Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-42@ Illinois | 13 | 56 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs UL Monroe | 16 | 75 | 4.7 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 75 yds |
| Total | 29 | 131 | 4.5 | 1 | 27 |
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Braylon McReynolds
Senior running back for UAB. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′7″ · 190 lb · Mobile, AL
CFB Index 43 · #190 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred UL Monroe → UAB for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
131
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 4.5 per carry · 2 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 56 rush yds, 25 rec yds, at Illinois
The play that turned itSwung South Alabama from 41% to 71% to win.North Texas at South Alabama · 52-38
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for UAB. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to South Alabama in 2022.
- Transferred from South Alabama to UL Monroe in 2025.
Braylon McReynolds
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Braylon McReynolds has played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 75 rush yds, 1 rush TD against UL Monroe — Week 2, 2026.
131 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 29 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202211 games
- Signed with South Alabama3-star out of McGill Toolen
202512 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bryant Vincent, Trent Dilfer, and Alex Mortensen. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UAB
2025UL Monroe
2026UAB
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022South Alabama10-3HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced
2023South Alabama7-6HC: Kane Wommack · Balanced
2024South Alabama7-6HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced
2025UL Monroe3-9HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026UAB1-1HC: Alex Mortensen · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 65.5 YDS/g, 4.5 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAB | 29 | 131 | 4.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | UL Monroe | 124 | 614 | 5.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 20 | 111 | 5.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 46 | 232 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 59 | 326 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 278 | 1,414 | 5.1 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAB | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | UL Monroe | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | South Alabama | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 18 | 141 | 7.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 21 | 226 | 10.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 60 | 526 | 8.8 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 26–20
vs UL Monroe
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · UL Monroe · 3&2 · Q2 · EPA +3.11(06:52) No Huddle #3 B.McReynolds rush right for 27 yards gain to the ULM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:45, 1ST DOWN #39 J.Delange kick attempt good (H: #20 B.Hargett, LS: #50 E.Bishop)
- Week 1 · Illinois · 4&1 · Q3 · EPA +2.49(07:25) #3 B.McReynolds rush right for 6 yards gain to the ILL47 (#5 J.Morris), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Illinois · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.12(14:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 B.McReynolds rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UAB46 (#7 M.Bailey), 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "First down". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (14:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 B.McReynolds rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UAB45 (#7 M.Bailey))
- Week 1 · Illinois · 4&1 · Q4 · EPA +1.75(04:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 B.McReynolds rush left for 3 yards gain to the UAB37 (#3 N.Hankins Jr.), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Illinois · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +1.08(13:02) No Huddle #3 B.McReynolds rush middle for 9 yards gain to the ILL41 (#7 M.Bailey; #24 W.Holmes)
- Week 2 · UL Monroe · 2&7 · Q3 · EPA -1.01(07:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 B.McReynolds rush right for 3 yards loss to the ULM27 (#15 T.Williams)
- Week 2 · UL Monroe · 3&5 · Q4 · EPA -0.89(01:17) #3 B.McReynolds rush right for 1 yard loss to the ULM24 (#18 T.Overton)
- Week 1 · Illinois · 1&3 · Q1 · EPA -0.87(03:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 B.McReynolds rush middle for 1 yard loss to the ILL04 (#43 J.Barna; #10 J.Kreutz)
- Week 2 · UL Monroe · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.80(15:00) No Huddle #3 B.McReynolds rush middle for 1 yard loss to the UAB24 (#3 N.Flemmings; #30 M.Ross)
- Week 1 · Illinois · 2&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.74(09:26) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 R.Burton pass complete short right to #3 B.McReynolds caught at ILL44, for 8 yards to the ILL36 (#38 J.Paris)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anwar Lewis’s 2023 season.
Matches Anwar on
Weight
Rush TD rate
Class year
Differs from Anwar on
Yards / reception (lower)
Height (lower)
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kairee Robinson’s path through San José State.
91%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Kairee on
Height
Yards per carry
Weight
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Robert Briggs's senior season at Southern Miss (2025).
71%match
Matches Robert on
Rush TD rate
Weight
Differs from Robert on
Receiving share (lower)
Height (lower)
Yards / reception (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Braylon McReynolds
The backfield · UAB
- #4Jevon Jackson900 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Braylon McReynolds614 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Ja'Vin Simpkins590 rushing yards · 2025
- #3Isaiah Jacobs342 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Roderick Robinson II22 rushing yards · 2025
7 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology