Jailen Holmes
Senior wide receiver on UAB's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
5′10″ · 180 lb · Huntsville, AL · Madison Academy
The story
4 wide receiver on UAB's roster. No game stats recorded yet.
- Transferred from Oregon State to UAB in 2025.
Jailen Holmes
He got to UAB by way of Oregon State.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Splits & context
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
Jailen Holmes is now still projected as a developmental piece in the receiving room for UAB.
He hasn't recorded a college stat yet. Here's what we know about him.
UAB has produced 7 All-Conference wide receivers. 2 have gone on to the NFL Draft since 2015. Tejhaun Palmer went on to the NFL out of this room (2024).
How he plays
2026 Outlook
UAB
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · 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
Background
2025 (UAB): Sat out due to injury 2024 (Oregon State): Played in one game at Air Force, redshirted 2023: Sat out due to injury 2022 (Independence CC): Played one season for the community college located in Kansas Totaled 13 receptions for 164 yards in nine games in 2022 Caught two passes in five...
The receiver room · UAB
- #6BJ Hawkins Jr.540 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Kaleb Brown255 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Evan McCray81 receiving yards · 2025
- #9AJ Johnson21 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Jailen Holmesno box-score line yet
13 more on the roster · UAB team page