Roster Check: Who’s Back for UAB Football in 2021

Roster Check: Who’s Back for UAB Football in 2021

1/13/2021 12:23:00 PM | Football

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BIRMINGHAM – The 2020 season was unlike any other, which presented every football player in the NCAA an extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19.

Below is a list of the UAB football seniors who will be returning in 2021, and those who will be pursuing future goals.

Who's Back:

Offense:
Offensive Lineman Sidney Wells (RT) – First Team All-Conference USA – GP/GS: 9/9
Offensive Lineman Colby Ragland (LG/LT) – First Team All-Conference USA – GP/GS: 7/7
Offensive Lineman Andrew Smith Jr. (C) – GP/GS: 9/7
Offensive Lineman Jakoby Jones (LG/RG) – GP/GS: 9/4
Tight End Hayden Pittman – Second Team All-Conference USA: 19 rec., 227 yds, TD
Tight End Gerrit Prince – Honorable Mention All-Conference USA: 9 rec., 102 yds, 4 TD

Defense:
Linebacker Kristopher Moll – Phil Steele All-America Honorable Mention, First Team All-Conference USA: 59 TKL, 4.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, two PBU, six QBH
Cornerback TD Marshall: Second Team All-Conference USA: 25 TKL, 5 PBU, FR
Safety Dy'jonn Turner: Honorable Mention All-Conference USA: 27 TKL, 2 TFL, 2 PBU
Defensive Tackle Tyree Turner: Honorable Mention All-Conference USA: 23 TKL, 5.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 1 FR
Nose Tackle Tony Fair: 21 TKL, 3 TFL, 1 sack
Defensive Tackle Mi'Cario Stanley: 8 TKL, 1 TFL, FR

Who's Gone:

Offense:
Running Back Spencer Brown: Second Team All-Conference USA: UAB career leading rusher: 4,011 rushing yards, 41 rush TD, 42 total TD, 19 100-yard games
Wide Receiver Austin Watkins Jr: First Team All-Conference USA: 34 rec., 468 yds, 3 TD
Wide Receiver Myron Mitchell: Honorable Mention All-Conference USA: 29 rec, 436 yds, 3 TD
Offensive Lineman Carter Wood: GP/GS: 9/0

Defense:
Jordan Smith (Declared early) – First Team All-Conference USA: 43 TKL, 9.5 TFL, 4.5 sacks
Brontae Harris – Second Team All-Conference USA: 24 TKL, 4.0 TFL, 4 PBU, 1 INT
Luke Brasher: 10 TKL, 1.5 TFL
Rubin Stinson III: 7 TKL, 1.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks
Thomas Johnston: 2 TKL (1 GP)

Special Teams:
Long Snapper Jacob Fuqua: Phil Steele 4th Team All-America; First Team All-Conference USA; Patrick Mannelly Award Semifinalist: 2 TKL, 1 FF, 1 FR

Overall Starters Returning in 2021:
Offense: 8
Defense: 9
Special Teams: 2

Senior All-Star Game Participants:

Reese's Senior Bowl: January 30 – Mobile, Ala.
Austin Watkins Jr. – WR
Jordan Smith – DE

Hula Bowl: January 31 – Honolulu, Hawaii
Spencer Brown – RB
Myron Mitchell – WR

SPIRAL Tropical Bowl: January 17 – Orlando, Fla.
Myron Mitchell – WR

College Gridiron Showcase: January 21 - Fort Worth, Texas
Brontae Harris – CB

The Blazers return 17 starters to a team that won a C-USA record third-straight divisional title and the Conference USA Championship for a second time in three years.

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