Colby Dempsey: CB · UAB · #1.
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Colby Dempsey
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for three head coaches at UAB: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent and Trent Dilfer. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Memphis — Week 12, 2024.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 11 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-3vs Alcorn State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-32@ UL Monroe | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 27-37@ Arkansas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 18-41vs Navy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-71vs Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-44@ Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 25-35@ South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-21vs Tulsa | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-31vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-53@ Memphis | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 40-14vs Rice | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 14 | L 27-29@ Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 15 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 41-3
vs Alcorn State
1 interception · 2 tackles · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 38-point win at home against Alcorn State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
50%11 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
22tackles this season22 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 11 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road6g | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trent Dilfer
Pass share
53.3%
445 pass / 390 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
491 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #87 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at UAB, 73 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, and Trent Dilfer. Multi-era developmental context.
