Denver Warren is a defensive lineman 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.
Warren wins the gap play after play. The three seasons span three programs and three head coaches: Jerry Kill, K.C. Keeler and Alex Mortensen. A game that shows it: 7 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Tulsa — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
34 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UAB | 34 | 10 | 3.5 | 0.5 | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 25 | 13 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 63 | 26 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-38@ Navy | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs Akron | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ No. 15 Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs Army | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs No. 22 Memphis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-38@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24@ Rice | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-53vs North Texas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-48vs South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Tulsa | 7 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 34 | 10 | 3.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
Week 14 · 2025
W 31-24
at Tulsa
2 tackles for loss · 7 tackles · 3 solo tackles
A close one, won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries34 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #226 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #30 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 4 schools: Scot Loeffler, Jerry Kill, K.C. Keeler, Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen.
