Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-42@ Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs UL Monroe | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#5
Delvon Gulley
Junior cornerback on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 190 lb · Saraland, AL · Saraland
CFB Index 19 · #326 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to 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
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CB recruit
Signed with Alabama A&M
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on UAB's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Alabama A&M in 2024.
- Transferred from Alabama A&M to UAB in 2025.
Delvon Gulley
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. He got to UAB by way of Alabama A&M. The receipt: 3 tackles against Illinois — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Alabama A&Mout of Saraland
20259 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
UAB
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Alex Mortensen — 5-9 over that span.
2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced
2026UAB1-1HC: Alex Mortensen · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low 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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 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
19 · #326 of 364 corners
Unranked recruit. Now #326 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #22 of 27 American Athletic CBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 26–20
vs UL Monroe
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UAB
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · UAB
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (38 in / 33 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UAB · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #92 · 2026 recruiting class #133
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Makari Vickers’s 2025 season.
85%match
Matches Makari on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jaiden Patterson's sophomore season at North Carolina (2025).
88%match
Matches Jaiden on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Jaiden on
Tackle volume (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Delvon Gulley
Background
2025 (UAB): Played in 11 games and made six starts Totaled 19 tackles, three pass breakups, 1.0 tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry Recorded four tackles against No. 15 Tennessee and No 22. Memphis 2024 (Alabama A&M): Totaled 29 tackles in 11 games Earned FCS Football Central Freshman All-Ame...
The secondary · UAB
- #1Darrell Sweeting37 tackles · 2025
- #1Sirad Bryant37 tackles · 2025
- #7Pierre Royster37 tackles · 2025
- #29T'sai McDaniel29 tackles · 2025
- #5Delvon Gulley19 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