NOTE: 2026 rosters are nearly complete but not final. Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Ryder Burton JR | 6'2"/200 | 62/98 (63%), 708 Yds, 7 TD / 5 INT | 32 Car, -4 Yds, (-0.1 YPC), 2 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | C | #131 | 213 (24%) | WVU ('25) | |
| #16 Nate Rogers SO | 5'10"/195 | 1/2 (50%), 0 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 13 Car, 84 Yds, (6.5 YPC), 2 TD, 2 FUM | C- | F | #290 | 21 (2%) | NA | |
| #11 Adrian Posse SO | 6'4"/225 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Brogan McNab FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Ja'Vin Simpkins SR | 5'9"/190 | 125 Car, 590 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 2 TD, 4 FUM | 17 Rec, 74 Yds, (4.4 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | F | #265 | 390 (21%) | CCU ('26) | |
| #3 Braylon McReynolds SR | 5'7"/190 | 124 Car, 614 Yds, (5 YPC), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 15 Rec, 80 Yds, (5.3 YPR), 1 TD | A+ | A | #452 | 240 (12.75%) | ULM ('26) | |
| #00 Roderick Robinson II JR | 6'1"/235 | 6 Car, 22 Yds, (3.7 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 13 Yds, (6.5 YPR), 1 TD | B- | A | 16 (0.75%) | UGA ('26) | ||
| #30 Amari Brundidge SO | 6'0"/225 | 3 Car, 14 Yds, (4.7 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C | B- | 5 (0%) | NA | ||
| #00 Hudson Higgins FR | 5'10"/180 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #10 Marquise Collins JR | 5'9"/210 | DUKE ('25) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Kaleb Brown SR | 5'10"/200 | 17 Rec, 255 Yds, (15 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 5 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | A- | #375 | 188 (33%) | IOWA ('25) | |
| #1 CJ Smith SR | 6'2"/194 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | D | D | #959 | 156 (20.25%) | MEM ('26) | |
| #12 Jaylen Elder SO | 5'11"/170 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 4 Yds, 0 TD | D+ | B | #867 | 102 (18%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #2 AJ Johnson GR | 6'3"/200 | 1 Rec, 21 Yds, (21 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B- | #750 | 32 (6%) | ETSU ('25) | |
| #84 Lamar White SO | 5'11"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | 11 (2%) | NA | ||
| #13 CD Gill SO | 5'7"/160 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B- | 5 (1%) | NA | ||
| #18 EJ Reid SO | 5'8"/178 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | 2 (0%) | WAKE ('26) | |||
| #81 Aron Marsch SR | 5'9"/175 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | B- | 2 (0%) | NA | ||
| #28 KJ Daniels SO | 5'9"/165 | OKLA ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Ty Mims SR | 5'9"/175 | TXST ('26) | |||||||
| #14 Jailen Holmes SR | 5'10"/170 | ORST ('25) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #85 Antonio Ferguson JR | 6'3"/230 | 10 Rec, 115 Yds, (11.5 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B | A- | C- | 319 (51%) | FIU ('25) | |
| #44 Joshua Rubin JR | 6'1"/245 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | A | B- | 14 (2%) | NA | |
| #88 Sean Persson JR | 6'6"/235 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | 12 (1.5%) | TOL ('26) | |||
| #87 Connor Harby GR | 6'2"/215 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | C+ | 7 (1%) | NA | ||
| #40 Brayden Johnson SO | 6'2"/270 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | A- | 5 (1%) | NA | ||
| #19 Gabriel Cline SO | 6'4"/215 | 3* HS ('25) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #77 Keyon Cox (T) JR | 6'5"/296 | B | C | B- | 162 (17.1%) | ORST ('26) | |
| #58 Ryan Gunter (T) SR | 6'6"/315 | C | C | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('22) | ||
| #75 Calib Perez (G) SR | 6'5"/315 | B | C+ | B | 548 (63%) | DUKE ('24) | |
| #74 Barry Walker (G) SO | 6'6"/330 | B+ | A- | C+ | 163 (19%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #68 Adam Lepkowski (C) SR | 6'3"/300 | A- | B+ | A- | 873 (100%) | NA | |
| #59 Jaden Ligon (C) SO | 6'5"/335 | B- | C+ | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Wes Wiggins (IOL) FR | 6'3"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #66 Donovan Lawrence (OL) SO | 6'5"/350 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #69 Kade Martin (OL) SO | 6'4"/305 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #64 Cooper Young (OL) JR | 6'5"/309 | WVU ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #59 Chris Burge (DE) SO | 6'3"/260 | 32 Tac, 13 Solo, 5 TFL, 4 Sacks, 7 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | A- | 308 (23%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #12 Eli Hall (DE) SR | 6'3"/265 | 11 Tac, 6 Solo, 5 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | A- | D+ | 222 (15.3%) | LIB ('26) | |
| #58 J'Quan Mason (DE) SO | 6'4"/235 | 9 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | B- | 140 (10%) | NA | |
| #98 Christopher Spencer (DE) SR | 6'5"/275 | 7 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C- | 98 (6.3%) | ODU ('26) | ||
| #25 James Smyre (DE) GR | 6'2"/235 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | C+ | 71 (5%) | MRSH ('23) | |
| #54 Kyle Mosley (DT) SO | 6'1"/300 | 10 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | A- | B+ | 159 (27%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #90 Noah Nelson (DT) SR | 6'5"/299 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | 60 (9%) | GAST ('26) | ||
| #56 Myles Cook (DT) SO | 6'2"/265 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | D+ | C | 40 (7%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #51 Sterling Sanders (DT) SO | 6'4"/291 | C | C | 3 (0.9%) | BC ('26) | ||||
| #8 Nigel Tate (DT) GR | 6'3"/325 | BC ('25) | |||||||
| #91 Antavious Elder (DL) JR | 6'3"/260 | 3* HS ('24) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 Marlin Dean SR | 6'5"/245 | 32 Tac, 21 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | A | B | 414 (40.5%) | GAST ('26) | |
| #25 Ike Esonwune JR | 6'0"/225 | 28 Tac, 11 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | F | C | 338 (33%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #35 Muaaz Byard SR | 6'0"/232 | 37 Tac, 14 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B | D | 321 (31.5%) | MTSU ('26) | |
| #40 Shaun Myers GR | 6'1"/220 | 37 Tac, 23 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | F | A- | 319 (30.75%) | COLO ('26) | |
| #6 Calvin Pitcher GR | 6'1"/230 | 38 Tac, 17 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | F | F | 307 (40%) | IDST ('25) | |
| #38 Mantrez Walker SO | 6'1"/230 | C+ | 2 (0%) | COLO ('26) | |||||
| #28 Brandon Franklin SR | 6'1"/230 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #16 Jax Van Zandt SR | 6'1"/225 | UNT ('24) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #25 Que Billingsley (CB) JR | 6'0"/190 | B | B- | A- | 670 (29.25%) | WEBB ('26) | |||
| #2 Darrell Sweeting (CB) JR | 6'0"/185 | 37 Tac, 22 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | D | B | C+ | 475 (21%) | MRSH ('26) | |
| #18 Delvon Gulley (CB) JR | 6'1"/185 | 19 Tac, 10 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | B+ | C- | 396 (23%) | AAMU ('25) | |
| #13 Jeremiah Jordan (CB) SR | 6'2"/200 | 19 Tac, 12 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | B- | 369 (15.75%) | MEM ('26) | |
| #17 Roy Williams (CB) SR | 5'11"/180 | 13 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ | F | 181 (11%) | NA | ||
| #16 Isaiah Crozier (CB) JR | 6'0"/175 | 7 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | D | 159 (9%) | YSU ('25) | ||
| #23 Courage Ugo (CB) SR | 6'0"/195 | 4 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | F | D+ | 126 (5.25%) | USU ('26) | |
| #12 Guylijah Theodule (CB) JR | 6'2"/175 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C+ | A- | 45 (2.25%) | USM ('26) | |
| #37 Draden Fullbright (CB) SO | 5'11"/175 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D+ | 11 (0.75%) | OKST ('26) | ||
| #3 Jaylyn Ferguson (CB) JR | 6'3"/185 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #24 Tariq Watson (CB) SR | 5'10"/185 | 12 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | MINN ('24) | |||||
| #14 Trey Miles (CB) SR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #29 Kris Wokomah (S) SO | 6'0"/189 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 3 (0%) | BAY ('26) | ||
| #31 Elijah Pratt (S) SO | 5'11"/175 | SMU ('26) | |||||||
| #31 Jo Pierce (S) SO | 6'1"/200 | OKST ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Jaylen Thompson (DB) JR | 6'2"/205 | MEM ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #39 Jonah Delange SR | 6'0"/175 | 10/14 (71.4%), Long 46 Yds | 29/29 | 59 Pts | B | NA | ||
| #35 Owen Simpson SO | 6'1"/175 | F | NA |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Jordin Price FR | 5'9"/162 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Alex Mortensen new hireOC Alex Mortensen returnsDC Todd Grantham new hire
Players with Starting experience198 off • 11 def
Team Talent482#116 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 1.33%
Roster Size7543 portal (40.2%)
Talent Off: 199.32 (37)
Talent Def: 197.82 (35)
Talent ST: 0 (2)
New Portal In: 38 (35.5%)
Portal Losses: 33
Unrated/No Stats: 32
Total Team Snaps: 10665
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 1
Top 100 Pos: 10
JAG: 43
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 5
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1308 (12%)
JR Snaps: 3472 (33%)
SR Snaps: 4930 (46%)
GR Snaps: 955 (9%)
88% Snaps by Upperclassmen
32 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal/return%)
(total/portal/return%)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (1)
0 (0)
234(0)100% returning
Exp 26% • Prod 22% — Ryder Burton returns, who started multiple games in '25.
RBHB
0 (0)
0 (1)
651(646)1% returning
Exp 35% • Prod 61% — UAB lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
2 (1)
0 (1)
855(170)80% returning
Exp 40% • Prod 16% — UAB lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
2 (0)
0 (0)
1750(162)91% returning
T 9% • G 41% • C 100% — UAB OL: 2 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 0 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
0 (2)
0 (1)
1101(383)65% returning
DE 30% • DT 22% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (0)
1 (3)
1701(1394)18% returning
LB 59% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
0 (1)
0 (2)
2436(1699)30% returning
CB 59% • S 0% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 3490 (978 portal) 72% returning, (28% via Portal) • Defense 5238 (3476 portal) 34% returning, (66% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge