2025 Football Roster

#	Full Name	Academic Year	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown / High School	Previous School
0	Devin Hightower	R-Sr.	LB	6' 1''	230	Twinsburg, Ohio / Hoban	Michigan State/Cincinnati/Rhode Island
0	Iverson Hooks	R-So.	WR	5' 10''	175	Pike Road, Ala. / Pike Road
1	Sirad Bryant	R-Sr.	S	6' 2''	210	Cordele, Ga. / Crisp County	Georgia Tech
1	Corri Milliner	R-So.	WR	6' 2''	180	Alexander City, Ala. / Benjamin Russell
2	AJ Johnson	Sr.	WR	6' 3''	200	New Orleans, La. / Western (FL)	Gardner-Webb/ETSU
2	Ezra Odinjor	R-So.	DE	6' 3''	240	Kennesaw, Ga. / Allatoona	Georgia Tech
3	Jaylyn Ferguson	R-So.	CB	6' 3''	185	Fort Worth, Texas / Southwest
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3	Isaiah Jacobs	R-Sr.	RB	5' 10''	220	Tulsa, Okla. / Owassa	Maryland/Independence CC
4	Jevon Jackson	R-Sr.	RB	5' 8''	210	Decatur, Ala. / Austin	Austin Peay/UTEP
4	Amorie Morrison	R-Sr.	DE	6' 4''	265	Virginia Beach, Va. / Salem	Old Dominion
5	Kaleb Brown	R-Jr.	WR	5' 10''	200	Chicago, Ill. / St. Rita	Ohio State/Iowa
5	Eddy Toussom	Sr.	LB	6' 5''	240	Brenham, Texas / Waller	Navarro CC
6	Brandon Hawkins Jr.	R-Sr.	WR	5' 10''	190	Waxahachie, Texas / Waxahachie	Navarro CC
6	Calvin Pitcher	R-Sr.	LB	6' 1''	230	Corona, Calif. / Centennial	Idaho State
7	Jalen Kitna	R-Sr.	QB	6' 5''	225	Tacoma, Wash. / Burleson	Florida
7	Pierre Royster	R-Sr.	S	6' 2''	200	Norfolk, Va. / Lake Taylor	Norfolk State/St. Francis
8	Evan McCray	R-Sr.	WR	6' 1''	190	Raleigh, N.C. / Knightdale	Wingate
8	Nigel Tate	R-Sr.	DT	6' 3''	325	Washington, D.C. / Bullis School	Boston College
9	Trace Campbell	R-Jr.	QB	6' 5''	225	Ellicott City, Md. / Fork Union Military Academy	Ole Miss
9	Denver Warren	R-Sr.	DL	6' 2''	300	Chicago, Ill. / Brother Rice	Bowling Green/Independence/NM State/Sam Houston
10	Jalen Cheek	R-Sr.	S	6' 2''	200	Sicklerville, N.J. / Winslow Township	Boston College
10	Marquise Collins	R-So.	RB	5' 9''	210	Bryan, Texas / College Station	Duke
10	Cam Jennings	R-Fr.	QB	6' 1''	255	Birmingham, Ala / Parker
11	Solomon Beebe	So.	RB	5' 10''	205	Montgomery, Ala. / Park Crossing
11	Perry Fisher	R-Jr.	CB	6' 3''	200	Tallahassee, Fla. / Lincoln	Maryland
11	Adrian Posse	R-Fr.	QB	6' 4''	225	Miami, Fla. / Miami Northwestern
12	Vanden Dugger	Fr.	QB	6' 3''	205	Edmonton, Alberta Canada / Dana Hills
12	Jaylen Elder	Fr.	WR	5' 11''	170	Madison, Ga. / Morgan County
12	Tylan McNichols	So.	LB	6' 0''	220	Decatur, Miss. / Newton County
13	Tamarion Crumpley	R-Sr.	CB	6' 1''	195	Cincinnati, Ohio / Winton Woods	Pitt
13	CD Gill	Fr.	WR	5' 7''	160	Saraland, Ala. / Saraland
14	Jailen Holmes	R-Jr.	WR	5' 10''	170	Huntsville, Ala. / Madison Academy	Independence/Oregon State
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14	Jeremiah Vessel	R-So.	S	5' 11''	190	Baton Rouge, La. / Bishop Gorman	New Mexico State/UNLV
15	Ryder Burton	R-So.	QB	6' 2''	200	Springville, Utah / Springville	BYU/West Virginia
15	Jamichael Rogers	R-Sr.	DE	6' 2''	250	Bessemer, Ala. / Bessemer City	Miles College
16	Isaiah Crozier	R-So.	CB	6' 0''	175	Pickerington, Ohio / Pickerington Central	Youngstown State
16	Nate Rogers	R-Fr.	QB	5' 10''	195	Wetumpka, Ala. / Wetumpka
17	Elijah Lagg	Jr.	TE	6' 4''	240	Mountain Home, Ark. / Mountain Home	Copiah-Lincoln
17	Roy Williams	R-Sr.	CB	5' 11''	180	Bessemer, Ala. / Bessemer City
18	Xavier Daisy	So.	WR	6' 3''	210	Norcross, Ga. / Greater Atlanta Christian
18	Delvon Gulley	So.	CB	6' 1''	185	Saraland, Ala. / Saraland	Alabama A&M
19	Gabriel Cline	Fr.	TE	6' 4''	215	Miami, Fla. / Monsignor Pace
19	Demarcus Smith	R-Sr.	DT	6' 4''	285	Birmingham, Ala. / Parker	Ole Miss
20	AJ Brown	R-Jr.	S	6' 0''	200	Marietta, Ga. / Walton
21	Josh Baka	Sr.	S	6' 1''	205	Ottawa, Ontatio / St. Thomas More School (CT)	Kent State
22	Josiah Crawford	Fr.	S	6' 1''	180	Bear, Del. / Caravel Academy
22	Drew Patterson	Fr.	RB	5' 9''	200	Nashville, Tenn. / Lipscomb Academy
23	Donald Lee	R-Sr.	CB	6' 3''	185	Houston, Texas / Klein Collins	Grambling State
24	Tariq Watson	R-Jr.	CB	5' 10''	185	Gretna, La. / Helen Cox	Minnesota
25	James Smyre	Sr.	DE	6' 2''	235	Phenix City, Ala. / Central Phenix City	Marshall
26	Gage Messick	R-Jr.	LB	6' 3''	240	Luverne, Ala. / Crenshaw Christian Academy	Troy
27	Patrick Foley	R-Sr.	P	6' 3''	225	Omaha, Neb. / Creighton Prep	Arkansas
28	Brandon Franklin	R-Jr.	LB	6' 1''	230	Alabaster, Ala. / Thompson
29	T'sai McDaniel	R-Sr.	CB	5' 11''	200	Austin, Texas / Lake Travis
30	Amari Brundidge	R-Fr.	RB	6' 0''	225	Birmingham, Ala. / Parker
30	Ja'Lyen Judson	Fr.	CB	6' 0''	170	Oxford, Miss. / Oxford
33	Kyle McKinney	R-So.	S	5' 10''	195	Kennesaw, Ga. / Kennesaw Mountain
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34	Jonathan Allen	R-So.	DT	6' 2''	290	Birmingham, Ala. / Jackson-Olin
35	Owen Simpson	Fr.	PK	6' 1''	175	Birmingham, Ala. / Vestavia Hills
36	Julius Lane Jr.	Fr.	CB	5' 10''	160	Montgomery, Ala. / Pike Road
37	Love Kirby	R-Fr.	S	5' 11''	205	Anniston, Ala. / Anniston
39	Jonah Delange	Jr.	PK	6' 0''	175	Mobile, Ala. / Davidson
40	Brayden Johnson	R-Fr.	TE	6' 2''	270	Elba, Ala. / Elba
42	Wyatt Martin	R-Fr.	PK	6' 4''	210	Nashville, Tenn. / Nashville Christian
43	Braxtyn Davies	Fr.	LB	6' 0''	215	Newman, Ga. / Northgate
44	Eli Ennis	Sr.	LB	6' 2''	220	Ohatchee, Ala. / Ohatchee	Nicholls
44	Joshua Rubin	R-So.	TE	6' 1''	245	Nashville, Tenn. / Lipscomb Academy
45	Fred Owens	R-So.	DL	6' 3''	260	Uniontown, Ala. / RC Hatch	Faulkner University
46	Evan Bishop	R-So.	LS	6' 0''	210	Hoover, Ala. / Spain Park	Jacksonville State
47	Caleb Moser	Jr.	LS	5' 10''	250	Winston Salem, N.C. / Ledford
48	Phillip Davison Jr.	R-Fr.	LB	6' 1''	235	Birmingham, Ala. / Parker
49	Jacoby Bridges	R-Fr.	LB	6' 1''	220	Birmingham, Ala. / Parker
51	Payton Kirkland	R-So.	OL	6' 6''	305	Orlando, Fla. / Dr. Phillips	Texas/Colorado
52	Peter Simmons	R-Sr.	DL	6' 1''	285	Bonita Springs, Fla. / Bishop Verot	Michigan
53	Baron Franks II	R-Sr.	OL	6' 5''	300	Greenville, S.C. / Greenville Senior High	Norfolk State
54	Daniel Mincey	R-Fr.	OL	6' 4''	310	Pompano Beach, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons	Kentucky
54	Kyle Mosley	R-Fr.	DT	6' 1''	300	Atlanta, Ga. / Cedar Grove
55	JaSire Peterson	R-So.	DL	6' 4''	290	Union City, N.J. / Union City	Rutgers
56	Myles Cook	R-Fr.	DE	6' 2''	265	Madison, Ala. / Bob Jones
57	Aidan Platt	Fr.	OL	6' 4''	290	Auburn, Ala. / Auburn
58	Ryan Gunter	R-Jr.	OL	6' 6''	315	Trussville, Ala. / Hewitt-Trussville
58	J'Quan Mason	R-Fr.	DE	6' 4''	235	McCalla, Ala. / McAdory
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59	Chris Burge	R-Fr.	DE	6' 3''	260	Leeds, Ala / Leeds
59	Jaden Ligon	R-Fr.	OL	6' 5''	335	LaGrange, Ga. / LaGrange
66	Donovan Lawrence	Fr.	OL	6' 5''	350	Dacula, Ga. / Dacula
68	Adam Lepkowski	R-Jr.	OL	6' 3''	300	Hoover, Ala. / Hoover
69	Kade Martin	R-Fr.	OL	6' 4''	305	Trussville, Ala. / Hewitt-Trussville
70	JonDarius Morgan	R-Sr.	OL	6' 4''	320	Birmingham, Ala. / Huffman HS	South Carolina
71	Kyrik Mason	R-Sr.	OL	6' 4''	310	Columbia, Md. / St. John's Catholic	Monmouth/Georgia State
72	Brandon Sneh	R-Jr.	OL	6' 6''	315	Philadelphia, Pa. / Neumann Goretti	Elizabeth City/Wagner/Kansas State
73	Mason Chorak	R-So.	OL	6' 5''	280	Scottsdale, Ariz. / Saguaro
74	Barry Walker	R-Fr.	OT	6' 6''	330	Cordele, Ga. / Crisp County
75	Calib Perez	R-Jr.	OL	6' 5''	315	Pearland, Texas / Glenda Dawson	Duke
77	Logan Moore	R-So.	OL	6' 8''	290	San Diego, Calif. / Lincoln
78	Nelson Ramirez	Jr.	OL	6' 6''	300	Newman, Ga. / East Coweta	College of San Mateo
79	Rod Orr Jr.	R-Sr.	OL	6' 6''	305	Gadsden, Ala. / Gadsden City	Florida State/Toledo
80	Malik Muhammad	R-Fr.	WR	6' 1''	205	Birmingham, Ala. / Parker
81	Aron Marsch	R-Jr.	WR	5' 9''	175	Homewood, Ala. / Homewood
83	Levi Brayton	Fr.	WR	6' 4''	180	Littleton, Colo. / Arapahoe
84	Lamar White	R-Fr.	WR	5' 11''	190	Suwanee, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge
85	Antonio Ferguson	R-So.	TE	6' 3''	230	Apopka, Fla. / Apopka	East Carolina/FIU
86	Aaron Mattingly	Fr.	TE	6' 5''	210	Mount Juliet, Tenn. / Green Hill
87	Connor Harby	R-Sr.	TE	6' 2''	215	Victor, N.Y. / Hoover
88	J.C. Sivley	R-So.	TE	6' 6''	255	Helena, Ala. / Helena
90	Zach Johnson	Fr.	DE	6' 3''	240	Ocala, Fla. / Carrollwood Day
94	James Steel	Fr.	DE	6' 4''	275	Swedesboro, N.J. / Caravel Academy
99	Eamon Smalls	R-So.	DT	6' 2''	310	Ladys Island, S.C. / Fulshear

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Trent Dilfer	Head Coach
	Lyle Henley	Assistant Head Coach/Director of Sports Performance	athfact@uab.edu	975-9536
	Alex Mortensen	Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks	amortens@uab.edu	975-9536
	Steve Russ	Defensive Coordinator
	John Jones	Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Ends		975-9536
	Danny Mitchell	Running Backs/Run Game Coordinator	dcmitche@uab.edu
	Matt McCants	Offensive Line	mmccants@uab.edu	975-9536
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	Kevin Garver	Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator
	Reilly Jeffers	Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator - Offense	rjeffers@uab.edu	975-9536
	Sam Mills III	Defensive Line
	Jonathan Celestin	Linebackers
	Brent Vieselmeyer	Secondary/Pass Game Coordinator
	Ryan Lewis Sr.	Cornerbacks
	Tee Mitchell	Nickels
	Matthew Wright	Assistant Linebackers Coach	wrightmk@uab.edu	975-9536
	Luke Godsey	Assistant Quarterbacks Coach	lg7@uab.edu	975-9536
	Gordon Steele	Assistant Offensive Line Coach
	Jack Henninger	Quality Control - Offense
	Zach Peterson	Quality Control - Offense
	Carter Putt	Quality Control - Offense
	Deshaun Oliver	Quality Control - Special Teams		975-9536
	Cannon York	Assistant Director of Sports Performance
	Jake Venables	Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach	venables@uab.edu	975-9536
	Santonio Jones	Strength and Conditioning

Support Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Joey Roberts	Executive Director of Football Affairs
	Jeff Goldsmith	Director of Football Operations
	Rip Scherer	Senior Advisor to Head Coach/Red Zone Offense
	Lino Lupinetti	General Manager/Director of Player Personnel	llupinet@uab.edu
	Brendan Donovan	Director of Scouting
	Carsen Kapilovic	Scouting & Recruiting Coordinator/Assistant Director of Player Personnel
	Logan Tressel	Head Coach Admin/Team Operations Assistant
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	Ben Barnett	Director of Football Strategy, Research and Data	barnetbc@uab.edu	975-9536
	Bryce Harrison	Director of Football Equipment	bharri24@uab.edu	975-9536
	Jim Gentile	Football Equipment Manager
	Christopher Robb	Director of Football Video Services	crobb@uab.edu
	Dan Springer	Head Athletic Trainer (FB)	springdb@uab.edu	975-9256
	Alex Trawick	Assistant Athletic Trainer (FB)	atrawick@uab.edu	975-9256
	Chip Russel	Program Assistant
	Ryan Shepard	Program Assistant
	Gage Smith	Program Assistant
	Ted Feeley	Associate Athletic Director for Communications (FB, MGOLF, BVB)	tfeeley@uab.edu	934-0730
	Andy Poole	Assistant Director of Communications (FB Secondary, Baseball, XC/TF)	apoole3@uab.edu	205-975-0722