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 | #127 | 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 | #277 | 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 | #182 | 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- | #437 | 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- | #357 | 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 | #934 | 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 | #848 | 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- | #735 | 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 | C+ | 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 | B+ | B+ | A- | 873 (100%) | NA | |
| #59 Jaden Ligon (C) SO | 6'5"/335 | C+ | C+ | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Wes Wiggins (IOL) FR | 6'3"/270 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #64 Cooper Young (OL) JR | 6'5"/309 | WVU ('26) | |||||
| #69 Kade Martin (OL) SO | 6'4"/305 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #66 Donovan Lawrence (OL) SO | 6'5"/350 | 3* HS ('25) |
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 (53%) | 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 (28.5%) | 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 (24%) | 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 (12.75%) | 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 | C+ | C+ | 71 (12%) | 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) | |
| #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 (0.75%) | BC ('26) | ||||
| #8 Nigel Tate (DT) GR | 6'3"/325 | BC ('25) | |||||||
| #96 AJ Brown (DL) SO | 6'3"/280 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #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) | |
| #44 Eli Ennis GR | 6'2"/220 | 11 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | B | D | 87 (11%) | NICH ('25) | |
| #28 Brandon Franklin SR | 6'1"/230 | 2 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | 8 (1%) | NA | ||
| #38 Mantrez Walker SO | 6'1"/230 | C+ | 2 (0%) | COLO ('26) | |||||
| #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) |
Returning Offensive Starters: 4, Potential Starters via Portal: 0, Returning Key Contributors: 2, Portal Contributors: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2, Potential Starters via Portal: 1, Returning Key Contributors: 3, Portal Contributors: 6
Returning Starters (Returning Depth)
QB: 0 (1) - HB: 0 (0) - WR: 1 (1) - TE: 1 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 1 (0) - C: 1 (0)
DT: 0 (1) - DE: 1 (1) - LB: 1 (0) -CB: 0 (1) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Projected Starters from the Portal (Portal Depth Added)
QB: 0 (0) - HB: 0 (1) - WR: 0 (1) - TE: 0 (0) -T: 0 (0) - G: 0 (0) - C: 0 (0)
DT: 0 (0) - DE: 0 (1) - LB: 1 (3) -CB: 0 (2) - S: 0 (0)
K: 0 - P: 0
Starters by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 3 | JR: 1 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Starters from the 2026 Portal by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 2 | SO: 3 | FR: 0
Off Starters by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 3 | JR: 1 | SO: 0 | FR: 0
Off Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 1 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Def Starters by Class: GR: 1 | SR: 0 | JR: 0 | SO: 1 | FR: 0
Def Experienced Contributors by Class: GR: 0 | SR: 0 | JR: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 0
QB Exp: (26%), Prod: (22%) Ryder Burton returns, who started multiple games in '25.
RB Exp: (35%), Prod: (61%) UAB lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
UAB lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (40%), Prod: (16%) OL Experience: 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 OL starters from '26 Portal, 1 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (65%) DT: (17%)
LB Experience: (63%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (59%) S: (0%)
Kicker Experience: (100%), Punter: (0%)
Return Experience - QB 26%, Skill Players 34%, Off Line 50%, Front Seven 48%, Secondary 30% | Offense 40% - Defense 41%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 22%, Rush Yds: 61%, Rec Yds: 16%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 40%, Sacks: 97%, QB Hurries: 70%, TFLs: 55%, Pass Def: 75%, INTs: 38%
Head Coach Alex Mortensen is a new hire, OC Alex Mortensen returns, DC Todd Grantham is a new hire
20 players play significant minutes, 8 on Offense, 12 on Defense
Total Team Talent for '26 is: 492, #115 in CFB. 0.83 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 1.33%
Breakdown - Offense: 199.76 (37) Defense: 206.44 (36) ST: 0 (2)
76 Total players, 43 from Transfer Portal. 39.8% of roster is from the Portal.
36 from the '26 Transfer Portal. 33.3% of roster is from this years Portal, 31 players left via portal after '25.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 1 very good players, 12 good players, 41 JAGS, 2 low JAGS, 5 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 1308 (12%), JR: 3472 (32%), SR: 4882 (46%), GR: 1065 (10%)
32 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.