Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-42@ Illinois | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs UL Monroe | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#1
Darrell Sweeting
Junior defensive back on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 185 lb · West Palm Beach, FL · The Benjamin School
CFB Index 42 · #346 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Marshall → 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.
Recruiting
3★
ATH recruit
No. 1760 nationally · Signed with Temple
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back on UAB's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Temple in 2023.
- Transferred from Marshall to UAB in 2026.
Darrell Sweeting
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and three programs, four head coaches: Stan Drayton, Everett Withers, Tony Gibson and Alex Mortensen. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Illinois, Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Temple3-star out of The Benjamin School
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
UAB
2025–2026era →
Alex Mortensen
UAB
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Dilfer → Alex Mortensen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UAB
2025Marshall
2026UAB
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Temple3-9HC: Stan Drayton · Pass-leaning
2024Temple3-9HC: Everett Withers · Balanced
2025Marshall5-7HC: Tony Gibson · Run-leaning
2026UAB1-1HC: Alex Mortensen · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/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 · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
42 · #346 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #346 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 26–20
vs UL Monroe
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dylan Smith’s 2024 season.
Matches Dylan on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tre Odom's junior season at UL Monroe (2022).
Matches Tre on
Class year
Height
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Darrell Sweeting
Background
2024 (Marshall): Saw action at cornerback and special teams in four of the first five games Was hampered by injuries the rest of the season 2023: Saw first career game action vs. Norfolk State Made first career tackle vs. Miami Redshirted High School: Played cornerback at the Benjamin School in N...
The secondary · UAB
- #1Darrell Sweeting37 tackles · 2025
- #1Sirad Bryant37 tackles · 2025
- #7Pierre Royster37 tackles · 2025
- #29T'sai McDaniel29 tackles · 2025
- #10Jalen Cheek23 tackles · 2025
26 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology