#16

Alex Wright

Former linebacker at UAB. 2021: 45 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks.

LB · UAB · So. · #16

6′7″ · 260 lb · Elba, AL

CFB Index 84 · #36 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceAll-ConferenceCleveland — drafted 2022, Rd 3, Pick 14, #78 overall

Recruiting

3★

SDE recruit

No. 1968 nationally · Signed with UAB

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at UAB. 2021: 45 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 6 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2019.
Drafted round 3 by the Cleveland in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at UAB, 90 tackles — drafted at #78 overall by Cleveland.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

201911 games

Signed with UAB3-star out of Elba

202111 games

All-Conference USAsecond

2022

Drafted by Clevelandround 3, pick 78

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1968 national

CFB

College

UAB

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R3 · #78

Cleveland · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 2ND TEAM

All-Conference USA 2nd team (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

1 coach

2019–2021

Bill Clark

UAB

Played his entire career under Bill Clark.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ClevelandEntering 5th NFL season

#78Rd 3 · Pick 14

ClevelandEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Bill Clark — 24-12 over that span.

2019UAB9-5HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy

2020UAB6-3HC: Bill Clark · Run-leaning

2021UAB9-4HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

84All-Conference level #36 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (96th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#31 / 2743 · 99th pct

Sacks#96 / 2743 · 96th pct

6.0

Tackles for loss#295 / 2743 · 89th pct

7.5

Passes defended#481 / 2743 · 78th pct

Tackles#737 / 2743 · 73rd pct

Solo tackles#943 / 2743 · 65th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	4.0	0.9	0.9	0.2
Road7g	3.6	0.6	0.4	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.7	0.6	0.4	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	3.8	0.9	0.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Mortensen

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

84 · #36 of 578 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #36 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	UAB	45	23	7.5	6.0	3	--	--
2020	UAB	17	9	3.0	1.0	2	--	--
2019	UAB	28	16	8.5	4.5	--	--	--
Career		90	48	19.0	11.5	5	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 31-0@ Jacksonville State	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 2	L 7-56@ Georgia	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 40-6@ North Texas	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 28-21@ Tulane	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 12-36vs Liberty	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 6	W 31-14vs Florida Atlantic	7	4	2.0	2.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 7	W 34-0@ Southern Miss	5	3	2.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 24-30vs Rice	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 21-14@ Marshall	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 31-34@ UTSA	5	2	2.0	1.5	—	1
Wk 13	W 42-25vs UTEP	5	2	1.5	1.5	—	0
Total		41	21	7.5	6.0	—	3

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology