Teams UAB 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 UAB roster 115 players: 33 freshmen, 24 sophomores, 16 juniors, 13 seniors, 29 with no class listed. From 21 states; the most from Alabama (58) and Georgia (15). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 8 Receivers 17 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 19 Linebackers 13 Defensive backs 23 Specialists 5
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 9 Jacob Zeno QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 215 San Antonio, TX 3,126 passing yards, 20 TD 18 Landy Lyddy QB 6′0″ 208 Stonewall, LA 121 passing yards, 1 TD 12 Harrison Barker QB So. 5′11″ 190 Hoover, AL 75 passing yards, 1 TD 9 Trace Campbell QB Fr. 6′5″ 225 Ellicott City, MD 47 passing yards 15 Carter Putt QB Jr. 5′11″ 195 Columbus, MS
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 Jermaine Brown Jr. RB Sr. 5′8″ 195 Mobile, AL 803 rushing yards, 12 TD 3 Isaiah Jacobs RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 220 Tulsa, OK 249 rushing yards, 3 TD 29 Lee Beebe RB 5′10″ 218 Montgomery, AL 360 rushing yards, 4 TD 5 Lee Witherspoon RB 5′11″ 225 Birmingham, AL 52 rushing yards 8 Demetrius Battle RB Sr. 6′0″ 245 Birmingham, AL 31 rushing yards, 1 TD 26 Taven Curry RB 6′0″ 215 Loxley, AL 5 rushing yards 32 Tyjuan Able RB Fr. 5′7″ 190 Mobile, AL 49 Nick LaRocca RB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Tyler, TX
Receivers 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 0 Amare Thomas WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 205 Birmingham, AL 53 catches, 437 yards, 3 TD 19 Tejhaun Palmer WR Sr. 6′2″ 210 Milwaukee, WI 47 catches, 858 yards, 7 TD 3 Samario Rudolph WR 5′9″ 180 Mobile, AL 25 catches, 205 yards, 1 TD 13 Fred Farrier II WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 188 Frankfort, KY 18 catches, 266 yards, 1 TD 3 T.J. Jones WR Sr. 6′1″ 200 Lake City, FL 15 catches, 222 yards, 2 TD 2 Iverson Hooks WR 5′10″ 175 Pike Road, AL 10 catches, 106 yards, 2 TD 5 Kameran Shanks WR 5′8″ 169 Prattville, AL 5 returns, 93 yards 5 Brandon Buckhaulter WR 6′1″ 205 Jackson, MS 5 catches, 103 yards, 1 TD 13 Malachi Holt-Bennett WR Transfer from Indiana 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 200 Birmingham, AL 5 catches, 92 yards, 1 TD 0 Corri Milliner WR Fr. 6′2″ 170 Alexander City, AL 1 catch, 59 yards 6 B.J. Hawkins Jr. WR So. 5′10″ 190 Waxahachie, TX 9 Dazalin Worsham WR Transfer from Auburn So. 6′2″ 185 Birmingham, AL 21 Jalen McCants WR Fr. 5′11″ 175 Anniston, AL 24 Tyler Trawick WR So. 5′11″ 180 Empire, AL 25 Joey Merritt WR Fr. 6′2″ 185 El Cajon, CA 33 Teddy Davenport WR So. 5′10″ 175 Suwanee, GA 81 Aron Marsch WR Fr. 5′9″ 175 Homewood, AL
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 48 Bryce Damous TE Jr. 6′3″ 240 Huntington, WV 24 catches, 242 yards, 3 TD 0 Dallas Payne TE So. 6′4″ 250 Bay Saint Louis, MS 18 catches, 190 yards 10 Terrell McDonald TE 6′2″ 235 Muscle Shoals, AL 7 catches, 73 yards 38 Mike Crawford TE So. 6′3″ 225 Spanish Fort, AL 1 return, 7 yards 44 Joshua Rubin TE RS 6′1″ 245 Nashville, TN 85 Clay Smelley TE So. 6′3″ 240 Tuscaloosa, AL 87 Connor Harby TE So. 6′2″ 215 Victor, NY 88 J.C. Sivley TE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 255 Helena, AL
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 70 Tater Reid OL Jr. 6′4″ 280 Phenix City, AL 2 tackles 50 William Parker OL Transfer from Tennessee So. 6′5″ 310 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 68 Adam Lepkowski OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Hoover, AL 1 tackle 71 Quez Yates OL Jr. 6′6″ 320 Crystal Springs, MS 1 tackle 50 Jalen Nettles OL Fr. 6′3″ 321 Canton, MS 51 Delano Townsend OL RS 6′4″ 330 Flint, MI 54 Zaire Flournoy OL Fr. 6′3″ 335 Douglasville, GA 55 Luke Jones OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Sugar Hill, GA 57 Arturo Escamilla OL Fr. 6′2″ 320 Cleveland, AL 58 Ryan Gunter OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 315 Trussville, AL 65 Tennyson Hadfield OL Fr. 6′5″ 300 Logan, UT 66 Jordan Hall OL RS 6′8″ 336 Columbus, OH 73 Mason Chorak OL RS 6′5″ 280 Scottsdale, AZ 74 Brennan Moran OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 North Sioux City, SD 76 Brady Wilson OL So. 6′2″ 298 Spanish Fort, AL 77 Logan Moore OL Fr. 6′8″ 296 San Diego, CA 79 Trey Bedosky OL So. 6′6″ 300 Fairburn, GA
Defensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 92 Kevin Penn DT Jr. 6′4″ 310 Decatur, AL 43 tackles, 4 sacks 8 Desmond Little DE Jr. 6′6″ 245 Prichard, AL 30 tackles, 6 sacks 99 Fish McWilliams DL Sr. 6′1″ 305 Pensacola, FL 28 tackles, 2 sacks 18 Kendall Johnson DE Jr. 6′5″ 260 Jackson, TN 15 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 95 Miquon Merriweather DT Fr. 6′2″ 306 Columbus, GA 11 tackles 43 Tyrique Howard DL Sr. 6′6″ 330 Independence, MS 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks 32 Joker Gill DL Jr. 6′5″ 280 Philadelphia, MS 8 tackles 7 A.J. Brown DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 188 Marietta, GA 7 tackles 25 James Smyre DE Transfer from Marshall So. 6′2″ 235 Columbus, GA 5 tackles 99 Eamon Smalls DT 6′2″ 335 Beaufort, NC 4 tackles 9 Emmanuel Waller DL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 275 Birmingham, AL 1 tackle 97 Tyler Thomas DE Fr. 6′5″ 260 Mobile, AL 1 tackle 4 Antavious Woody DL Transfer from Florida State Fr. 6′4″ 303 Welch, AL 45 Fred Owens DL RS 6′3″ 260 Uniontown, AL 89 Jamin Graham DL Jr. 6′4″ 285 Attalla, AL 90 Matthew Craig DT So. 6′1″ 280 Jacksonville, FL 92 Jonathan Allen DT Fr. 6′2″ 304 Birmingham, AL 93 Elijah Williams DL Fr. 6′4″ 300 Alabaster, AL 96 Connor Knight DL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Trussville, AL
Linebackers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 2 Jackson Bratton LB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 235 Muscle Shoals, AL 70 tackles, 2 sacks 15 Michael Moore LB Jr. 6′5″ 245 Houston, TX 62 tackles, 1 sack 16 Everett Roussaw Jr. LB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 235 Atlanta, GA 50 tackles, 1 sack 10 Nikia Eason Jr. LB Sr. 6′4″ 225 Bessemer, AL 26 tackles, 3.5 sacks 9 Michael Fairbanks II LB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 265 Powder Springs, GA 23 tackles, 3.5 sacks 33 Will Sorrells LB So. 5′10″ 205 Auburn, AL 27 tackles, 0.5 sacks 27 Jason Riles Jr. LB Fr. 6′1″ 190 Bessemer, AL 9 tackles 7 Tamarious Brown LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 230 Memphis, TN 6 tackles 13 Jamarcus Jones LB So. 6′4″ 219 Union, MS 1 tackle 15 Reise Collier LB Jr. 6′3″ 213 Midwest City, OK 1 tackle 40 Charlie Goode LB 6′3″ 230 Homewood, AL 1 tackle 22 Jalen Mayala LB Jr. 6′5″ 250 Dacula, GA 35 Brandon Franklin LB Fr. 6′1″ 240 Alabaster, AL
Defensive backs 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 Keondre Swoopes S Sr. 6′0″ 190 Hartselle, AL 72 tackles, 2 INT 4 Ike Rowell S 6′0″ 190 Fyffe, AL 54 tackles 20 Mac McWilliams DB 5′10″ 185 Pensacola, FL 52 tackles 20 Brian Mayes DB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 195 Houston, TX 41 tackles, 2 INT 1 Colby Dempsey CB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 180 West Palm Beach, FL 37 tackles, 1 INT 11 Damien Miller S Sr. 6′0″ 215 Fairfield, AL 38 tackles 12 Ricky Lee III CB 5′10″ 166 Atlanta, GA 20 tackles, 2 INT 7 Chris Bracy S 6′1″ 195 Mobile, AL 17 tackles, 1 INT 3 Ray Thornton III S 6′1″ 210 Columbus, GA 20 tackles 26 Damon Miller S Sr. 6′0″ 200 Fairfield, AL 12 tackles, 1 sack 20 A.D. Diamond CB So. 6′0″ 180 Mobile, AL 6 tackles, 1 INT 29 T’sai McDaniel CB 5′11″ 200 Austin, TX 5 tackles 14 Trey Miles CB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 185 Phenix City, AL 1 tackle 2 Nasir Bashir DB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Atlanta, GA 3 Jaylyn Ferguson CB RS 6′3″ 185 Fort Worth, TX 3 Keon Handley Jr. DB 5′9″ 181 Mccalla, AL 8 Carl Fauntroy Jr. S 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 190 Mobile, AL 18 Daniel Harris DB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 180 Melbourne, FL 24 Skyler Trawick S So. 5′11″ 185 Empire, AL 31 Austin Mitchell CB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Ozark, AL 33 Kyle McKinney S 5′10″ 195 Kennesaw, GA 37 Kyle Gould S Fr. 6′2″ 200 Mobile, AL 41 Sam Young CB So. 5′11″ 180 Birmingham, AL
Amare Thomas, Lee Witherspoon, Demetrius Battle, Dazalin Worsham, Emmanuel Waller, Malachi Holt-Bennett, Charlie Goode, Sam Young, Aron Marsch, Jonathan Allen Jermaine Brown Jr., Samario Rudolph, Chris Bracy, Carl Fauntroy Jr., Desmond Little, A.D. Diamond, Tyjuan Able, Kyle Gould, Jonah Delange, Tyler Thomas Ray Thornton III, Trey Miles, James Smyre, Tater Reid, Miquon Merriweather Keon Handley Jr., Nikia Eason Jr., Jason Riles Jr., J.C. Sivley Harrison Barker, Brandon Franklin, Adam Lepkowski, Elijah Williams Nasir Bashir, Ricky Lee III, Everett Roussaw Jr. Matthew Quinn, Mike Crawford, Brady Wilson Jackson Bratton, Terrell McDonald Michael Fairbanks II, Zaire Flournoy Damien Miller, Damon Miller Michael Moore, Brian Mayes Mac McWilliams, Fish McWilliams Teddy Davenport, Luke Jones Joshua Rubin, William Parker Ryan Gunter, Connor Knight Corri Milliner Dallas Payne Colby Dempsey Iverson Hooks Isaiah Jacobs Jaylyn Ferguson T.J. Jones Ike Rowell Brandon Buckhaulter Kameran Shanks B.J. Hawkins Jr. A.J. Brown Tamarious Brown Caden Long Jacob Zeno Trace Campbell Fred Farrier II Jamarcus Jones Carter Putt Reise Collier Daniel Harris Kendall Johnson Landy Lyddy Tejhaun Palmer Jalen McCants Jalen Mayala Joey Merritt Patrick Foley Lee Beebe T’sai McDaniel Austin Mitchell Joker Gill Kyle McKinney Will Sorrells Bryce Damous Nick LaRocca Jalen Nettles Delano Townsend Xander Echols Tennyson Hadfield Jordan Hall Quez Yates Mason Chorak Brennan Moran Logan Moore Trey Bedosky Clay Smelley Connor Harby Jamin Graham Matthew Craig Kevin Penn Eamon Smalls Keondre Swoopes AL 58 GA 15 MS 8 TX 7 FL 6 Hometowns of the 2023 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 58 Georgia 15 Mississippi 8 Texas 7 Florida 6 Tennessee 4 Oklahoma 2 California 2 Top counties Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 19 Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 10 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 5 Baldwin County, Alabama pop. 247,000 4 Shelby County, Alabama pop. 230,000 4 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’ 2023 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.
