Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-42@ Illinois | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 5 yds |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
#19
Gabriel Cline
Freshman tight end for UAB. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′4″ · 230 lb · Miami, FL · Monsignor Pace
Returning to UAB for 2026
The numbers
5
receiving yards · 2026
1 catches · 5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 5 yds, at Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 tight end for UAB. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2025.
Gabriel Cline
One game to point at: 5 rec yds, 1 receptions against Illinois — Week 1, 2026.
5 REC YDS · 1 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with UAB3-star out of Monsignor Pace
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
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 profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 5.0 YDS/g, 5.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/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 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UAB
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · UAB
Returning around him
- 80% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 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 tight end room · UAB
- #85Antonio Ferguson115 receiving yards · 2025
- #88J.C. Sivley59 receiving yards · 2025
- #40Brayden Johnson1 game · 2025
- #87Connor Harbyno box-score line yet
- #19Gabriel Cline1 game · 2026
6 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology