Calvin Pitcher is a linebacker at UAB who has not played in UAB's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
UAB lists 16 linebackers this season.
UAB is 4-4. Next: vs Charlotte, Sat Nov 7.
Pitcher is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Arrived at UAB from Idaho State. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Army — Week 6, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UAB | 38 | 17 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Career | 38 | 17 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-42vs Alabama State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-38@ Navy | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs Akron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ No. 15 Tennessee | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs Army | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-38@ UConn | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24@ Rice | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-53vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-48vs South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Tulsa | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 17 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 52-42
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Edged out Alabama State at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%1 TFLSack rate
3%1 sackPD rate
3%1 pass breakups38 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 sack.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Pass share
53.0%
438 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
68.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #41 of 61 American Athletic LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trent Dilfer → Alex Mortensen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
