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 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs UL Monroe | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Diezel Wilkinson
Junior defensive back on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Spokane, WA · East Valley
Returning to UAB for 2026
The story
3 defensive back on UAB's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearDiezel Wilkinson
The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Illinois, Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
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
2026UAB1-1HC: Alex Mortensen · Run-heavy
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, 0.0 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAB | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 26–20
vs UL Monroe
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UAB
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · 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
Background
2025 (Montana): Transferred to Montana in time for winter workouts with four years to play three seasons 7 tackles against Idaho State and Central Washington One tackle for loss and one sack versus Cal Poly One pass breakup against Idaho State and Idaho 2024 (Idaho): Played in 12 games for the Va...
The secondary · UAB
- #1Darrell Sweeting37 tackles · 2025
- #1Sirad Bryant37 tackles · 2025
- #7Pierre Royster37 tackles · 2025
- #29T'sai McDaniel29 tackles · 2025
- #24Diezel Wilkinson2 games · 2026
26 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology