Demarcus Smith is a defensive tackle at UAB who has not played in UAB's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
UAB lists 24 defensive linemen this season.
UAB is 4-4. Next: vs Charlotte, Sat Nov 7.
The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Lane Kiffin, Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen. A game that shows it: 2 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Tennessee — Week 4, 2025.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ No. 15 Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 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
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 defensive linemen who play every week.
The snaps went the other way.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Lane Kiffin, Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen.
