Teams UAB 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 UAB roster 133 players: 22 freshmen, 14 sophomores, 18 juniors, 11 seniors, 68 with no class listed. From 17 states; the most from Alabama (78) and Florida (14). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 8 Receivers 16 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 23 Defensive line 13 Linebackers 26 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 7
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 22 DeWayne McBride RB So. 5′11″ 215 Starke, FL 1,371 rushing yards, 13 TD 1 Jermaine Brown Jr. RB 5′8″ 195 Mobile, AL 631 rushing yards, 7 TD 24 Lucious Stanley RB 6′1″ 210 Fort Myers, FL 213 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Larry Wooden RB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 205 Hoover, AL 68 rushing yards, 1 TD 23 A.J. Gates RB 5′7″ 195 Mountain Brook, AL 24 rushing yards 37 Tyetus Smith-Lindsey RB 5′7″ 180 Oxford, AL −5 rushing yards 5 Lee Witherspoon RB Transfer from Mississippi State 5′11″ 225 Birmingham, AL 35 Justin Jones RB RS 6′1″ 214 Birmingham, AL
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 11 Trea Shropshire WR Jr. 6′3″ 195 Zachary, LA 27 catches, 703 yards, 7 TD RaJae’ Johnson WR Jr. 6′4″ 220 Saint Louis, MO 23 catches, 394 yards, 1 TD 9 Ryan Davis WR 5′11″ 181 Roswell, GA 13 catches, 161 yards 81 A.j. Davis WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Maryville, TN 10 catches, 95 yards 3 T.J. Jones WR Transfer from Penn State So. 6′1″ 200 Lake City, FL 8 catches, 50 yards 3 Samario Rudolph WR 5′9″ 180 Mobile, AL 6 catches, 41 yards, 1 TD 19 Tejhaun Palmer WR So. 6′2″ 210 Milwaukee, WI 6 catches, 72 yards 13 Fred Farrier II WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′1″ 188 Frankfort, KY 24 Tyler Trawick WR RS 5′11″ 180 Empire, AL 26 Austin McGhee WR Fr. 6′0″ 195 Madison, AL 33 Teddy Davenport WR RS 5′10″ 175 Suwanee, GA 35 Savion Hadley WR RS 5′8″ 160 Bessemer, AL 36 Luke Percer WR 5′11″ 200 Birmingham, AL 82 Josh Malone WR Fr. 6′1″ 195 Huntsville, AL 83 Jordan Palmer WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 200 Alpharetta, GA 84 Dawson Brown II WR Jr. 5′9″ 165 Kennesaw, GA
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 20 Gerrit Prince TE Sr. 6′5″ 240 Shawnee, KS 36 catches, 699 yards, 10 TD 10 Hayden Pittman TE Sr. 6′4″ 230 Spanish Fort, AL 22 catches, 192 yards, 1 TD 10 Terrell McDonald TE 6′2″ 235 Muscle Shoals, AL 38 Mike Crawford TE RS 6′3″ 225 Spanish Fort, AL 47 Tyrece Mickens TE Jr. 6′3″ 215 Hoover, AL 80 Maleak Bryant TE So. 6′6″ 245 Atlanta, GA 85 Clay Smelley TE RS 6′3″ 240 Tuscaloosa, AL 87 Connor Harby TE RS 6′2″ 215 Victor, NY 89 Brody Dalton TE RS 6′5″ 251 Fyffe, AL
Offensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 53 Colby Ragland OL Sr. 6′5″ 310 Jackson, MS 2 tackles 50 Clay Collins OL Fr. 6′2″ 300 Birmingham, AL 51 Jakoby Jones OL Sr. 6′1″ 310 Starkville, MS 52 Cameron Young OL So. 6′1″ 300 Birmingham, AL 54 Shauntavis Vardaman OL Jr. 6′5″ 310 Hazlehurst, MS 54 Zaire Flournoy OL 6′3″ 335 Douglasville, GA 55 Andrew Smith Jr. OL Sr. 6′1″ 310 Mount Olive, MS 61 Matthew Trehern OL Jr. 6′3″ 310 Saraland, AL 62 Sidney Wells OL Jr. 6′4″ 330 Clinton, MS 65 Chase Perry OL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Helena, AL 65 Therion Cannon OL RS 6′2″ 271 Ridgeland, SC 67 Keegan Vaughan OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Westland, MI 67 Quincy McGee OL So. 6′4″ 320 Hattiesburg, MS 68 Adam Lepkowski OL 6′3″ 300 Hoover, AL 69 Brett Johnson OL RS 6′4″ 295 Maplesville, AL 70 Cameron Stevens OL Fr. 6′3″ 260 Madison, AL 71 Zach Taylor OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 325 Madison, AL 75 Will Rykard OL So. 6′2″ 305 Moultrie, GA 76 Brady Wilson OL RS 6′2″ 298 Spanish Fort, AL 76 Eli Richey OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′5″ 300 Greensboro, AL 77 Kadeem Telfort OL Jr. 6′8″ 330 Miami, FL 78 Dawson Ray OL Fr. 6′5″ 308 Vestavia Hills, AL 79 Trey Bedosky OL RS 6′6″ 300 Fairburn, GA
Defensive line 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 44 Antonio Moultrie DL 6′4″ 265 Pensacola, FL 60 tackles, 2 sacks 95 Mi’Cario Stanley DL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 285 Cape Coral, FL 32 tackles, 1.5 sacks 10 Tyree Turner DL Sr. 6′1″ 305 Stockbridge, GA 21 tackles, 3.5 sacks 99 Fish McWilliams DL 6′1″ 305 Pensacola, FL 14 tackles, 4 sacks 92 Kevin Penn DT Fr. 6′4″ 310 Decatur, AL 7 tackles 44 Isaiah Forte DL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Montgomery, AL 3 tackles 55 Gralyn Stokes DL Fr. 6′0″ 285 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle 97 Trevon McClain DL So. 6′4″ 260 Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 52 Montaj Cook DL RS 6′1″ 300 Alabaster, AL 89 Jalen Williams DL RS 6′0″ 250 Mobile, AL 90 Matthew Craig DT RS 6′1″ 280 Jacksonville, FL 94 Devin Manigault DL RS 6′4″ 270 Mobile, AL 98 Tylan Jones DL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Lake Cormorant, MS
Linebackers 26 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 50 Noah Wilder LB Jr. 6′0″ 240 Bessemer, AL 90 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 16 Alex Wright LB So. 6′7″ 260 Elba, AL 43 tackles, 6 sacks 24 Deshaun Oliver Jr. LB 6′2″ 220 Birmingham, AL 31 tackles, 2 sacks 9 Kyle Harrell LB Jr. 6′1″ 225 Calera, AL 23 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 INT 7 Tyler Taylor LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 245 Buford, GA 34 tackles 2 Kelle Sanders LB Jr. 6′6″ 255 Lacey, WA 25 tackles, 1 sack 1 Justin Thomas LB Transfer from LSU Sr. 6′5″ 255 Daphne, AL 11 tackles, 4.5 sacks 9 Michael Fairbanks II LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 265 Powder Springs, GA 22 tackles 5 Charlie Benton LB Transfer from West Virginia Sr. 6′1″ 228 Opelika, AL 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks 9 Kristopher Moll LB 6′0″ 214 Miami, FL 14 tackles 10 Nikia Eason Jr. LB 6′4″ 225 Bessemer, AL 9 tackles, 1 sack 44 Jalen Rayam LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Alabaster, AL 9 tackles 45 Will Conner LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′1″ 225 Alabaster, AL 2 tackles 32 Kybo Jamerson LB 6′1″ 215 Longview, TX 1 tackle 33 Will Sorrells LB 5′10″ 205 Auburn, AL 1 tackle 7 Tamarious Brown LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 230 Memphis, TN 22 Jalen Mayala LB Transfer from Indiana Fr. 6′5″ 250 Dacula, GA 27 Jason Riles Jr. LB 6′1″ 190 Bessemer, AL 40 Charlie Goode LB 6′3″ 230 Homewood, AL 46 Charles Daniels III LB RS 6′2″ 220 Plano, TX 48 Daris Robinson LB So. 5′10″ 185 Birmingham, AL 53 Andre’ Howard LB Fr. 5′11″ 220 Montgomery, AL 56 Brennan Blake LB RS 6′3″ 245 West Blocton, AL 57 C.J. Odoms LB Fr. 6′1″ 220 Fairfield, AL 59 Bryce Littleton LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 Vestavia Hills, AL 64 Jacob Batts LB Jr. 6′0″ 220 Wilmington, NC
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 Keondre Swoopes S 6′0″ 190 Hartselle, AL 47 tackles, 2 INT 21 Will Boler S 6′0″ 215 Opelika, AL 55 tackles 4 Starling Thomas V CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 Birmingham, AL 41 tackles, 2 INT 14 Dyjonn Turner S Sr. 5′11″ 205 Florence, AL 41 tackles, 1 sack 12 Grayson Cash S 6′0″ 200 Trussville, AL 21 tackles, 3 INT 11 Troy Young CB Jr. 6′0″ 210 Prichard, AL 27 tackles 3 Cd Daniels CB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 185 Birmingham, AL 24 tackles 26 Damon Miller S 6′0″ 200 Fairfield, AL 17 tackles, 1 INT 20 Mac McWilliams DB 5′10″ 185 Pensacola, FL 19 tackles 20 Devodric Bynum CB Jr. 5′11″ 195 Dallas, TX 11 tackles, 1 sack 11 Damien Miller S 6′0″ 215 Fairfield, AL 7 tackles 22 Jaylen Key DB 6′2″ 210 Tallahassee, FL 5 tackles 7 Xavier Lanier DB 6′2″ 192 Gordo, AL 4 tackles 1 Colby Dempsey CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 180 West Palm Beach, FL 2 tackles 8 TaDarryl Marshall CB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 195 Birmingham, AL 2 tackles 34 Matthew Palmer S 6′0″ 180 Hoover, AL 2 tackles 29 T’sai McDaniel CB 5′11″ 200 Austin, TX 1 tackle 3 Keon Handley Jr. DB 5′9″ 181 Mccalla, AL 4 Ike Rowell S 6′0″ 190 Fyffe, AL 17 Antwan Massie CB Fr. 5′8″ 175 Miami, FL 24 Skyler Trawick S RS 5′11″ 185 Empire, AL 29 Monterius Turner S Jr. 6′1″ 210 Florence, AL 38 Trent Davis S Fr. 6′0″ 185 Birmingham, AL 39 Ar’Shon Willis S So. 6′1″ 195 Alabaster, AL 41 Caden Watts S RS 6′2″ 215 Russellville, AL
Cd Daniels, Starling Thomas V, Lee Witherspoon, TaDarryl Marshall, Nicholas Sellers, A.J. Gates, Deshaun Oliver Jr., Justin Jones, Luke Percer, Trent Davis, Charlie Goode, Daris Robinson, Clay Collins, Cameron Young, Bryce Littleton, Dawson Ray Harrison Barker, Larry Wooden, Matthew Palmer, Ar’Shon Willis, Jalen Rayam, Will Conner, Tyrece Mickens, Montaj Cook, Adam Lepkowski Jermaine Brown Jr., Samario Rudolph, Troy Young, Matthew Trehern, Jalen Williams, Devin Manigault, Wilson Beaverstock Keon Handley Jr., Nikia Eason Jr., Jason Riles Jr., Savion Hadley, Noah Wilder, Chase Perry Hayden Pittman, Tyler Johnston III, Matthew Quinn, Mike Crawford, Brady Wilson Kristopher Moll, Antwan Massie, Kadeem Telfort Terrell McDonald, Dyjonn Turner, Monterius Turner Damien Miller, Damon Miller, C.J. Odoms Mac McWilliams, Antonio Moultrie, Fish McWilliams Austin McGhee, Cameron Stevens, Zach Taylor Ike Rowell, Brody Dalton Charlie Benton, Will Boler Tyler Taylor, Teddy Davenport Caden Long, Ryan Davis Michael Fairbanks II, Zaire Flournoy Dylan Hopkins, A.j. Davis Lucious Stanley, Mi’Cario Stanley Isaiah Forte, Andre’ Howard Cole Kizziah, Clay Smelley Colby Ragland, Sidney Wells Gralyn Stokes, Maleak Bryant Matthew Craig, Trevon McClain Colby Dempsey Justin Thomas Kelle Sanders T.J. Jones Tamarious Brown Xavier Lanier Kyle Harrell Tyree Turner Trea Shropshire Bryson Lucero Grayson Cash Fred Farrier II Dylan Mehrotra Alex Wright Tejhaun Palmer Devodric Bynum Gerrit Prince DeWayne McBride Jalen Mayala Jaylen Key T’sai McDaniel Kybo Jamerson Will Sorrells Tyetus Smith-Lindsey Reese Burkhardt Caden Watts Charles Daniels III Jakoby Jones Shauntavis Vardaman Andrew Smith Jr. Xander Echols Jacob Batts Therion Cannon Keegan Vaughan Quincy McGee Brett Johnson Will Rykard Eli Richey Trey Bedosky Josh Malone Jordan Palmer Dawson Brown II Connor Harby Kevin Penn Kyle Greenwell Tylan Jones Keondre Swoopes RaJae’ Johnson AL 78 FL 14 GA 14 MS 7 TN 4 Hometowns of the 2021 UAB roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Alabama 78 Florida 14 Georgia 14 Mississippi 7 Tennessee 4 Texas 4 Louisiana 2 Washington 1 Top counties Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 30 Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 7 Shelby County, Alabama pop. 230,000 7 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6 Baldwin County, Alabama pop. 247,000 6 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2021 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
