Senior cornerback on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 185 lb · Houston, TX
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
ATH recruit
No. 1601 nationally · Signed with UAB
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback on UAB's 2025 roster.
Donald Lee
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Donald Lee has been at UAB through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Rice — Week 11, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trent Dilfer → Alex Mortensen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2024
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #293 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 52–42
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-42vs Alabama State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24@ Rice | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 24-53vs North Texas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-48vs South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UAB
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · UAB
Returning around him
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
Player DNA
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Kolbey Taylor’s 2023 season.
Matches Kolbey on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Brandon Adams's sophomore season at UCF (2022).
Matches Brandon on
Player DNA
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