UAB Blazers
American Athletic
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #125
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- -15.8 (#125)
- SP+ Offense
- 25.5
- SP+ Defense
- 39.8
- SRS
- -14.3
- FPI
- -14.9
- Elo
- 1184
- Talent
- 541
- Recruiting
- —
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
4.0p10 2.0 — p90 6.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 0.0% | |
| Make CFP | 0.0% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.0% | |
| Semifinal | 0.0% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 4.0–8.0
Schedule
77th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
31st
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
94th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Illinois | +12.9 | 14-39 | -24.4 | 4% | — |
| 2 | vsUL Monroe | -21.6 | 31-20 | +10.9 | 78% | — |
| 3 | @Louisiana | -10.1 | 22-30 | -8.4 | 28% | — |
| 4 | vsNavy | +6.2 | 23-35 | -11.9 | 20% | — |
| 5 | vsSamford | FCS | 39-9* | +30.2 | 97% | — |
| 6 | @Memphis | +7.6 | 18-38 | -19.6 | 8% | — |
| 7 | vsEast Carolina | +8 | 21-33 | -11.6 | 20% | — |
| 9 | @South Florida | +11.6 | 19-40 | -21.4 | 6% | — |
| 10 | vsCharlotte | -26.7 | 31-21 | +9.6 | 75% | — |
| 11 | @Temple | -5.1 | 23-31 | -7.4 | 30% | — |
| 12 | vsUTSA | +3.7 | 24-35 | -10.5 | 23% | — |
| 13 | @North Texas | +13.8 | 18-35 | -17.9 | 10% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 3
2026 · 80
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jalen Kitna | SR | 6'5" | 225 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Ryder Burton | SO | 6'2" | 200 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Nate Rogers | FR | 5'10" | 195 | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jevon Jackson | SR | 5'8" | 210 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Ja'Vin Simpkins← Coastal Carolina | JR | 5'9" | 190 | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Isaiah Jacobs | SR | 5'10" | 220 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Amari Brundidge | FR | 6'0" | 225 | — |
| RB | — | Rod Robinson II← Georgia | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | — | Bam McReynolds← UL Monroe | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Brandon Hawkins Jr. | SR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| WR | 2nd | Kaleb Brown | JR | 5'10" | 200 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Evan McCray | SR | 6'1" | 190 | — |
| WR | 4th | AJ Johnson | SR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| WR | 5th | Jaylen Elder | FR | 5'11" | 170 | — |
| WR | — | Ty Mims← Texas State | JR | 5'9" | 175 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | CJ Smith← Memphis | JR | 6'2" | 194 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | EJ Reid← Wake Forest | FR | 5'8" | 178 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | KJ Daniels← Oklahoma | FR | 5'9" | 165 | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Antonio Ferguson | SO | 6'3" | 230 | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | J.C. Sivley | SO | 6'6" | 255 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Brayden Johnson | FR | 6'2" | 270 | — |
| TE | — | Sean Persson← Toledo | SO | 6'6" | 235 | ★★★ |
| TE | — | Scott Isacks III← Florida | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OT | — | Keyon Cox← Oregon State | SO | 6'5" | 296 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Samuel Riddy Jr.← East Carolina | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 19
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Chris Burge | FR | 6'3" | 260 | ★★★ |
| DE | 2nd | Amorie Morrison | SR | 6'4" | 265 | ★★★ |
| DE | 3rd | Jamichael Rogers | SR | 6'2" | 250 | — |
| DE | 4th | J'Quan Mason | FR | 6'4" | 235 | — |
| DE | 5th | James Smyre | SR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★★ |
| DE | 6th | Myles Cook | FR | 6'2" | 265 | ★★★ |
| DL | 1st | Denver Warren | SR | 6'2" | 300 | — |
| DL | 2nd | JaSire Peterson | SO | 6'4" | 290 | — |
| DL | 3rd | Noah Nelson← Georgia State | JR | 6'5" | 299 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Sterling Sanders← Boston College | FR | 6'4" | 291 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Cam Cunningham← Youngstown State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Raymond Macias← Campbell | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Chris Spencer← Old Dominion | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DT | 1st | Kyle Mosley | FR | 6'1" | 300 | ★★★ |
| DT | 2nd | Demarcus Smith | SR | 6'4" | 285 | — |
| EDGE | 1st | Marlin Dean← Georgia State | JR | 6'5" | 245 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Eli Hall← Liberty | JR | 6'3" | 265 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | — | Blanche Gold← Morgan State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| EDGE | — | Tylin Jackson← Eastern Washington | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Eddy Toussom | SR | 6'5" | 240 | — |
| LB | 2nd | Calvin Pitcher | SR | 6'1" | 230 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Shaun Myers← Colorado | SR | 6'1" | 220 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Muaaz Byard← Middle Tennessee | JR | 6'0" | 232 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Ike Esonwune← Oklahoma State | SO | 6'0" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Brandon Franklin | JR | 6'1" | 230 | — |
| LB | — | Mantrez Walker← Colorado | FR | 6'1" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | — | Braden Sullivan← Eastern Kentucky | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 25
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Darrell Sweeting← Marshall | SO | 6'0" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | T'sai McDaniel | SR | 5'11" | 200 | — |
| CB | 3rd | Delvon Gulley | SO | 6'1" | 185 | — |
| CB | 4th | Tamarion Crumpley | SR | 6'1" | 195 | — |
| CB | 5th | Roy Williams | JR | 5'11" | 180 | — |
| CB | 6th | Tariq Watson | JR | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| CB | 7th | Donald Lee | SR | 6'3" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 8th | Isaiah Crozier | SO | 6'0" | 175 | — |
| CB | 9th | Jaylyn Ferguson | SO | 6'3" | 185 | — |
| CB | 10th | Guylijah Theodule← Southern Miss | SO | 6'2" | 175 | ★★★ |
| CB | 11th | Draden Fullbright← Oklahoma State | FR | 5'11" | 175 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Courage Ugochukwu← Utah State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Que Billingsley← Gardner-Webb | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Jeremiah Vessel | SO | 5'11" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Sirad Bryant | SR | 6'2" | 210 | — |
| S | 3rd | Pierre Royster | SR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| S | 4th | Jalen Cheek | SR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| S | 5th | Jeremiah Jordan← Memphis | JR | 6'2" | 200 | ★★★ |
| S | 6th | Anta'Veon McKenzie← Sacramento State | SO | 6'1" | 193 | ★★★ |
| S | 7th | Josh Baka | SR | 6'1" | 205 | — |
| S | 8th | Kris Wokomah← Baylor | FR | 6'0" | 189 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Jaylen Thompson← Memphis | SO | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Elijah Pratt← SMU | FR | 5'11" | 175 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Jotavion Pierce← Oklahoma State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | — | Diezel Wilkinson← Montana | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Patrick Foley | SR | 6'3" | 225 | — |
| PK | 1st | Jonah Delange | JR | 6'0" | 175 | — |
| PK | 2nd | Owen Simpson | FR | 6'1" | 175 | — |
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Season History · last 11
0 AP top-10 · 5 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4-8 | 2-6 | #125 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #108 | — | — |
| 2023 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #117 | — | — |
| 2022 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #70 | — | 1-0 |
| 2021 | 8-4 | 6-2 | #43 | — | 1-0 |
| 2020 | 6-3 | 4-1 | #40 | — | — |
| 2019 | 9-4 | 6-3 | #67 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 10-3 | 8-1 | #75 | — | 1-0 |
| 2017 | 8-4 | 6-2 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #83 | — | — |
Recruiting Classes
avg #113 · 1 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★80 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #125 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | #98 | 151 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 2023 | #92 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | #86 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | #116 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | #103 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | #74 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018 | #103 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | #108 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | #71 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 38net +5Out 33
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 3.0
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Guylijah Theodule | CB | 3★ | ← Southern Miss |
| ▲ | Rod Robinson II | RB | 3★ | ← Georgia |
| ▲ | Elijah Pratt | S | 3★ | ← SMU |
| ▲ | Shaun Myers | LB | 3★ | ← Colorado |
| ▼ | JaSire Peterson | DL | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Payton Kirkland | IOL | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Iverson Hooks | WR | 3★ | → Oregon |
| ▼ | Solomon Beebe | RB | 3★ | → Virginia |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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