Eddy Toussom

Senior linebacker for UAB. 2025: 46 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · UAB · Sr. · #5

6′5″ · 240 lb · Brenham, TX

CFB Index 49 · #304 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from UAB)

Next upSat Sep 19 · 8 pm ETat LouisianaCajun FieldLouisiana by 7.5

How he plays

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

Tackles for loss: 87th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackles · 2025

6.5 TFL · 2 sacks

Best game: 9 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs South Florida

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 linebacker for UAB. 2025: 46 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2024.

His career, year by year

Eddy Toussom

LB · UAB · Sr · #5

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons at UAB, two different head coaches: Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles, 1 sacks against South Florida, Week 13, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

49Rotational starter #304 of 583?

High confidenceBreakout6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: tackles for loss (87th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (82nd percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#340 / 2975 · 87th pct

6.5

QB hurries#457 / 2975 · 82nd pct

Sacks#487 / 2975 · 80th pct

2.0

Tackles#706 / 2975 · 76th pct

Solo tackles#1178 / 2975 · 59th pct

Passes defended#1916 / 2975 · 18th pct

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

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	4.0	0.3	0.2	0.0
Road6g	3.7	0.8	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	6.0	1.1	0.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

49 · #304 of 583 LBs

Three-star recruit. Now #304 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UAB	46	18	6.5	2.0	--	--	--
2024	UAB	4	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		50	19	6.5	2.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 52–42

vs Alabama State

1 SOLO · 1 TOT

Edged out Alabama State at home in a shootout.

With J. Kitna — 247 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.0 · 14 rush yds (2 car) · S. Beebe — 51 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	W 52-42vs Alabama State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 2	L 24-38@ Navy	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 31-28vs Akron	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 24-56@ Tennessee	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 13-31vs Army	2	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic	1	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 31-24vs Memphis	5	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 19-38@ UConn	5	3	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 17-24@ Rice	3	2	2.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 24-53vs North Texas	6	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 18-48vs South Florida	9	4	1.0	1.0	—	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 14	W 31-24@ Tulsa	8	3	1.5	0.0	—
Total		46	18	6.5	2.0	—

The linebacker corps · UAB

#5Eddy ToussomLB · Sr.46 tackles · 2025
#6Calvin PitcherLB · Sr.38 tackles · 2025
#35Muaaz ByardLB · Sr.37 tackles · 2025
#4Marlin DeanLB · Sr.32 tackles · 2025
#3Ike EsonwuneLB · Jr.28 tackles · 2025

12 more on the roster · UAB team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Eddy Toussom

20245 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

Balanced Linebacker

The linebacker corps · UAB