UAB football recruiting · American Athletic
UAB recruiting: 8 commits for 2027, No. 118 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
82027 commits
3.00average stars, 2027 class
No. 1182027 class score
578commits since 2002
The 2027 class
8 commitsJshawn JinksJUCO
★★★★★
Jordan Shambley
★★★★★
Messiah Mack
★★★★★
Bryce Daniels
★★★★★
Calvin Brooks
unrated
Dai'jon Hayes
unrated
Israel Prince-Oyakhire
unrated
Kaiden McKenzie
unrated
Latest moves
1 moveOffered Arnold Mugerwa
★★★★★
Oct 26
Offers, visits and commits we have logged in the last 120 days, newest first.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
29 offers · 0 here · 28 elsewhereArnold Mugerwa
★★★★★
Rutgers
Oct 26
Keith Richmond
★★★★★
Arkansas
May 5
Markez Davis
★★★★★
LSU
Apr 22
Cameron Kruse
★★★★★
Kansas State
Apr 6
Gary Burney Jr.
★★★★★
LSU
Apr 1
Deshawn Hall
★★★★★
Auburn
Mar 18
Show all 29 offers
Jaylen Scott
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Mar 15
Blake Jenkins
★★★★★
Michigan
Mar 14
Brodie Campbell
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Mar 6
Braxton Salster
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Feb 22
Monshun Sales
★★★★★
Indiana
May 16, 2025
Elijah Patmon
★★★★★
Texas A&M
May 9, 2025
Caden Waye
★★★★★
Uncommitted
May 6, 2025
Jayce Johnson
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Apr 29, 2025
Jaiden Thompson
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Apr 18, 2025
Trey Wimbley
★★★★★
Clemson
Apr 16, 2025
Bryce Woods
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jan 29, 2025
Marquis Evans
★★★★★
Auburn
Jan 17, 2025
Deven Robertson
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Oct 31, 2024
Adryan Cole
★★★★★
Georgia
Aug 26, 2024
Cooper Witten
★★★★★
Oklahoma
Jun 16, 2024
T.K. Cunningham
★★★★★
Purdue
Mar 20, 2024
Karlos May
★★★★★
Ohio State
Feb 2, 2024
Ba'Roc Willis
★★★★★
Colorado
Jan 19, 2024
Trent Seaborn
★★★★★
Alabama
Jan 18, 2024
Ellis McGaskin
★★★★★
Florida
Sep 20, 2023
Jameson Purcell
★★★★★
Indiana
Aug 1, 2023
KJ Green
★★★★★
LSU
Jun 22, 2023
Andrew Beard II
★★★★★
Florida
Jun 15, 2023
Every UAB class since 2002
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 1 in 2024. Best class by our class score: 2006 (No. 48).
five-starfour-star
| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 8 | 0 | No. 118 | Jshawn Jinks DL, Jordan Shambley QB |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | No. 144 | Barrett Maddox OT, Hudson Higgins RB |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | No. 129 | James Steel DL, Gabriel Cline TE |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | No. 67 | Omar White DL, Joshua Jackson WR |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | No. 93 | Daniel Harris EDGE, Everett Roussaw Jr. LB |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 | No. 75 | Jae'vien Gill DL, AJ Brown S |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 | No. 113 | Tim Burns Jr. CB, Eli Richey IOL |
Show every class back to 2002
| 2020 | 18 | 0 | No. 103 | Maleak Bryant TE, Allen Merrick ILB |
| 2019 | 29 | 0 | No. 74 | RaJae Johnson WR, Tony Fair DT |
| 2018 | 24 | 0 | No. 100 | CD Daniels CB, Jalen Rayam OLB |
| 2017 | 31 | 0 | No. 103 | Thomas Johnston OLB, Anthony Rush DT |
| 2016 | 47 | 0 | No. 70 | Clifton Garrett ILB, Greg Bryant RB |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | No. 236 | Garrett Marino SDE |
| 2014 | 34 | 0 | No. 110 | Justin Brown OG, Quincy Perdue WR |
| 2013 | 32 | 0 | No. 96 | DeVante Scott ATH, Vincent Hunter OG |
| 2012 | 25 | 0 | No. 113 | Kelton Brackett CB, Ben Craft PRO |
| 2011 | 28 | 0 | No. 99 | Johnny Cockrell ATH, Micky Jackson DT |
| 2010 | 28 | 0 | No. 85 | Greg Franklin RB, Jamarious Crusoe ATH |
| 2009 | 27 | 0 | No. 86 | Chris Hubbard OG, Reginald Bryant RB |
| 2008 | 25 | 0 | No. 98 | Ryan Roget OG, Terrell Springs ATH |
| 2007 | 22 | 0 | No. 104 | Marquis Coleman S, Darell Norman APB |
| 2006 | 22 | 0 | No. 48 | Jared White WR, Courtney Smith WR |
| 2005 | 27 | 0 | No. 57 | Alan Leon OT, Chris Felder CB |
| 2004 | 20 | 0 | No. 70 | Chad Wilmott PRO, Julius Wilson OT |
| 2003 | 26 | 0 | No. 95 | Adam Truitt OG, Alvin Winters RB |
| 2002 | 28 | 0 | No. 66 | Anthony Johnson DUAL, Al Cummings OG |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where UAB recruits come from
The biggest pipeline is Alabama, with 213 commits.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsJones College
11 commits
East Mississippi C.C.
10 commits
Hewitt-Trussville
7 commits
Copiah-Lincoln C.C.
7 commits
Vestavia Hills
7 commits
Spanish Fort
6 commits
Show more high schools
Butler C.C.
6 commits
Thompson
5 commits
Mississippi Gulf Coast C.C.
5 commits
Homewood
4 commits
Midfield Sch
4 commits
Clay-Chalkville
4 commits
Who UAB offered, and who won them
Of the 665 players we have on record as UAB offers (2002-2023), 160 signed here (24%). The program that beat them most often: Southern Miss, 28 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0% | Alabama 1, Clemson 1 |
| 2015 | 86 | 0 | 0% | Auburn 4, Alabama 3 |
| 2014 | 81 | 17 | 21% | Southern Miss 4, South Alabama 3 |
| 2013 | 51 | 14 | 27% | Florida State 3, South Florida 3 |
| 2012 | 58 | 10 | 17% | Troy 3, Alabama 2 |
| 2011 | 67 | 14 | 21% | Auburn 3, Ole Miss 3 |
Show all 15 classes
| 2010 | 65 | 19 | 29% | Southern Miss 3, NC State 2 |
| 2009 | 76 | 15 | 20% | Southern Miss 5, Auburn 4 |
| 2008 | 40 | 7 | 18% | Georgia 3, Nebraska 2 |
| 2007 | 31 | 12 | 39% | Southern Miss 3, Troy 2 |
| 2006 | 25 | 14 | 56% | Arkansas 2, Georgia Tech 2 |
| 2005 | 28 | 14 | 50% | Mississippi State 2, Georgia Tech 2 |
| 2004 | 17 | 5 | 29% | Southern Miss 3, Auburn 2 |
| 2003 | 19 | 15 | 79% | Auburn 2, Southern Miss 1 |
| 2002 | 11 | 4 | 36% | West Virginia 1, Georgia Tech 1 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2002-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
Lost head to head
offered here, signed there28 players
21 players
18 players
14 players
12 players
12 players
The coaches who signed them
Alex Mortensen has signed 8 commits since the 2027 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Mortensen 2026 · 0-0 | 8 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Trent Dilfer 2023-2025 · 9-21 | 27 | 3.04 | 0 |
| Bryant Vincent 2022 · 7-6 | 14 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Bill Clark 2017-2021 · 43-20 | 106 | 2.77 | 0 |
| Bill Clark 2014 · 6-6 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 |
| Garrick McGee 2012-2013 · 5-19 | 66 | 2.12 | 0 |
Show all 8 head coaches
| Neil Callaway 2007-2011 · 18-42 | 133 | 2.30 | 0 |
| Watson Brown 2001-2006 · 31-39 | 145 | 2.22 | 0 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsMatt McCants
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Gordon Steele
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Danny Mitchell
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Sam Mills III
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Luke Godsey
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kevin Garver
1 commits
Show all 16 position coaches
Corbin Grantham
1 commits
Ryan McNamara
1 commits
Hindley Brigham
0 commits
Lionel Stokes
0 commits
Nigel Madison
0 commits
Anthony Marciano
0 commits
Jonathan Celestin
0 commits
Brent Vieselmeyer
0 commits
Ryan Lewis Sr.
0 commits
Matthew Wright
0 commits
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (18 coaches)
Rip Scherer
Consultant to head coach
Todd Grantham
Defensive coordinator
John Jones
Special teams coordinator/defensive ends
Corbin Grantham
Assistant defensive backs coach
Anthony Marciano
Assistant inside linebackers coach
Luke Godsey
Assistant quarterbacks coach
Lionel Stokes
Cornerbacks
Sam Mills III
Defensive line
Nigel Madison
Inside linebackers
Matt McCants
Offensive line
Danny Mitchell
Quarterbacks
Gordon Steele
Run game coordinator/offensive line
Hindley Brigham
Running backs
Ryan McNamara
Safeties
Kevin Garver
Wide receivers/pass game coordinator
Reilly Jeffers
Tight ends/recruiting coordinator - offense
Lyle Henley
Assistant head coach/director of sports performance
Bryant Novick
Assistant strength and conditioning coach
Quick answers
How many commits does UAB have in the 2027 class?
UAB has 8 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Jshawn Jinks, a 3-star DL from Albany.
What was UAB's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2006 class (No. 48 nationally): 22 commits, 0 five-stars and 1 four-stars.
Where does UAB recruit the most?
Alabama: 213 of UAB's 578 commits since 2002 came from there.
Army
Charlotte
East Carolina
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
Navy
North Texas
Rice
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa
UTSA