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UAB Football Signs Eight on National Signing Day
12/3/2025 4:35:00 PM | Football
BIRMINGHAM – UAB Football announced eight signees on National Signing Day, Wednesday. The group includes three defensive backs, a quarterback, a running back, a wide receiver, a linebacker, and an offensive lineman. Three signees hail from Georgia, leading the way, with Alabama (2) and Florida (2) just behind, and one signee from Mississippi.
The eight signees, in alphabetical order, include:
Malachi Character | Thomaston, Ga. | Upson-Lee HS | Linebacker
Character is listed at 6'1", 208lb by 247Sports.
Playing full varsity seasons for Upson-Lee, Character has recorded 100 tackles in all three full seasons as a Knight. Character had 369 career tackles, including 38 tackles for loss.
Character has had 20 double-digit tackle games across his varsity career. His career-high in tackles came against LaGrange as a junior, where he had 19 total tackles, including four tackles for loss.
A two-way player, Character rushed for 771 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior. Rushing for 1,192 career yards and 13 touchdowns.
Daimir Hicks | Springfield, Ga. | Effingham County HS | Defensive Back
Hicks is a 5'10", 170lb defensive back from Springfield, Ga. Hicks played 14 games for Effingham County, making 60 tackles and two interceptions for the Rebels.
Hicks's Effingham County team went 9-3 this past season, qualifying for the GHSA 5A playoffs.
Hudson Higgins | Florence, Ala. | Mars Hill Bible School | Running Back
Higgins is listed as a 5'10", 180lb three-star running back by 247Sports.
The Florence native has rushed for 1,986 yards on 129 attempts, averaging 15.4 yards per carry. Higgins has totaled 32 rushing touchdowns, scoring in every contest with 11 multi-touchdown games and a four-touchdown performance in a 56-10 win over Rogers. Higgins has rushed for over 100 yards in 10 games, reaching 200 yards twice.
Playing in all three phases, Higgins has recorded 10 or more tackles in four games this year and had three tackles for loss in the state quarterfinal against Geraldine. Higgins has three interceptions this season and two forced fumbles. Higgins has returned two punts to the house, logging 183 total punt return yards.
Mars Hill Bible is currently 14-0 on the back of Higgins' run game. Higgins and the Panthers will play Bayside Academy tomorrow for the AHSAA 3A state championship.
Mykale Hrabowski | Adamsville, Ala. | Minor HS | Defensive Back
Listed at 6'3", 176 pounds, Hrabowski is an Adamsville native, playing three varsity seasons for Minor High School.
Hrabowski appeared in 23 varsity games over three years for Minor, logging 97 total tackles, including 75 solo tackles.
He notched two interceptions in a 33-26 win over Mortimer Jordan in his junior year. Hrabowski logged a career-high 14 tackles against Parker in 2024.
Brogan McNab | Melbourne, Fla. | Melbourne Central Catholic HS | Quarterback
McNab is a three-star dual-threat quarterback according to 247Sports. Listed at 6'0", 185lbs, started for Melbourne Central Catholic since his freshman season, logging 43 games.
Passing for 4,680 career yards and 52 touchdowns to just 15 interceptions, McNab also rushed for 2,743 yards and 35 touchdowns.
McNab led the Hustlers to back-to-back FHSAA playoff appearances before missing the majority of his senior season.
JP Price | Orange Park, Fla. | Oakleaf HS | Defensive Back
A three-star defensive back out of Oakleaf High School in Oakleaf Plantation, Fla., Price is listed at 5'9", 162lbs by 247Sports.
Price logged varsity playing time for Oakleaf in all four years of high school, recording 121 total tackles and six interceptions with a pick-six. He had two interceptions in Oakleaf's 2025 season opener. Also recorded three tackles and a pass breakup in a 23-14 win over Riverside.
Price played in 35 games across his four seasons, breaking up 48 passes and recovering two fumbles. A two-way player, Price totaled 1,243 receiving yards and 15 receiving touchdowns along with 141 kick return yards.
Oakleaf went 8-3 this past season, qualifying for the 6A FHSAA state championships.
Jayden Skelton | Thomaston, Ga. | Upson-Lee HS | Wide Receiver
Listed at 5'9", 160lbs, Skelton played three varsity seasons for Upson-Lee High School in Thomaston, Ga.
Skelton played in 28 varsity games, including 22 across his junior and senior seasons. Skelton caught 50 passes during his final two seasons at Upson-Lee, totaling 736 yards and nine touchdowns.
He also returned eight kickoffs for 175 total yards with a career-long return of 59 yards. Skelton made 40 tackles and two interceptions on the other side of the ball.
Wes Wiggins | Smithville, Miss. | Smithville HS | Offensive Lineman
Wiggins is a three-star lineman according to 247Sports. He is ranked 72nd overall in the state of Mississippi and 246th among all interior linemen across the country. Wiggins is 6'4", 295lb.
All stats according to MaxPreps. All rankings according to 247Sports.
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