Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| 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@ Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Demarcus Smith
Senior defensive tackle on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 285 lb · Birmingham, AL
Returning to UAB for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2025
0.5 TFL · 4 tackles
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 2 tackles, at Tennessee
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on UAB's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Ole Miss in 2021.
Demarcus Smith
Across three seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Lane Kiffin, Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen. The receipt: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Tennessee — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Ole Miss3-star out of Parker
20246 games
- Entered the portal
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
2 coaches2023–2024
UAB
2025era →
Alex Mortensen
UAB
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Dilfer → Alex Mortensen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Ole Miss11-2HC: Lane Kiffin · Run-leaning
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 2.0 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
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UAB
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · 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
The defensive line · UAB
- #59Chris Burge5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Eli Hall4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Amorie Morrison4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Denver Warren3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #19Demarcus Smith0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology