Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#58
J'Quan Mason
Sophomore defensive end on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 240 lb · Mccalla, AL · McAdory
Returning to UAB for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles · 1 hurries
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs UL Monroe
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive end on UAB's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UAB in 2024.
J'Quan Mason
Three seasons at UAB, two different head coaches: Trent Dilfer and Alex Mortensen. The receipt: 1 tackles against UL Monroe — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with UAB3-star out of McAdory
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UAB
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
UAB
2025–2026era →
Alex Mortensen
UAB
Coaching transition mid-career: Trent Dilfer → Alex Mortensen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced
2026UAB1-1HC: Alex Mortensen · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 1 game: 1.0 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
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 end · 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 (UAB): Played in nine games Totaled nine tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, and 1.0 sacks 2024: Played in four games, redshirted Made one tackle
The defensive line · UAB
- #59Chris Burge5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Eli Hall4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #4Amorie Morrison4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Denver Warren3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #58J'Quan Mason1 tackle for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology