in a typical range for this program right now
49th percentile among FBS programs
Fan vs. market↑
49th
Fan percentile
(FBS mood rank)
(FBS mood rank)
3.5
Vegas O/U wins
(1st among FBS)
(1st among FBS)
Fans 48pp more bullish than market implies
Win total consensus · 3 books
Market outlook
Season expectations
Win total3 booksO/U 3.5
CFP championship#131 in field+100000
AAC title#13 in market+7000
Sportsbook consensus · best odds across multiple books · 2026-08-06
UAB · Next-Season Outcome Band
UAB · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 4-8
Base 7-6
Ceiling 9-4
floor4-8No postseason.
base7-6Bowl game.
ceiling9-4Bowl game.
Final-season-aware projection: floor / base / ceiling include conference title and CFP games where the model supports them, so a ceiling can exceed a 12-game regular season.
How the room reacted
Following now · UAB · Coaching Confidence
The Alex Mortensen story at UAB won't sit still.
Alex Mortensen took over as UAB's head coach, replacing Trent Dilfer. It is the program's third head coach in five seasons. It's not the hire that's the story anymore — it's everything it set in motion. The room has bought in, but early believers have been wrong before.
Developing1 new this week
3 days agoUAB opens first fall camp under Alex Mortensen with energy and confidence — WVTM
last weekUAB Blazers Head Coach Alex Mortensen - American Kickoff 2026 — YouTube
last week‘Rookie’ Alex Mortensen enters 2026 UAB football season with ‘optimism and hope’ — AL.com
The cast who's driving the story · latest headline on each, attributed
Alex Mortensen Head coach
“UAB opens first fall camp under Alex Mortensen with energy and confidence” — WVTM · 2026-08-03
Trent Dilfer Out
“UAB fires Trent Dilfer, names Alex Mortensen interim coach” — ESPN · 2025-10-12
Nick Saban
“Alex Mortensen blending Nick Saban's 'Process' with his own style at UAB” — CBS Sports · 2026-07-17
CFB Zeitgeist Read · our take
Mortensen inherits a 4-8 roster and 73% returning production — UAB’s third coach in five years faces the challenge of stabilizing a program defined by cycles of collapse and revival.
Next · what to watch
The obvious story is the marquee name; the non-obvious one is roster churn — a coaching change keeps a portal and decommit window open long after the introductory presser. Watch decommitments and portal moves in the next window — that's where this is actually won or lost, not at the podium. The boards are already there — one thread raises exactly this.
Source of record: Alex Mortensen took over as UAB's head coach, replacing Trent Dilfer — the program's third head coach in five seasons.
How each room is reacting — tap to expand
📣Believers1 bullish/hire items -- the case it's working.›
The 'this hire changes everything' takes -- new-era believers making the case early.
“‘Our emphasis is on high school’: Inside Alex Mortensen’s recruiting vision for UAB football”
AL.com · 2026-05-31 · read ↗
“UAB opens first fall camp under Alex Mortensen with energy and confidence”
WVTM · 2026-08-03 · read ↗
“UAB Blazers Head Coach Alex Mortensen - American Kickoff 2026”
YouTube · 2026-07-28 · read ↗
🧐SkepticsNo prominent dissent — the coverage runs one way.›
The 'show me the body of work' counter -- resume gaps, scheme fits, and 'not that guy' reads.
Nothing in our corpus yet — this door stays open for when there is.
💬The boards2 board mentions — too thin to call a stance.›
Only 2 of 147 board posts mention it — below our floor to call a community stance. Shown as texture, not a verdict.
"UAB's program has been through a fascinating journey. We don't talk enough about how this program made such a great comeback from literally being disbanded. The most recent era was"
r/UAB ~ fan take
"Basically when Bill Clark was coach and we got the team back in 2017, we had three conference championship appearances in a row, two of which were victories (first in UAB history)."
r/CFB ~ fan take
The boards ≠ the fanbase: a vocal, self-selected slice.
Following now · UAB · Transfer portal Confidence
UAB went deep in the portal this cycle. Portal volume is the start of the story, not the verdict.
UAB signed a top-37 transfer-portal class — 29 additions headlined by Ryder Burton (QB) from West Virginia and Perry Fisher (CB) from Maryland. Portal pickups are proven college players — the split isn't about development, it's about whether they fit the scheme and win their position battles. Coverage is split on whether volume or positional fit is the bigger story.
bullish — but with real dissent
where the takes land · dot = how loud
DOUBTBELIEF
Skeptics1 doubt take
Believers4 bull takes
💬 fans: 9% volume
Developing1 new this week
2 days agoRyder Burton looks to build on iconic upset as UAB’s QB1 — Yahoo Sports
last weekQuarterback Ryder Burton could be key to UAB’s chances in 2026 — AL.com
2 weeks ago5 Questions with Ryder Burton — UAB Athletics
The cast who's driving the story · latest headline on each, attributed
Ryder Burton QB · West Virginia
“Ryder Burton looks to build on iconic upset as UAB’s QB1” — Yahoo Sports · 2026-08-04
Perry Fisher CB · Maryland
CFB Zeitgeist Read · our take
Perry Fisher and Delvon Gulley arrive as the headline cornerback additions in UAB's second straight top-20 portal class — Dilfer's 4-8 record gets a secondary overhaul.
Next · what to watch
The non-obvious question after any portal class isn't who signed — it's who just lost their job. Depth-chart displacement is the untold second chapter: one starter-level arrival means a returning contributor is now competing or transferring out. Watch depth-chart competition in fall camp — that's where portal classes win or lose their billing. The boards are already there — one thread raises exactly this.
Source of record: UAB signed a top-37 transfer-portal class — 29 additions headlined by Ryder Burton (QB) from West Virginia and Perry Fisher (CB) from Maryland.
How each room is reacting — tap to expand
📣Believers4 bullish/portal items -- the case it's working.›
The 'portal class fills the gaps' believers -- upgrades at real positions of need.
“Back in his old number, UAB QB Ryder Burton might have found a new No. 1 target”
al.com · 2026-03-18 · read ↗
“A full breakdown of UAB’s 41-man transfer class”
AL.com · 2026-01-28 · read ↗
“UAB’s biggest transfer portal wins this offseason”
AL.com · 2026-01-26 · read ↗
🧐Skeptics“5 Questions with Ryder Burton” — the real counter.›
The 'portal is a gamble' counter -- departure losses and the 'plug-and-play doesn't work' read.
“5 Questions with Ryder Burton”
UAB Athletics · 2026-07-17 · read ↗
💬The boards13 board mentions — too thin to call a stance.›
Only 13 of 147 board posts mention it — below our floor to call a community stance. Shown as texture, not a verdict.
"UAB's program has been through a fascinating journey. We don't talk enough about how this program made such a great comeback from literally being disbanded. The most recent era was"
r/UAB ~ fan take
"There's optimism in some circles and fanbases who have the NIL and donor money to actually compete. My hometown UAB program has no shot of ever being nationally competitive on a co"
r/CFB ~ fan take
The boards ≠ the fanbase: a vocal, self-selected slice.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Streak W1Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 3-7
The forecast
Opens Sep 4
vs Illinois · away
Season line3.5 winsover -115
SolidPass-first, spreadPoor
✓ fact on line · ~ our read on style
Recruiting Footprint · 2026
Recruiting Footprint · 2026
12
AL · 3GA · 3FL · 2MS · 2OK · 1TN · 1
AL leads the 2026 class with 3 commits. National footprint reaching 6 states.
Where they recruit · 2023-2026
72 signees across 15 states, 2023-2026. AL leads the pull.
r/cfb this year
[Postgame Thread] UAB Defeats Memphis 31-24
[Postgame Thread] UAB Defeats Alabama State 52-42
[Postgame Thread] Army Defeats UAB 31-13
Top community posts · last 12 months · r/cfb
National spotlight
5 games with TV coverage: 1 ESPN, 2 cable, 1 conference network, 1 streaming
Kickoff windows: 3 noon, 2 afternoon
Fumble luck
17% recovery rate on their own fumbles — below the ~51% league baseline.
1 of 6 own fumbles recovered themselves; 5 of 10 forced fumbles recovered, 2025 only.
Takeaway conversion
13% of tipped/broken-up passes have turned into picks — below the ~19% league average, and due for more.
4 interceptions of 30 disrupted passes (26 deflected, 4 intercepted), 2025 only.
Penalty battle
89 penalties committed, 72 drawn on opponents — ceding 118 yards of field position.
734 penalty yards committed vs. 616 drawn on opponents, 2025 season total.
The Pulse on UAB
53
Δ -0.6 vs last wk
43
mentions this week · conversation velocity
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
Kickoff
Season opener in 16 days
kickoff
"Blazers"
— UAB fanbase · recurring line
Fanbase Signals
Cohort Divergence1 pctSpread between sub-fanbase cohorts in the Pulse window.
The Fever Year
Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling
Inside the fanbase — all 5 corners
Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
UUnderdog Dynasty
CCampus paper
BBluesky
YYouTube
One voice
+0.00whole-room sentiment · warm our read
Every cohort from the die-hards to the analytics crowd lands within 0.01 of each other — a rare consensus. The loudest voice in the room:
UUnderdog DynastyBeat · article
Ryder Burton looks to build on iconic upset as Uab’s QB1
underdogdynasty.com →How UAB fans actually talk real · top-upvoted
The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.
The room, end to end
skeptical
buying in
Die-hards+0.04
National take+0.03
Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.
What this fanbase keeps coming back to our read · topic model
Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.
150 mentions · 6 sources · week 2026-01. Counts, sources and the divergence rank are measured (fact). Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model read (our read) — never a quote attributed to a person.
Belief checkevidence-driven
~ our readUAB fans are leaning negative, and they're pointing to real stats and results to back it up — more than most fanbases right now.
backed by facts
the mood
✓ counted We read 66 posts from UAB fans this week.
Five Lenses
What people are saying right now
Radio, beat writers & editorial15 posts
The broader fanbase2 posts
News & campus coverage15 posts
Rent free · r/cfb fan posts, last season
UAB fans this offseason 13% of posts bring up another team▼1pp quieter#35 of 43 saltiest · mostly about Alabama
Fanbase Health Index · UAB · high confidence
Fanbase Health Index · UAB · high confidenceGrowing (56)
DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 4-8 (33% win rate)50
Volume — 388 effective signal-N82
Cohort Engagement — Divergence 0.01 — quiet35
The Lexicon
235 posts and articles vs the field · 2023 season
dilfer
×801.9 the field
Signature — ≥10× the rest of college football
dilfer×801.9n=18
Characteristic — 3–10×
defense×4.0n=127
giving×10.0n=11
Mild — <3×
offense×2.3n=57
points×4.5n=17
high×4.7n=11
needs×4.3n=12
defensive×4.2n=12
stop×4.5n=10
special×3.7n=10
“His progression from last season is amazing. Dilfer can develop a QB for sure.”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Key stats — 2025 — FBS rank
Points/game#74 / 138 · 47th pct26.4
Pts allowed/game#134 / 138 · 4th pct38.2
Total yards/gm#70 / 136 · 49th pct404.3
Rush yards/gm#96 / 136 · 30th pct138.8
Pass yards/gm#47 / 136 · 66th pct265.6
Yards allowed/gm#96 / 136 · 30th pct423.6
Rush yds allowed/gm#112 / 136 · 18th pct192.1
Sacks#117 / 136 · 15th pct17
Interceptions#123 / 136 · 10th pct4
3rd-down conv#20 / 136 · 86th pct46.4%
All 98 stats
Offense / Defense
Total yards
Team4852404.3/gm5.82/play#70 / 136 · 49th pct#41 / 70 · 43rd pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#7 / 10 · 40th pct
Opp5083423.6/gm6.54/play#96 / 136 · 30th pct#55 / 70 · 23rd pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct
Rush yards
Team1665138.8/gm2.00/play#96 / 136 · 30th pct#51 / 70 · 29th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct
Opp2305192.1/gm2.97/play#112 / 136 · 18th pct#63 / 70 · 11th pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct
Rush carries
Team39532.9/gm#110 / 136 · 20th pct#58 / 70 · 19th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct
Opp49241.0/gm#111 / 136 · 19th pct#63 / 70 · 11th pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct
Rush TDs
Team201.7/gm#68 / 136 · 51st pct#39 / 70 · 46th pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#7 / 10 · 40th pct
Opp312.6/gm#131 / 136 · 4th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#13 / 14 · 14th pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct
Net pass yards
Team3187265.6/gm3.83/play#47 / 136 · 66th pct#27 / 70 · 63rd pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct
Opp2778231.5/gm3.58/play#71 / 136 · 49th pct#41 / 70 · 43rd pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct
Pass attempts
Team43836.5/gm#33 / 136 · 76th pct#18 / 70 · 76th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct
Opp28523.8/gm#1 / 136 · 100th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct
Completions
Team28723.9/gm#30 / 136 · 79th pct#19 / 70 · 74th pct#4 / 14 · 79th pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct
Opp18815.7/gm#5 / 136 · 97th pct#3 / 70 · 97th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#3 / 10 · 80th pct
Pass TDs
Team201.7/gm#57 / 136 · 59th pct#33 / 70 · 54th pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#3 / 10 · 80th pct
Opp272.2/gm#131 / 136 · 4th pct#67 / 70 · 6th pct#14 / 14 · 7th pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Passer rating
Team139.9139.9#51 / 136 · 63rd pct#33 / 70 · 54th pct#8 / 14 · 50th pct#5 / 10 · 60th pct
Opp167.9167.9#136 / 136 · 1st pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#14 / 14 · 7th pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Interceptions thrown
Team161.3/gm#5 / 136 · 97th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct#2 / 14 · 93rd pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct
Opp40.3/gm#7 / 136 · 96th pct#4 / 70 · 96th pct#3 / 14 · 86th pct#1 / 10 · 100th pct
Sacks (def)
Team171.4/gm#117 / 136 · 15th pct#64 / 70 · 10th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#9 / 9 · 11th pct
Opp292.4/gm#99 / 136 · 28th pct#48 / 70 · 33rd pct#13 / 14 · 14th pct#6 / 9 · 44th pct
Tackles for loss
Team494.1/gm#124 / 136 · 10th pct#66 / 70 · 7th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#7 / 9 · 33rd pct
Opp685.7/gm#71 / 136 · 49th pct#37 / 70 · 49th pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#3 / 9 · 78th pct
First downs
Team26422.0/gm#65 / 136 · 53rd pct#36 / 70 · 50th pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#5 / 10 · 60th pct
Opp25921.6/gm#86 / 136 · 38th pct#50 / 70 · 30th pct#8 / 14 · 50th pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct
3rd-down conv
Team786.5/gm#29 / 136 · 79th pct#17 / 70 · 77th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#4 / 10 · 70th pct
Opp726.0/gm#83 / 136 · 40th pct#49 / 70 · 31st pct#6 / 14 · 64th pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct
3rd-down att
Team16814.0/gm#85 / 136 · 38th pct#36 / 70 · 50th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#6 / 10 · 50th pct
Opp14912.4/gm#7 / 136 · 96th pct#4 / 70 · 96th pct#2 / 14 · 93rd pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct
4th-down conv
Team171.4/gm#33 / 136 · 76th pct#19 / 70 · 74th pct#6 / 14 · 64th pct#1 / 10 · 100th pct
Opp191.6/gm#115 / 136 · 16th pct#58 / 70 · 19th pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct
4th-down att
Team363.0/gm#12 / 136 · 92nd pct#4 / 70 · 96th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#1 / 10 · 100th pct
Opp312.6/gm#97 / 136 · 29th pct#50 / 70 · 30th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct
Time of possession
Team375:4331:19/gm#74 / 136 · 46th pct#39 / 70 · 46th pct#8 / 14 · 50th pct#5 / 10 · 60th pct
Opp344:1728:41/gm#8 / 136 · 95th pct#3 / 70 · 97th pct#2 / 14 · 93rd pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct
Kicking & Punting
Field goals#100 / 135 · 27th pct10/14 (71.4%)
Extra points29/29
Punting#106 / 136 · 23rd pct41.6 avg · 30 punts
Turnovers & special teams
Turnovers
Team211.8/gm#17 / 136 · 88th pct#5 / 70 · 94th pct#3 / 14 · 86th pct#3 / 10 · 80th pct
Opp90.8/gm#6 / 136 · 96th pct#3 / 70 · 97th pct#3 / 14 · 86th pct#1 / 10 · 100th pct
Fumbles lost
Team50.4/gm#91 / 136 · 34th pct#41 / 70 · 43rd pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct
Opp50.4/gm#33 / 136 · 76th pct#16 / 70 · 79th pct#3 / 14 · 86th pct#1 / 10 · 100th pct
INT return TDs
Team00.0/gm#76 / 135 · 44th pct#39 / 70 · 46th pct#9 / 13 · 38th pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct
Opp00.0/gm#1 / 136 · 100th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#1 / 9 · 100th pct
INT return yards
Team524.3/gm#104 / 136 · 24th pct#51 / 70 · 29th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct
Opp14912.4/gm#97 / 136 · 29th pct#51 / 70 · 29th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#6 / 10 · 50th pct
Punt ret yds
Team1159.6/gm#81 / 136 · 41st pct#52 / 70 · 27th pct#6 / 14 · 64th pct#7 / 10 · 40th pct
Opp15713.1/gm#93 / 136 · 32nd pct#51 / 70 · 29th pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#6 / 10 · 50th pct
Punt ret TDs
Team00.0/gm#43 / 135 · 69th pct#23 / 70 · 69th pct#3 / 13 · 85th pct#6 / 9 · 44th pct
Opp00.0/gm#1 / 135 · 100th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct#1 / 7 · 100th pct
Kick ret yds
Team70558.8/gm#9 / 136 · 94th pct#3 / 70 · 97th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#3 / 10 · 80th pct
Opp67356.1/gm#117 / 136 · 15th pct#64 / 70 · 10th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#6 / 10 · 50th pct
Kick ret TDs
Team10.1/gm#7 / 136 · 96th pct#3 / 70 · 97th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#2 / 7 · 86th pct
Opp10.1/gm#97 / 135 · 29th pct#53 / 70 · 26th pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct#4 / 8 · 62nd pct
Penalty yards
Team73461.2/gm#50 / 136 · 64th pct#26 / 70 · 64th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#6 / 10 · 50th pct
Opp61651.3/gm#48 / 136 · 65th pct#30 / 70 · 59th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#5 / 10 · 60th pct
Other
Kick returns#4 / 136 · 98th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#3 / 10 · 80th pct342.8/gm
Fourth down go rate#16 / 138 · 89th pct#5 / 70 · 94th pct#6 / 13 · 62nd pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct0.50.0/gm
Fumbles rec (def)#25 / 136 · 82nd pct#17 / 70 · 77th pct#3 / 14 · 86th pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct50.4/gm
Red zone pass rate#32 / 154 · 80th pct#11 / 70 · 86th pct#4 / 13 · 77th pct#1 / 10 · 100th pct0.50.0/gm
Penalties#34 / 136 · 76th pct#19 / 70 · 74th pct#4 / 14 · 79th pct#6 / 10 · 50th pct897.4/gm
H2 epa per play#50 / 142 · 65th pct#28 / 70 · 61st pct#7 / 13 · 54th pct0.20.0/gm
Penalties (opp)#51 / 136 · 63rd pct#29 / 70 · 60th pct#6 / 14 · 64th pct#5 / 10 · 60th pct726.0/gm
Punt ret (opp)#59 / 136 · 57th pct#34 / 70 · 53rd pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#3 / 10 · 80th pct131.1/gm
H1 epa per play#71 / 162 · 57th pct#46 / 70 · 36th pct#10 / 13 · 31st pct0.20.0/gm
Fumbles recovered#91 / 136 · 34th pct#48 / 70 · 33rd pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct50.4/gm
Punt returns#96 / 136 · 30th pct#56 / 70 · 21st pct#8 / 14 · 50th pct#7 / 10 · 40th pct121.0/gm
Kick ret (opp)#104 / 136 · 24th pct#60 / 70 · 16th pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#5 / 10 · 60th pct282.3/gm
First down pass rate#104 / 215 · 52nd pct#36 / 70 · 50th pct#7 / 13 · 54th pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct0.40.0/gm
H2 epa per play opponent#119 / 143 · 17th pct#57 / 70 · 20th pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct0.30.0/gm
Interceptions (def)#123 / 136 · 10th pct#61 / 70 · 14th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct40.3/gm
Recruiting rating#125 / 138 · 10th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#10 / 12 · 25th pct98.38.2/gm
Passes intercepted opponent#131 / 136 · 4th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#13 / 14 · 14th pct#7 / 10 · 40th pct161.3/gm
H1 epa per play opponent#155 / 167 · 8th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct0.40.0/gm
Situational
3rd-down conversion
Off46.4%#20 / 136 · 86th pct#16 / 70 · 79th pct#3 / 14 · 86th pct#1 / 10 · 100th pct
Def48.3%#134 / 136 · 2nd pct#69 / 70 · 3rd pct#14 / 14 · 7th pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct
4th-down conversion
Off47.2%#100 / 136 · 27th pct#57 / 70 · 20th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#5 / 10 · 60th pct
Def61.3%#107 / 136 · 22nd pct#52 / 70 · 27th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Turnover margin#129 / 136 · 6th pct#67 / 70 · 6th pct#13 / 14 · 14th pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct-1.00/gm
Sack rate (def)#91 / 136 · 34th pct#51 / 70 · 29th pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#7 / 9 · 33rd pct6.0%
Red Zone & Drive Efficiency (2014– , play-by-play derived)
Red zone trips
Team423.5/gm#75 / 167 · 56th pct#43 / 70 · 40th pct#9 / 13 · 38th pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct
Opp504.2/gm#141 / 166 · 16th pct#60 / 70 · 16th pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct
Red zone score %
Team78.6%78.6%#76 / 167 · 55th pct#41 / 70 · 43rd pct#8 / 13 · 46th pct#6 / 10 · 50th pct
Opp90.0%90.0%#145 / 166 · 13th pct#65 / 70 · 9th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Points / drive
Team2.30.2/gm#45 / 167 · 74th pct#33 / 70 · 54th pct#7 / 13 · 54th pct#4 / 10 · 70th pct
Opp3.40.3/gm#155 / 166 · 7th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Yards / drive
Team44.53.7/gm#38 / 167 · 78th pct#24 / 70 · 67th pct#6 / 13 · 62nd pct#3 / 10 · 80th pct
Opp44.93.7/gm#138 / 166 · 17th pct#64 / 70 · 10th pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Plays / drive
Team7.20.6/gm#13 / 167 · 93rd pct#6 / 70 · 93rd pct#2 / 13 · 92nd pct#1 / 10 · 100th pct
Opp6.70.6/gm#103 / 166 · 39th pct#45 / 70 · 37th pct#4 / 13 · 77th pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Three-and-out rate
Team7.0%7.0%#15 / 167 · 92nd pct#10 / 70 · 87th pct#4 / 13 · 77th pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Opp5.5%5.5%#151 / 166 · 10th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct#1 / 10 · 100th pct
Scheme Identity (2014– , play-by-play derived)
Rush rate over expected#105 / 145 · 28th pct#50 / 70 · 30th pct#10 / 13 · 31st pct-4.0%-4.0%
Havoc rate
Team11.8%11.8%#131 / 140 · 7th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#13 / 14 · 14th pct
Opp15.0%15.0%#68 / 140 · 52nd pct#34 / 70 · 53rd pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct
Standard-downs success
Team46.1%46.1%#99 / 154 · 36th pct#56 / 70 · 21st pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct
Opp56.4%56.4%#158 / 172 · 9th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Passing-downs success
Team38.5%38.5%#10 / 153 · 94th pct#9 / 70 · 89th pct#2 / 13 · 92nd pct
Opp32.6%32.6%#103 / 149 · 32nd pct#49 / 70 · 31st pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct
Line yards / carry
Team3.13.1#50 / 143 · 66th pct#29 / 70 · 60th pct#6 / 13 · 62nd pct
Opp3.43.4#143 / 155 · 8th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Stuff rate
Team18.5%18.5%#72 / 143 · 50th pct#39 / 70 · 46th pct#8 / 13 · 46th pct
Opp12.6%12.6%#145 / 155 · 7th pct#69 / 70 · 3rd pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct
Power success rate
Team70.6%70.6%#68 / 137 · 51st pct#37 / 70 · 49th pct#9 / 13 · 38th pct
Opp84.0%84.0%#131 / 141 · 8th pct#65 / 70 · 9th pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct
Efficiency
Completion %
Off65.5%#34 / 136 · 76th pct#22 / 70 · 70th pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#2 / 10 · 90th pct
Def66.0%#118 / 136 · 14th pct#61 / 70 · 14th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Yards / attempt
Off7.3#64 / 136 · 54th pct#41 / 70 · 43rd pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct
Def9.7#136 / 136 · 1st pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#14 / 14 · 7th pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Yards / completion
Off11.1#87 / 136 · 37th pct#50 / 70 · 30th pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#9 / 10 · 20th pct
Def14.8#136 / 136 · 1st pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#14 / 14 · 7th pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct
Yards / carry#84 / 136 · 39th pct#45 / 70 · 37th pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#7 / 10 · 40th pct4.2
Yards / play#57 / 136 · 59th pct#36 / 70 · 50th pct#8 / 14 · 50th pct#6 / 10 · 50th pct5.82
Scoring margin#123 / 136 · 10th pct#66 / 70 · 7th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#10 / 10 · 10th pct-11.8/gm
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Player stats — 2025 season
Quarterbacks
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Passer · +0.19 EPA/play | 7 | 10 | 223 / 337 | 66.2 | 2462 #66 FBS | 7.3 | 13 | 11 | 133.7 | 47.5 | 6.0 | 4.8 | |
Yards by week → Pocket PasserBalanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile. Starter — over 60% of the snaps, holding the job. 97 of 183 QBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / attempt7.5 bottom 46th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Rush yards / carry-1.1 bottom 10th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jalen Kitna's full player page | |||||||||||||
| Pocket Passer · +0.26 EPA/play | 15 | 8 | 62 / 98 | 63.3 | 708 | 7.2 | 7 | 5 | 137.3 | 42.0 | 4.8 | 10.1 | |
Yards by week → Pocket PasserBalanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 97 of 183 QBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / attempt7.6 54th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts INT rate5.1% bottom 2th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Ryder Burton's full player page | |||||||||||||
Running Backs
| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | 3rd Dn Use | Pass Dn Use | Stuff% | 10+% | Tgt Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Back · +0.05 EPA/play | 4 | 12 | 167 | 900 #61 FBS | 5.4 | 5 | 58 | 13.3 | 9.8 | 20.7 | 14.6 | 5.9% (23/387) | |
Yards by week → Balanced BackPlays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension. Starter — over 60% of the snaps, holding the job. 186 of 349 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / carry5.5 57th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Yards / reception6.1 bottom 32th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score moved from the 21st to 74th percentile among FBS RBs | |||||||||||||
| Workhorse · -0.03 EPA/play | 3 | 12 | 79 | 342 | 4.3 | 4 | 23 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 5.2% (20/387) | |
Yards by week → WorkhorseBuilt to take 20+ carries per game. Volume is the value. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 52 of 349 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight220 lb 82th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Yards / carry4.4 bottom 21th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Isaiah Jacobs's full player page | |||||||||||||
| Satellite Back · +0.30 EPA/play | 11 | 12 | 56 | 338 | 6.0 | 6 | 81 | 6.1 | 9.1 | 19.6 | 17.6 | 9.6% (37/387) | |
Yards by week → Satellite Back· Return threatDeployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles. a house-call threat every time he fields it Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 50 of 349 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Receiving share35.6% 100th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Rush TD rate10.7% 99th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score went from the 3rd percentile among FBS RBs to the 75th | |||||||||||||
Receivers
| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | 3rd Dn Use | Pass Dn Use | Tgt Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot Technician · +0.51 EPA/play | — | 12 | 72 | 927 #34 FBS | 12.9 | 7 #38 FBS | 51 | 15.8 | 18.9 | 27.1% (105/387) | |
Yards by week → Slot Technician· Money-downRuns precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving. All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started. The rare part: the passing game runs through him — and every touch moves the offense, too 97 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Reception volume72 98th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Total EPA (college ability)51.1 96th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions — the part the label misses Trait fingerprint Plays like our readBreakout: his CFB Index score climbed from the 10th percentile to the 93rd among FBS WRs | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.46 EPA/play | 6 | 12 | 41 | 540 | 13.2 | 5 | 68 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 14.0% (54/387) | |
Yards by week → Possession Receiver· Boom-or-bustReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. his yards come in chunks — feast or famine The most common profile in its group this season — 332 of 558 classified this way. Played in 12 of 21 games this season · senior · 3-star, 2023 class View BJ Hawkins Jr.'s full player page | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.67 EPA/play | 1 | 5 | 24 | 341 | 14.2 | 3 | 49 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 9.6% (37/387) | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. The most common profile in its group this season — 332 of 558 classified this way. Played in 5 of 21 games this season · sophomore View Corri Milliner's full player page | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.77 EPA/play | 5 | 8 | 17 | 255 | 15 | 2 | 61 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.2% (20/387) | |
Yards by week → Possession Receiver· Money-downReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. lives on the sticks and moves the chains 332 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception13.2 bottom 49th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.8 87th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Kaleb Brown's full player page | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.34 EPA/play | 18 | 5 | 18 | 177 | 9.8 | 1 | 21 | 14.8 | 9.3 | 5.9% (23/387) | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. The most common profile in its group this season — 332 of 558 classified this way. Played in 5 of 21 games this season · sophomore · 3-star, 2024 class View Xavier Daisy's full player page | |||||||||||
| Complete TE · +0.32 EPA/play | 17 | 11 | 20 | 164 | 8.2 | 0 | 17 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.9% (23/387) | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. 177 of 223 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception10.3 bottom 43th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions TD rate0.0% bottom 10th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Elijah Lagg's full player page | |||||||||||
| Complete TE · +0.59 EPA/play | 85 | 6 | 10 | 115 | 11.5 | 0 | 21 | 5.7 | 6.7 | — | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. 177 of 223 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception9.2 bottom 30th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions TD rate0.0% bottom 10th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Antonio Ferguson's full player page | |||||||||||
| +0.15 EPA/play | 8 | 7 | 11 | 81 | 7.4 | 0 | 14 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9% (15/387) | |
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| +0.90 EPA/play | 88 | 5 | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0.9 | — | |
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Defensive Line
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nose Anchor | 99 | 11 | 50 | 24 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 |
Nose AnchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. Impact starter — above-average production for the conference. 152 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight310 lb 83th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like our readBreakout: his CFB Index score climbed from the 14th percentile to the 64th among FBS IDLs | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 9 | 11 | 34 | 10 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 388 of 809 classified this way. Played in 11 of 21 games this season · senior our readFading: his CFB Index score moved from the 83rd to 50th percentile among FBS IDLs | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 34 | 9 | 34 | 12 | 2.5 | 2 | 1 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 388 of 809 classified this way. Played in 9 of 21 games this season · sophomore our readBreakout: his CFB Index score climbed from the 14th percentile to the 70th among FBS IDLs | |||||||
| Versatile End | 59 | 11 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 3.5 | 7 |
Versatile EndNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 139 of 200 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate15.6% bottom 36th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Chris Burge's full player page | |||||||
| Versatile End | 4 | 10 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Versatile EndNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 139 of 200 classified this way. Played in 10 of 21 games this season · senior View Amorie Morrison's full player page | |||||||
| Versatile End | 2 | 10 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Versatile EndNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 139 of 200 classified this way. Played in 10 of 21 games this season · sophomore View Ezra Odinjor's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 55 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 388 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate0.0% bottom 6th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View JaSire Peterson's full player page | |||||||
| Versatile End | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
Versatile EndNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. The most common profile in its group this season — 139 of 200 classified this way. Played in 6 of 21 games this season · senior View Jamichael Rogers's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 54 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 388 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate10.0% bottom 31th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Kyle Mosley's full player page | |||||||
| 58 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 90 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Linebackers
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | — | 12 | 81 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. Starter — over 60% of the snaps, holding the job. The most common profile in its group this season — 362 of 660 classified this way. Played in 12 of 21 games this season · senior View Devin Hightower's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 5 | 12 | 46 | 18 | 28 | 6.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 362 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume46 bottom 43th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles PD rate0.0% bottom 18th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like our readBreakout: his CFB Index score climbed from the 0th percentile to the 54th among FBS LBs | |||||||||
| Coverage 'Backer | 12 | 9 | 39 | 17 | 22 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Coverage 'BackerCarries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage. 99 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate5.1% 82th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate3.8% bottom 22th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score now sits at the 24th percentile among FBS LBs, up from the 1st | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 6 | 11 | 38 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. The most common profile in its group this season — 362 of 660 classified this way. Played in 11 of 21 games this season · senior View Calvin Pitcher's full player page | |||||||||
| 44 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
Defensive Backs
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Nickel | 14 | 11 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 419 of 801 classified this way. Played in 11 of 21 games this season · sophomore View Jeremiah Vessel's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 20 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 419 of 801 classified this way. Played in 11 of 21 games this season · junior · 3-star, 2022 class View AJ Brown's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 7 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 419 of 801 classified this way. Played in 7 of 21 games this season · senior View Pierre Royster's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 1 | 11 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 419 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate5.4% bottom 36th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Sirad Bryant's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 29 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cover Corner· Takeaway threatSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. the kind of DB who takes it back the other way 141 of 270 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate3.4% bottom 15th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score moved from the 3rd to 41st percentile among FBS CBs | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 10 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 419 of 801 classified this way. Played in 6 of 21 games this season · senior View Jalen Cheek's full player page | |||||||
| Press Corner | 11 | 8 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Press CornerLong and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line. 43 of 270 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Height6'3" 96th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Perry Fisher's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 18 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cover CornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The most common profile in its group this season — 141 of 270 classified this way. Played in 9 of 21 games this season · sophomore View Delvon Gulley's full player page | |||||||
| Ball Hawk | 13 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Ball HawkReads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. 44 of 270 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate33.3% 98th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Tamarion Crumpley's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 17 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cover CornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The most common profile in its group this season — 141 of 270 classified this way. Played in 7 of 21 games this season · junior View Roy Williams's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 24 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cover CornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The most common profile in its group this season — 141 of 270 classified this way. Played in 8 of 21 games this season · junior View Tariq Watson's full player page | |||||||
| 23 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kicking
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 39 | 12 | 10/14 | 71.4 | 29/29 | 59 | 46 |
Punting
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 27 | 10 | 30 | 1247 | 41.6 | 56 | 7 | 3 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
Kick Returns
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satellite Back · +0.30 EPA/play | 11 | 12 | 22 | 554 | 25.2 | 1 | 96 |
Punt Returns
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slot Technician · +0.51 EPA/play | — | 12 | 10 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 28 |
2025 stat leaders
final
2025 stat leaders
1.
Devin Hightower
LB
81.0 tot (def)
2.
Iverson Hooks
WR
927 yds (rec)
3.
Jalen Kitna
QB
2,462 yds (pass)
4.
Jevon Jackson
RB
900 yds (rush)
5.
Jeremiah Vessel
S
54.0 tot (def)
Roster
2025
25
players carry a qualified CFB Index Score this season.
Iverson Hooks
WR
#38 of 485
Solomon Beebe
RB
#88 of 326
Jevon Jackson
RB
#89 of 326
BJ Hawkins Jr.
WR
#174 of 485
Devin Hightower
LB
#217 of 583
Jonathan Allen
IDL
#137 of 330
+19 more
UAB · 2025 schedule & results4-8Brutal slateAverage opponent win rate 59% · 5 AP top-25 opponents on the schedule. 1 ranked win banked (time-of-game rank).
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #128 | #144 | -21.5 | Alabama State | W 52–42 123 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 6 | #143 | #40 | +22.5 | @Navy | L 24–38 119 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 3 | Sep 14 | #115 | #152 | -13.5 | Akron | W 31–28 154 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #131 | #15 | +38.5 | @Tennessee | L 24–56 143 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #123 | #80 | +6.5 | Army | L 13–31 126 | 2-3 | 0-2 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #130 | #132 | +5.5 | @Florida Atlantic | L 33–53 131 | 2-4 | 0-3 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #161 | #45 | +23.5 | MemphisTop 25 win | W 31–24 128 | 3-4 | 1-3 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #137 | #73 | +10.5 | @UConn | L 19–38 131 | 3-5 | 1-3 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #149 | #148 | +1.5 | @Rice | L 17–24 135 | 3-6 | 1-4 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #154 | #51 | +17.5 | North Texas | L 24–53 141 | 3-7 | 1-5 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #162 | #15 | +22.5 | South Florida | L 18–48 142 | 3-8 | 1-6 |
| 14 | Nov 29 | #181 | #118 | +9.5 | @Tulsa | W 31–24 137 | 4-8 | 2-6 |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | @Tulsa | W 31–24 | 395 | 1 | 35:23 | +0.188 | 41.9% | 120.5% | One-score win |
| Nov 22 | South Florida | L 18–48 | 382 | 3 | 38:08 | +0.013 | 38.8% | 127.6% | Blowout loss |
| Nov 15 | North Texas | L 24–53 | 478 | 4 | 35:09 | +0.203 | 41.2% | 166.5% | Most explosive |
| Nov 8 | @Rice | L 17–24 | 315 | 0 | 25:09 | -0.079 | 34.8% | 125.0% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Nov 1 | @UConn | L 19–38 | 372 | 3 | 31:09 | +0.103 | 47.3% | 114.6% | |
| Oct 18 | Memphis | W 31–24 | 470 | 2 | 35:05 | +0.350 | 45.6% | 132.4% | One-score win |
| Oct 11 | @Florida Atlantic | L 33–53 | 329 | 0 | 35:13 | +0.056 | 35.8% | 106.4% | |
| Oct 4 | Army | L 13–31 | 362 | 2 | 23:09 | +0.218 | 37.7% | 142.7% | |
| Sep 20 | @Tennessee | L 24–56 | 394 | 2 | 33:52 | +0.079 | 42.9% | 122.8% | Blowout loss |
| Sep 14 | Akron | W 31–28 | 422 | 1 | 30:02 | +0.193 | 45.2% | 130.2% | One-score win |
| Sep 6 | @Navy | L 24–38 | 413 | 3 | 27:38 | +0.351 | 44.1% | 135.6% | Defense's roughest night |
| Aug 29 | Alabama State | W 52–42 | 520 | 0 | 25:46 | +0.551 | 65.5% | 124.4% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (12 games) | 404 | 1.8 | +0.185 | 43.4% | 129.1% | ||||
How They Play · 2025
How They Play · 2025UAB fields a capable pass-first offense behind a porous defense.
Opponent-adjusted percentiles vs all FBS. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Team identity · competitive snaps only
How UAB actually scores
61st percentile quality, 45th percentile boom-dependency. Garbage time excluded from both axes — the same correction that changes the Q4 story below.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Quality percentile | Boom-share percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 86th | 11th |
| Akron | 12th | 89th |
| Alabama | 58th | 17th |
| App State | 35th | 47th |
| Arizona | 64th | 37th |
| Arizona State | 41st | 62nd |
| Arkansas | 90th | 12th |
| Arkansas State | 17th | 66th |
| Army | 57th | 43rd |
| Auburn | 47th | 53rd |
| BYU | 78th | 19th |
| Baylor | 69th | 25th |
| Boise State | 66th | 20th |
| Boston College | 37th | 54th |
| Bowling Green | 2nd | 98th |
| Buffalo | 11th | 88th |
| California | 28th | 48th |
| Central Michigan | 52nd | 64th |
| Cincinnati | 89th | 16th |
| Clemson | 51st | 48th |
| Coastal Carolina | 17th | 83rd |
| Colorado | 18th | 84th |
| Colorado State | 16th | 83rd |
| Delaware | 38th | 58th |
| Duke | 80th | 14th |
| East Carolina | 63rd | 36th |
| Eastern Michigan | 49th | 42nd |
| Florida | 30th | 67th |
| Florida Atlantic | 62nd | 59th |
| Florida International | 42nd | 50th |
| Florida State | 83rd | 32nd |
| Fresno State | 26th | 73rd |
| Georgia | 81st | 3rd |
| Georgia Southern | 73rd | 21st |
| Georgia State | 36th | 70th |
| Georgia Tech | 84th | 5th |
| Hawai'i | 64th | 41st |
| Houston | 27th | 65th |
| Illinois | 75th | 26th |
| Indiana | 95th | 1st |
| Iowa | 44th | 40th |
| Iowa State | 68th | 22nd |
| Jacksonville State | 54th | 38th |
| James Madison | 65th | 44th |
| Kansas | 85th | 28th |
| Kansas State | 71st | 49th |
| Kennesaw State | 56th | 30th |
| Kent State | 21st | 86th |
| Kentucky | 15th | 85th |
| LSU | 14th | 81st |
| Liberty | 43rd | 56th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 73rd |
| Louisiana Tech | 39th | 61st |
| Louisville | 48th | 64th |
| Marshall | 55th | 39th |
| Maryland | 30th | 74th |
| Memphis | 80th | 24th |
| Miami | 76th | 5th |
| Miami (OH) | 34th | 67th |
| Michigan | 67th | 33rd |
| Michigan State | 27th | 75th |
| Middle Tennessee | 39th | 52nd |
| Minnesota | 29th | 77th |
| Mississippi State | 22nd | 77th |
| Missouri | 61st | 30th |
| Missouri State | 55th | 46th |
| NC State | 86th | 23rd |
| Navy | 94th | 17th |
| Nebraska | 48th | 57th |
| Nevada | 3rd | 97th |
| New Mexico | 58th | 60th |
| New Mexico State | 9th | 87th |
| North Carolina | 13th | 89th |
| North Texas | 98th | 7th |
| Northern Illinois | 8th | 92nd |
| Northwestern | 52nd | 36th |
| Notre Dame | 99th | 20th |
| Ohio | 67th | 18th |
| Ohio State | 93rd | 4th |
| Oklahoma | 20th | 80th |
| Oklahoma State | 5th | 95th |
| Old Dominion | 83rd | 45th |
| Ole Miss | 89th | 2nd |
| Oregon | 91st | 10th |
| Oregon State | 2nd | 98th |
| Penn State | 73rd | 33rd |
| Pittsburgh | 60th | 39th |
| Purdue | 25th | 78th |
| Rice | 6th | 94th |
| Rutgers | 70th | 27th |
| SMU | 74th | 42nd |
| Sam Houston | 4th | 96th |
| San Diego State | 24th | 76th |
| San José State | 45th | 69th |
| South Alabama | 36th | 58th |
| South Carolina | 23rd | 86th |
| South Florida | 87th | 23rd |
| Southern Miss | 40th | 55th |
| Stanford | 10th | 90th |
| Syracuse | 5th | 95th |
| TCU | 72nd | 35th |
| Temple | 70th | 34th |
| Tennessee | 96th | 11th |
| Texas | 45th | 55th |
| Texas A&M | 82nd | 14th |
| Texas State | 92nd | 8th |
| Texas Tech | 77th | 31st |
| Toledo | 50th | 61st |
| Troy | 14th | 80th |
| Tulane | 79th | 15th |
| Tulsa | 20th | 70th |
| UAB | 61st | 45th |
| UCF | 33rd | 82nd |
| UCLA | 23rd | 79th |
| UConn | 95th | 13th |
| UL Monroe | 11th | 92nd |
| UNLV | 88th | 9th |
| USC | 98th | 2nd |
| UTEP | 1st | 99th |
| UTSA | 77th | 51st |
| Utah | 97th | 6th |
| Utah State | 46th | 63rd |
| Vanderbilt | 100th | 0th |
| Virginia | 59th | 27th |
| Virginia Tech | 32nd | 71st |
| Wake Forest | 42nd | 72nd |
| Washington | 92nd | 8th |
| Washington State | 33rd | 52nd |
| West Virginia | 7th | 93rd |
| Western Kentucky | 53rd | 29th |
| Western Michigan | 31st | 68th |
| Wisconsin | 0th | 100th |
| Wyoming | 8th | 91st |
Fourth-quarter reliability, corrected
UAB's 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 52nd percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it drops to the 50th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does UAB hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
34th percentile success on standard downs, 94th on passing downs — a 60-point gap between the two.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 82nd | 69th |
| Akron | 20th | 36th |
| Alabama | 47th | 76th |
| App State | 41st | 80th |
| Arizona | 54th | 54th |
| Arizona State | 40th | 37th |
| Arkansas | 90th | 97th |
| Arkansas State | 51st | 40th |
| Army | 37th | 44th |
| Auburn | 73rd | 24th |
| Austin Peay | 56th | 13th |
| BYU | 91st | 46th |
| Ball State | 5th | 3rd |
| Baylor | 70th | 77th |
| Boise State | 42nd | 63rd |
| Boston College | 56th | 54th |
| Bowling Green | 10th | 17th |
| Bryant | 7th | 2nd |
| Buffalo | 29th | 20th |
| California | 25th | 66th |
| Central Michigan | 57th | 11th |
| Charlotte | 7th | 7th |
| Cincinnati | 89th | 65th |
| Clemson | 49th | 34th |
| Coastal Carolina | 16th | 22nd |
| Colorado | 8th | 48th |
| Colorado State | 29th | 35th |
| Delaware | 66th | 31st |
| Duke | 82nd | 63rd |
| East Carolina | 63rd | 91st |
| Eastern Michigan | 46th | 67th |
| Florida | 52nd | 45th |
| Florida Atlantic | 44th | 61st |
| Florida International | 50th | 26th |
| Florida State | 65th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 22nd | 71st |
| Georgia | 95th | 69th |
| Georgia Southern | 64th | 84th |
| Georgia State | 22nd | 75th |
| Georgia Tech | 92nd | 89th |
| Hawai'i | 33rd | 87th |
| Houston | 61st | 29th |
| Idaho | 30th | 78th |
| Idaho State | 93rd | 14th |
| Illinois | 79th | 95th |
| Indiana | 97th | 98th |
| Iowa | 74th | 19th |
| Iowa State | 80th | 58th |
| Jacksonville State | 59th | 56th |
| James Madison | 77th | 52nd |
| Kansas | 99th | 82nd |
| Kansas State | 37th | 59th |
| Kennesaw State | 44th | 67th |
| Kent State | 15th | 5th |
| Kentucky | 62nd | 29th |
| LSU | 18th | 52nd |
| Lafayette | 0th | 12th |
| Liberty | 65th | 53rd |
| Lindenwood | 4th | 1st |
| Long Island University | 24th | 78th |
| Louisiana | 24th | 23rd |
| Louisiana Tech | 41st | 24th |
| Louisville | 84th | 32nd |
| Maine | 3rd | 18th |
| Marshall | 71st | 62nd |
| Maryland | 11th | 86th |
| Massachusetts | 5th | 9th |
| Memphis | 75th | 68th |
| Merrimack | 1st | 83rd |
| Miami | 80th | 64th |
| Miami (OH) | 33rd | 39th |
| Michigan | 73rd | 74th |
| Michigan State | 48th | 39th |
| Middle Tennessee | 69th | 47th |
| Minnesota | 35th | 33rd |
| Mississippi State | 52nd | 35th |
| Missouri | 76th | 50th |
| Missouri State | 32nd | 50th |
| Murray State | 1st | 6th |
| NC State | 58th | 71st |
| Navy | 95th | 72nd |
| Nebraska | 78th | 51st |
| Nevada | 17th | 16th |
| New Mexico | 38th | 60th |
| New Mexico State | 16th | 33rd |
| North Carolina | 14th | 30th |
| North Texas | 100th | 97th |
| Northern Illinois | 9th | 5th |
| Northwestern | 48th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 88th | 99th |
| Ohio | 69th | 76th |
| Ohio State | 99th | 99th |
| Oklahoma | 39th | 41st |
| Oklahoma State | 14th | 7th |
| Old Dominion | 72nd | 79th |
| Ole Miss | 83rd | 95th |
| Oregon | 93rd | 55th |
| Oregon State | 54th | 25th |
| Penn State | 76th | 73rd |
| Pittsburgh | 35th | 56th |
| Purdue | 46th | 88th |
| Rice | 20th | 0th |
| Rutgers | 71st | 84th |
| SMU | 50th | 57th |
| Sam Houston | 26th | 4th |
| San Diego State | 84th | 1st |
| San José State | 68th | 70th |
| South Alabama | 53rd | 28th |
| South Carolina | 31st | 8th |
| South Carolina State | 10th | 3rd |
| South Florida | 86th | 46th |
| Southern Miss | 27th | 38th |
| Stanford | 12th | 12th |
| Syracuse | 19th | 10th |
| TCU | 63rd | 82nd |
| Temple | 85th | 22nd |
| Tennessee | 97th | 81st |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 88th | 59th |
| Texas State | 60th | 93rd |
| Texas Tech | 45th | 65th |
| Toledo | 67th | 42nd |
| Troy | 18th | 27th |
| Tulane | 81st | 86th |
| Tulsa | 43rd | 43rd |
| UAB | 34th | 94th |
| UCF | 39th | 20th |
| UCLA | 28th | 48th |
| UConn | 96th | 37th |
| UL Monroe | 13th | 14th |
| UNLV | 78th | 85th |
| USC | 94th | 90th |
| UT Martin | 2nd | 41st |
| UTEP | 3rd | 10th |
| UTSA | 67th | 92nd |
| Utah | 87th | 96th |
| Utah State | 31st | 49th |
| Vanderbilt | 90th | 100th |
| Virginia | 36th | 73rd |
| Virginia Tech | 59th | 21st |
| Wake Forest | 21st | 31st |
| Washington | 98th | 93rd |
| Washington State | 61st | 44th |
| West Virginia | 12th | 18th |
| Western Kentucky | 55th | 80th |
| Western Michigan | 86th | 16th |
| Wisconsin | 6th | 27th |
| Wyoming | 23rd | 15th |
Halftime identity
UAB by half
1st-half offense ranks 57th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 65th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
Schedule mirage
How much of UAB's number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is 0.19; 53rd percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.03. The widest gap came in week 1: 0.55 raw vs. 0.05 adjusted.
UAB reads strongest in explosive plays (top 36%) and success rate (top 38%); the crux lives in epa allowed, where UAB sits at the 1st percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
ELITE · 90+STRONG · 70+AVERAGE · 40-70CONCERN · 10-40BOTTOM · <10
Most Similar Programs · UAB
Most Similar Programs · UABReads Like
AkronTier 3 · Prestige T3 · Similarly-sized rosters up frontApp StateTier 3 · Prestige T3 · Similarly-sized rosters up frontArizonaTier 3 · Prestige T3 · Similarly-sized rosters up front
Static-attribute similarity across tier, archetype, conference, and voice. Not a prediction — a calibration.
Home-Field Advantage · UAB · 2018-present
Elite
72% home win rate vs 32% on the road. margin runs +15.3 better at home. Protective Stadium seats 45,000, averaging 46% full (20,867 attendance, 24 games reported).
Home32-12Away16-33
Positional competition · RB room
The carries are split. The job isn’t.
Jevon Jackson and Isaiah Jacobs split the carries (166/244 vs 78/244) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Jevon Jackson owns the receiving work.
Jevon JacksonIsaiah Jacobs
Carries
the baseline -- every row below is tested against this split, not a flat 50/50
Inside the 5
shared -- dots touch, this room really is a committee here
Q4, leading (competitive)
shared -- dots touch, this room really is a committee here
Targets
p = 0.049 -- real, not noise
Top-5-carry share
concentration alone -- EPA/carry doesn't corroborate, read with caution
Screened 4 claims, 1 survived, 3 falsified
Positional competition · WR/TE room
The targets are split. The job isn’t.
Iverson Hooks (WR) and Elijah Lagg (TE) split the targets (100/123 vs 23/123) -- but the job isn't split the same way.
Iverson HooksElijah Lagg
Targets
the baseline -- every row below is tested against this split, not a flat 50/50
3rd-down targets
shared -- dots touch, this room really is a committee here
Garbage-time share
shared -- dots touch, this room really is a committee here
Top-5-catch share
concentration alone -- EPA/target doesn't corroborate, read with caution
Screened 3 claims, 0 survived, 3 falsified
What changed
UAB’s play-calling, before and after the change
Offense: Darin Hinshaw (2022) → Alex Mortensen (2023–2025)
The biggest shift: 1st-down pass rate moved up 14 points. The rest held closer to steady.
1st-down pass rate
Red-zone pass rate
Defense: Sione Ta'ufo'ou (2023–2024) → Steve Russ (2025)
The biggest shift: red-zone pass rate moved up 7 points. The rest held closer to steady.
1st-down pass rate
Red-zone pass rate
Season by season
How UAB’s current staff calls plays, year over year
Offense: Alex Mortensen (2023–2025)
1st-down pass rate
2023: 43% → 2025: 44% · 9-pt range · #90 of 171 · a typical amount
Red-zone pass rate
2023: 33% → 2025: 46% · 13-pt range · #85 of 171 · a typical amount
4th-down go rate
2023: 33% → 2025: 50% · 18-pt range · #76 of 171 · a typical amount
Defensive identity · pass zones
What this defense gives up, by zone.
On short passes, UAB’s defense allows a completion rate above the FBS mean (69.2% vs 65.9% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 79-play sample) — mid-pack, 118 of 133 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball leaderboard here: at the defense level, most teams face well under 30 rich-feed deep targets all season — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess.
Screened 133 claims, 133 survived · 2025 only, in the 399 games with the detailed play-text feed; n=79 short-zone plays faced, raw rate 74.7%
Venue texture
73°F average kickoff temp; 7% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 55 home games with weather data.
The CFP Era
10 seasons inside the CFP era, no bids yet — the era the program is still trying to break into.
TRAJECTORY · quality-score line · AP rank dotted · CFP bids marked · coach regimes ribboned
Program Quality
AP Rank (inverted)
CFP Appearance
UAB's 2014–2025 record is 66-57. The era is still being written; the CFP line is the one the program is arguing for.
All-Time Record
148-188
since 1994 · 30 seasons · .440 win rate
HOME
88-59
AWAY
49-126
NEUTRAL
11-3
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
The program, in full — read the essay
UAB's own university system shut the football program down in 2014. Two years later, the fans and donors forced it back. By 2018, the resurrected Blazers were conference champions. No other program in the sport has that sentence.
The shutdown is not background color for UAB — it is the whole identity. Bill Clark coached the Blazers into the 2014 cancellation and then returned to coach them back out of it, winning the Conference USA championship in 2018 just two seasons after the program played zero football. Protective Stadium, the downtown Birmingham venue the program got in 2021, exists because a city fought hard enough to keep the team alive. The resurrection isn't a chapter in the UAB story. It is the story.
The post-Clark years asked a harder question: whether the comeback was a one-time act or a permanent change in what the program is. Three straight losing seasons — capped by a 2-4 start in 2025 that got Trent Dilfer fired — have made that question uncomfortable in Birmingham. Offensive coordinator Alex Mortensen went interim, beat Memphis in his first game, and was hired as the full-time head coach in December 2025. A first-time head coach at a program still measuring itself against the resurrection title is a specific kind of pressure.
The 2026 season is the referendum on whether UAB's story has a second act. The internal fracture is real and familiar: the faction grateful the program merely exists squares off against the faction that says surviving and competing are two different things. Mortensen's version of UAB will need to look more like the Clark years than the Dilfer years to settle that argument.
How they play
UAB football carries the chip of a program that was told it shouldn't exist — and that chip is the closest thing to a schematic identity the Blazers have built since Clark's departure. Physical, motivated-by-memory football from a Birmingham program whose very presence on the field is the point. Mortensen runs an offense-first system; how it fits the resurrection DNA is the first real question of his tenure.
Declining
UAB 2014–2025. Slipping -1.2 rungs across the last 10 seasons. Slope -0.25 rungs / year — moving down the prestige scale.
CFP Era · UAB
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Season Standing · 2025 · 4-8
Season Standing · 2025 · 4-8FBS sub-.500
UAB: Below .500 in FBS play. The rebuild bar.
R0R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Sub-FBSBuildingBowlRankedContenderPlayoff
American Athletic Standing · 2025
12th in the American Athletic
UAB is 12th of 14 in the American Athletic at 2-6. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on bowl access and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 8-1 |
| 2 | Tulane | 8-1 |
| 3 | North Texas | 7-2 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 6-2 |
| 5 | South Florida | 6-2 |
| 6 | Memphis | 4-4 |
| 7 | UTSA | 4-4 |
| 8 | Army | 4-5 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 3-5 |
| 10 | Temple | 3-5 |
| 11 | Rice | 2-6 |
| 12 | UAB | 2-6 |
| 13 | Tulsa | 1-7 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 0-8 |
Coaching Era · UAB
Coaching Era · UABAlex Mortensen
Alex Mortensen took over from Trent Dilfer for the 2026 season.
Era Alex Mortensen · 2026–presentPrev: Trent Dilfer (2023–2025)DC: Todd GranthamPrev DC: Steve Russ (2025)
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year · era
Rituals
Three gameday rituals — the ones outsiders never quite catch.
2014 Shutdown / 2017 Resurrection
since 2014
UAB's football program was SHUT DOWN by the university in December 2014 — citing financial reasons. The decision sparked massive student + alumni + community protests. The program was RESURRECTED in 2017 under Bill Clark — the only modern FBS-program shutdown-then-revival arc. The 2014 funeral + 2017 rebirth + 2018 Conference USA championship are permanent institutional canon.
Bill Clark Era (2014-2021)
since 2014
Bill Clark — head coach during the 2014 final season, the 2017 resurrection rebuild, and through 2021 — produced the modern peak (2018 11-3 + C-USA championship + Boca Raton Bowl). Clark's role as 'resurrection coach' + his 2022 medical retirement give the era permanent narrative weight.
Protective Stadium 2021
since 2021
Protective Stadium (built 2021) — UAB's first dedicated football venue + Birmingham's modern multi-purpose stadium — replaced decades at Legion Field (which UAB previously shared). The 47,000 capacity + downtown Birmingham setting + corporate naming-rights modernity + the post-2017 resurrection era make Protective Stadium permanent program identity.
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2014
The shutdown
UAB's administration cancels the football program after a winning season
Wound
2018
The resurrection title
Two years after extinction, UAB wins the Conference USA championship
2021
Protective Stadium opens
The Blazers finally get a dedicated downtown home
Moment of the Year · UAB · 2025
Moment of the Year · UAB · 2025Lost 24-56 at Tennessee
Week 4 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
Bowl / Postseason Ledger
Bowl / Postseason LedgerRecent postseason (2017-2022): 3-2
Most recent: 2022 — win 24-20 (home). Last 5 postseason: 3-2.
20222021201920182017
NFL Draft Pipeline
2022–2024
NFL Draft PipelineDeveloping
3 picks last 5 cycles. Pipeline emerging.
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Unit lineage
UAB’s offense and defense, by coordinator
FBS-relative efficiency percentile per season (2014–2025), same population as the Coordinator Mirror board. Dashed vertical lines mark a coordinator change.
Offense2014–2025
2014 · Bryant Vincent2017 · Les Koenning2018–2021 · Bryant Vincent2022 · Darin Hinshaw2023–2025 · Alex Mortensen
Defense2014–2025
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