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UAB Blazers Roster & Depth Chart 2026
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Alex Mortensen / Todd Grantham
Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.
Offense
Multiple 11 / 12
- Offensive scheme type
- Multiple 11 / 12
- Personnel
- 11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
- Primary run scheme
- Inside zone / gap
- Primary offensive line scheme
- Gap-zone
Offensive aggression
Attacking · 60
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Mortensen is HC and calls the offense, no OC named for 2026: multiple. Kevin Garver pass game coordinator.
Defense
Odd 3-4 multiple
- Defensive scheme type
- Odd 3-4 multiple
- Base front
- Odd nickel 3-4
- Front
- 3-4
Defensive aggression
Aggressive · 70
ConservativeBalancedAggressive
Grantham, ex-Oklahoma State, Florida and Georgia DC, installs his 3-4 multiple, built on pressure.
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Path tags: High school high-school signing, JUCO junior college, Portal transfer portal. On3 HS is the Industry recruiting grade from the high-school cycle — stars, national rank, class year. Portal grades live on the player profile. Career logos run left to right from On3 transfer history and 247Sports — JUCO marks included when they actually went JUCO. Click a column to sort.
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| 51 |  Payton Kirkland | TEX | OL | 6' 6" | 315 | — | JR | Orlando, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 535 · '23 | Active |
| 52* |  Hudson Reed | | OL | 6' 5" | 300 | — | FR | Hoover, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 2470 · '26 | Active |
| 55 |  Barrett Maddox | | OL | 6' 6" | 325 | — | JR | Clinton, TN | High school | 3★ · No. 140 · '23 | Active |
| 57 |  Aidan Platt | | OL | 6' 3" | 305 | — | FR | Auburn, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 2349 · '25 | Active |
| 59* |  Jaden Ligon | | OL | 6' 5" | 340 | — | SO | LaGrange, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1703 · '24 | Active |
| 64 |  Cooper Young |  | OL | 6' 4" | 310 | — | JR | Downingtown, PA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1159 · '23 | Active |
| 66 |  Donovan Lawrence | | OL | 6' 5" | 350 | — | SO | Dacula, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 2434 · '25 | Active |
| 67 |  Wes Wiggins | | OL | 6' 3" | 300 | — | FR | Smithville, MS | High school | 3★ · No. 2698 · '26 | Active |
| 68 |  Adam Lepkowski | | OL | 6' 3" | 300 | — | SR | Hoover, AL | High school | — | Active |
| 69 |  Kade Martin | | OL | 6' 4" | 310 | — | SO | Trussville, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 1849 · '24 | Active |
| 70 |  Amos Talalele | | OL | 6' 4" | 380 | — | SO | Santa Clara, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 71 |  Kyrik Mason |    | OL | 6' 4" | 305 | — | SR | Columbia, MD | Portal | — | Active |
| 75 |  Calib Perez |  | OL | 6' 5" | 315 | — | SR | Pearland, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1230 · '20 | Active |
| 77 |  Keyon Cox |   | OL | 6' 5" | 305 | — | JR | Phenix City, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1256 · '23 | Active |
| 78 |  Nelson Ramirez | | OL | 6' 6" | 335 | — | SR | Newnan, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 79 |  Samuel Riddy | | OL | 6' 5" | 330 | — | SO | North Charleston, SC | Portal | 3★ · No. 1996 · '24 | Active |
| 74 |  Barry Walker | | OT | 6' 6" | 325 | — | SO | Cordele, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 877 · '24 | Active |
| 5* |  Ryder Burton | | QB | 6' 2" | 200 | — | JR | Springville, UT | Portal | — | Active |
| 11* |  Adrian Posse | | QB | 6' 4" | 215 | — | SO | Miami, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1586 · '24 | Active |
| 16* |  Nate Rogers | | QB | 5' 10" | 190 | — | SO | Wetumpka, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 18* |  Cam Jennings | | QB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | SO | Birmingham, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 2* |  Rod Robinson II | | RB | 6' 1" | 235 | — | JR | San Diego, CA | Portal | 4★ · No. 152 · '23 | Active |
| 3* |  Bam McReynolds | | RB | 5' 7" | 190 | — | SR | Mobile, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 7* |  Ja'Vin Simpkins |  | RB | 5' 9" | 185 | — | JR | Miami, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 582 · '23 | Active |
| 10* |  Marquise Collins | | RB | 5' 9" | 210 | — | JR | Bryan, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 789 · '23 | Active |
| 20* |  Rashad Robinson | | RB | 5' 9" | 210 | — | FR | San Diego, CA | High school | — | Active |
| 21* |  Hudson Higgins | | RB | 5' 9" | 180 | — | FR | Florence, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 2482 · '26 | Active |
| 22* |  Drew Patterson | | RB | 5' 9" | 205 | — | FR | Nashville, TN | High school | — | Active |
| 26 |  Jayson Moll | | RB | 5' 7" | 175 | — | FR | Bixby, OK | High school | — | Active |
| 28* | RBJR Mosley | | RB | 5' 10" | 210 | — | FR | Hoover, AL | High school | — | Active |
| 30* |  Amari Brundidge | | RB | 6' 0" | 225 | — | SO | Birmingham, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 19* |  Gabriel Cline | | TE | 6' 4" | 230 | — | FR | Miami, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 1879 · '25 | Active |
| 40 |  Brayden Johnson |  | TE | 6' 2" | 265 | — | SO | Elba, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 44 |  Scott Isacks |  | TE | 6' 4" | 250 | — | SR | Metairie, LA | Portal | — | Active |
| 48* |  Gage Messick | | TE | 6' 3" | 230 | — | SR | Andalusia, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 85 |  Antonio Ferguson |  | TE | 6' 3" | 235 | — | JR | Apopka, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1790 · '23 | Active |
| 86 | TEVili Haapasalo | | TE | 6' 6" | 230 | — | FR | Helsinki, Finland | High school | — | Active |
| 87 |  Sean Persson |  | TE | 6' 5" | 245 | — | SO | Spanish Fork, UT | Portal | No. 213 · '22 | Active |
| 88 |  Braden Teague | | TE | 6' 5" | 240 | — | FR | Montgomery, AL | High school | — | Active |
| 0* |  Ty Mims |   | WR | 5' 9" | 185 | — | SR | Bay Minette, AL | Portal | 3★ · No. 2052 · '22 | Active |
| 1* |  CJ Smith |    | WR | 6' 3" | 205 | — | SR | Apopka, FL | Portal | 4★ · No. 311 · '22 | Active |
| 4* |  EJ Reid |  | WR | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SO | Woodbridge, VA | Portal | 3★ · No. 1933 · '24 | Active |
| 6* |  KJ Daniels |  | WR | 5' 10" | 170 | — | SO | Franklinton, LA | Portal | 3★ · No. 605 · '24 | Active |
| 8* |  Kaleb Brown |   | WR | 5' 10" | 200 | — | SR | Chicago, IL | Portal | 4★ · No. 107 · '22 | Active |
| 9* |  AJ Johnson | | WR | 6' 3" | 205 | — | SR | New Orleans, LA | High school | 3★ · No. 595 · '22 | Active |
| 12* |  Jaylen Elder | | WR | 5' 11" | 160 | — | SO | Madison, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 1051 · '25 | Active |
| 13* |  CD Gill | | WR | 5' 7" | 160 | — | FR | Saraland, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 2173 · '25 | Active |
| 14* |  Jailen Holmes | | WR | 5' 10" | 180 | — | SR | Huntsville, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 15* |  Jayden Skelton | | WR | 5' 9" | 170 | — | FR | Thomaston, GA | High school | — | Active |
| 17* |  Brogan McNab | | WR | 5' 11" | 190 | — | FR | Melbourne, FL | High school | 3★ · No. 2677 · '26 | Active |
| 80 |  Malik Muhammad | | WR | 6' 1" | 205 | — | SO | Birmingham, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 81 |  Bradley Wainwright | | WR | 6' 2" | 185 | — | FR | Helena, AL | High school | — | Active |
| 83 |  Levi Brayton | | WR | 6' 4" | 190 | — | FR | Littleton, CO | High school | — | Active |
| 84 |  Lamar White | | WR | 5' 11" | 200 | — | SO | Suwanee, GA | Portal | — | Active |
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| 5* |  Delvon Gulley |  | CB | 6' 1" | 190 | — | JR | Saraland, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 16* |  Isaiah Crozier |  | CB | 6' 0" | 180 | — | JR | Pickerington, OH | Portal | 2★ · '23 | Active |
| 18* |  Julius Lane Jr. | | CB | 5' 10" | 160 | — | FR | Montgomery, AL | High school | 3★ · '25 | Active |
| 0* |  Jo'Tavion Pierce | | DB | 6' 2" | 210 | — | FR | Montgomery, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 591 · '25 | Active |
| 1* |  Darrell Sweeting |   | DB | 6' 0" | 185 | — | JR | West Palm Beach, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1649 · '23 | Active |
| 2* |  Guylijah Theodule | | DB | 6' 2" | 175 | — | JR | Miami, FL | Portal | 3★ · No. 1319 · '24 | Active |
| 6* |  Que Billingsley |   | DB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | JR | Phenix City, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 10* |  Kris Wokomah | | DB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | SO | Arlington, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 671 · '24 | Active |
| 11* |  Anta'Veon McKenzie |  | DB | 6' 1" | 195 | — | JR | Stockton, CA | Portal | 2★ · '23 | Active |
| 12* |  Cal Camp |  | DB | 6' 3" | 205 | — | SO | Madison, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 12* |  Elijah Pratt |  | DB | 5' 11" | 180 | — | FR | Arlington, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1088 · '25 | Active |
| 13* |  Jeremiah Jordan |  | DB | 6' 2" | 205 | — | SR | Cordova, TN | Portal | — | Active |
| 21* |  Draden Fullbright |  | DB | 5' 11" | 175 | — | FR | Fort Worth, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 753 · '25 | Active |
| 22* |  Courage Ugo | | DB | 6' 0" | 190 | — | SR | Richmond, TX | Portal | — | Active |
| 23 |  Mykale Hrabowski | | DB | 6' 3" | 190 | — | FR | Adamsville, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 2296 · '26 | Active |
| 24 |  Diezel Wilkinson |  | DB | 6' 0" | 200 | — | JR | Spokane, WA | Portal | — | Active |
| 25 |  Jaylen Thompson |  | DB | 6' 2" | 210 | — | SO | Murfreesboro, TN | Portal | 3★ · No. 876 · '24 | Active |
| 27 |  Jordin Price | | DB | 5' 9" | 170 | — | FR | Orange Park, FL | High school | — | Active |
| 28* |  Daimir Hicks | | DB | 5' 11" | 180 | — | FR | Springfield, GA | High school | — | Active |
| 36 |  Chimenum Ajinwo | | DB | 5' 11" | 185 | — | FR | Pelham, AL | High school | — | Active |
| 56 |  Myles Cook | | DE | 6' 2" | 285 | — | SO | Madison, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 2177 · '24 | Active |
| 58 |  J'Quan Mason | | DE | 6' 4" | 240 | — | SO | Mccalla, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 1833 · '24 | Active |
| 59* |  Chris Burge | | DE | 6' 3" | 250 | — | SO | Leeds, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 9* |  Noah Nelson |  GS | DL | 6' 5" | 295 | — | SR | Atlanta, GA | Portal | — | Active |
| 15* |  Elijah Hall | | DL | 6' 3" | 255 | — | SR | Shelby, NC | Portal | 3★ · No. 750 · '22 | Active |
| 17* |  Tylin Jackson |  | DL | 6' 4" | 255 | — | JR | Federal Way, WA | Portal | 3★ · '23 | Active |
| 29 |  Cam Cunningham |   | DL | 6' 1" | 325 | — | SR | Portage, MI | Portal | — | Active |
| 52* |  Sterling Sanders |  | DL | 6' 5" | 305 | — | FR | Blythewood, SC | Portal | 3★ · No. 1427 · '25 | Active |
| 90 |  Chris Spencer | | DL | 6' 5" | 290 | — | SR | Burgaw, NC | Portal | — | Active |
| 96 |  Gavin Nelson |  | DL | 6' 5" | 295 | — | SR | Birmingham, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 99 |  Raymond Macias |  | DL | 6' 1" | 310 | — | SO | La Puente, CA | Portal | — | Active |
| 8* |  Nigel Tate | | DT | 6' 3" | 330 | — | SR | Washington, DC | Portal | 3★ · No. 875 · '21 | Active |
| 54 |  Kyle Mosley | | DT | 6' 1" | 305 | — | SO | Atlanta, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 2252 · '24 | Active |
| 3* |  Ike Esonwune | | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | JR | Manor, TX | Portal | 3★ · No. 1589 · '23 | Active |
| 4* |  Marlin Dean |  | LB | 6' 5" | 240 | — | SR | Elberton, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 9 · '21 | Active |
| 7* |  Blanche Gold |  | LB | 6' 2" | 240 | — | SR | Springdale, MD | Portal | — | Active |
| 14* |  Mantrez Walker | | LB | 6' 1" | 230 | — | FR | Buford, GA | Portal | 3★ · No. 913 · '25 | Active |
| 19* |  Malachi Character | | LB | 6' 1" | 210 | — | FR | Thomaston, GA | High school | 3★ · No. 2163 · '26 | Active |
| 31 |  Rhett Cofer | | LB | 6' 1" | 210 | — | FR | Dora, AL | High school | — | Active |
| 32 |  Colby Archie | | LB | 6' 2" | 220 | — | JR | Jackson, MS | High school | 3★ · No. 236 · '26 | Active |
| 33 |  Braden Sullivan |  | LB | 6' 2" | 245 | — | JR | New Smyrna Beach, FL | Portal | — | Active |
| 35* |  Muaaz Byard | MTS | LB | 6' 2" | 230 | — | SR | York, PA | Portal | — | Active |
| 43 |  Braxtyn Davies | | LB | 6' 0" | 210 | — | FR | Newnan, GA | High school | — | Active |
| 48* |  Phillip Davison Jr. | | LB | 6' 1" | 225 | — | SO | Birmingham, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 37 |  Love Kirby | | S | 5' 11" | 195 | — | SO | Anniston, AL | Portal | — | Active |
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| 50 |  Evan Bishop | | LS | 6' 0" | 210 | — | JR | Hoover, AL | Portal | — | Active |
| 53 | LSNoah Medlen | | LS | 6' 1" | 235 | — | FR | Harvest, AL | High school | — | Active |
| 20* |  Badger Hargett | | P | 5' 10" | 190 | — | JR | Lafayette, LA | Portal | — | Active |
| 30* |  Carson Tinsley | | P | 6' 1" | 200 | — | FR | Huntsville, AL | High school | — | Active |
| 46 |  Oliver Straw | | P | 6' 2" | 210 | — | SR | Melbourne, Australia | Portal | — | Active |
| 35* |  Owen Simpson | | PK | 6' 1" | 190 | — | SO | Birmingham, AL | High school | 3★ · No. 2621 · '25 | Active |
| 39 |  Jonah Delange | | PK | 6' 0" | 170 | — | SR | Mobile, AL | High school | — | Active |
Roster log
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Aaron Mattingly
No longer on the listed roster
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Caleb Moser
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Cam Cunningham
No longer on the listed roster
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Connor Harby
No longer on the listed roster
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Courage Ugochukwu
No longer on the listed roster
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Daniel Mincey
No longer on the listed roster
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Demarcus Smith
No longer on the listed roster
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Donald Lee
No longer on the listed roster
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Draden Fullbright
No longer on the listed roster
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Evan Bishop
No longer on the listed roster
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Gage Messick
No longer on the listed roster
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Jacoby Bridges
No longer on the listed roster
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James Smyre
No longer on the listed roster
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Jamichael Rogers
No longer on the listed roster
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J.C. Sivley
No longer on the listed roster
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Josh Baka
No longer on the listed roster
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Joshua Rubin
No longer on the listed roster
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Julius Lane Jr.
No longer on the listed roster
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Marlin Dean
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Mason Chorak
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Rod Orr Jr.
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Roy Williams
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Ryan Gunter
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Shaun Myers
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Tamarion Crumpley
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Vanden Dugger
No longer on the listed roster
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Wyatt Martin
No longer on the listed roster
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Aron Marsch
No longer on the listed roster
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Badger Hargett
No longer on the listed roster
Multiple 11 / 12Odd 3-4 multipleInside zone / gap11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WROdd nickel 3-4Ourlads two-deep · matched to the live roster.
Offense
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
11 personnel · 1 RB · 1 TE · 3 WR. Same depth chart, different grouping. The base call is 11.
QB
Burton5| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR1 | 8 | Kaleb Brown | 6 | KJ Daniels | 83 | Levi Brayton |
| WR2 | 9 | AJ Johnson | 14 | Jailen Holmes | 84 | Lamar White |
| Slot | 0 | Ty Mims | 1 | CJ Smith | 4 | EJ Reid |
| LT | 51 | Payton Kirkland | 74 | Barry Walker | 77 | Keyon Cox |
| LG | 59 | Jaden Ligon | 66 | Donovan Lawrence | 69 | Kade Martin |
| C | 68 | Adam Lepkowski | 57 | Aidan Platt | 64 | Cooper Young |
| RG | 75 | Calib Perez | 78 | Nelson Ramirez | 67 | Wes Wiggins |
| RT | 55 | Barrett Maddox | 71 | Kyrik Mason | 79 | Samuel Riddy |
| TE | 85 | Antonio Ferguson | 87 | Sean Persson | 44 | Scott Isacks |
| QB | 5 | Ryder Burton | 16 | Nate Rogers | 11 | Adrian Posse |
| RB | 2 | Rod Robinson II | 3 | Bam McReynolds | 7 | Ja'Vin Simpkins |
Defense
Nickel 3-4
Base · 3 DL, 4 LB, 4 DB. Both outside linebackers stay on. The two-deep below stays the published chart.
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDE | 17 | Tylin Jackson | 59 | Chris Burge | 15 | Elijah Hall |
| NT | 29 | Cam Cunningham | 99 | Raymond Macias | 52 | Sterling Sanders |
| RDE | 90 | Chris Spencer | 8 | Nigel Tate | 9 | Noah Nelson |
| WLB | 7 | Blanche Gold | 4 | Marlin Dean | 58 | J'Quan Mason |
| LILB | 35 | Muaaz Byard | 33 | Braden Sullivan | 14 | Mantrez Walker |
| RILB | 3 | Ike Esonwune | 19 | Malachi Character | 25 | Jaylen Thompson |
| LCB | 1 | Darrell Sweeting | 2 | Guylijah Theodule | 21 | Draden Fullbright |
| SS | 24 | Diezel Wilkinson | 0 | Jo'Tavion Pierce | 23 | Mykale Hrabowski |
| FS | 13 | Jeremiah Jordan | 10 | Kris Wokomah | 27 | Jordin Price |
| RCB | 5 | Delvon Gulley | 16 | Isaiah Crozier | 18 | Julius Lane Jr. |
| NB | 11 | Anta'Veon McKenzie | 6 | Que Billingsley | 12 | Elijah Pratt |
Special Teams
| Pos | No. | Player | No. | Player | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 39 | Jonah Delange | 35 | Owen Simpson | — | — |
| P | 20 | Badger Hargett | 30 | Carson Tinsley | 46 | Oliver Straw |
| H | 20 | Badger Hargett | 30 | Carson Tinsley | 16 | Nate Rogers |
| LS | 50 | Evan Bishop | 53 | Noah Medlen | — | — |
| PR | 13 | CD Gill | 0 | Ty Mims | 26 | Jayson Moll |
| KR | 7 | Ja'Vin Simpkins | 3 | Bam McReynolds | 26 | Jayson Moll |
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UAB Blazers are 3-3. The offense is Multiple 11 / 12 and the defense is Odd 3-4 multiple. Play-callers are Alex Mortensen / Todd Grantham.