Jalen Kitna

The evidence — 2462 team passing yards leader — is in; the UAB jury is not.

QB · UAB · Sr. · #7

6′5″ · 225 lb · Tacoma, WA

CFB Index 36 · #106 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceReturning to UAB for 2026

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

The numbers

2,462

passing yards · 2025

13 TD · 11 INT · 7.3 per attempt

Backed by 404 yds · 6 TD -- top 0.1% passing TDs game.

The play that turned itSwung UAB from 51% to 91% to win.UAB at UConn · 38-19

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 quarterback for UAB. 2025: 2,462 passing yards, 13 TD, 11 INT.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida in 2021.
2,209 passing yards in 2024. Then 2,462 in 2025.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

EPA / dropback: 59th percentile.

The full scouting read

Jalen Kitna

QB · UAB · Sr · #7

On Trialas of 2026-09-15

Jalen Kitna is on trial in UAB's fan jury — the eye test against the résumé.

TEAM PASSING YARDS LEADER

2462

Team leader in passing yards (2462).

UAB fans are litigating his worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.

high confidence40 sources

Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.

Read the story so far

Jalen Kitna arrived as a 3-star prospect. He lines up at QB for UAB.

UAB fans are litigating his worthiness — the eye test against the résumé.

The number to watch: 2462 — team passing yards leader.

Why nowHis 2026 case is being argued before a snap is played.

Team leader in passing yards (2462).
compiled from tagged fan discourse

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning

2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced

2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

36Below cohort / limited sample #106 of 146?

High confidence13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: fumbles lost (91st percentile). Concern: interception rate (21st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / dropback#75 / 183 · 59th pct

0.20

Success rate#84 / 183 · 54th pct

41.0%

Sack rate#91 / 183 · 51st pct

5.1%

Explosive rate#118 / 183 · 36th pct

8.2%

Interception rate#145 / 183 · 21st pct

3.2%

Box-score rates (8)

Fumbles lost#1 / 174 · 91st pct

Completion %#39 / 183 · 79th pct

66.2%

Pass yards#66 / 183 · 64th pct

2462

Yards / att#76 / 183 · 57th pct

7.3

Pass TDs#80 / 183 · 55th pct

Interceptions#162 / 183 · 10th pct

Rush TDs#150 / 183 · 9th pct

Rush yards#168 / 183 · 8th pct

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Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / dropback

62nd → 59th percentile

Success rate

53rd → 54th percentile

Explosive rate

57th → 36th percentile

Sack rate

49th → 51st percentile

Interception rate

36th → 21st percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Passing profile

Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

210/317 (66.2%) · 13 TD · 11 INT

317 of 337 attempts matched to play-by-play

103 of 317 attempts charted for true throw depth

Adjusted ANY/A

6.00111 of 206 QBs

Sack rate

4.8%105 of 206 QBs

Sacked on 4.8% of dropbacks (105 of 206) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (111 of 206).

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

14% of attempts (14)

93%comp

Air -2.9 · YAC 8.3 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

42% of attempts (43)

63%comp1 INT

Air 4.6 · YAC 2.4 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

31% of attempts (32)

62%comp4 INT

Air 13.6 · YAC 2.9 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

14% of attempts (14)

14%comp1 INT

Air 28.2 · YAC 25.5 avg

Overall 66.2% completion on 317 attempts · 14% completion on 14 deep attempts (20+ air yds).

Situational

Is he a different quarterback when it matters

Each situation vs his own 2025 baseline

+77

percentile points better on third down or later

BaselineThis situation

Down 1

-49 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 3/91 (3.3%) · league sack rate 4.2% · ~our read

Down 2

-17 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 6/88 (6.8%) · league sack rate 4.5% · ~our read

Down 3+

+77 pct pts vs baseline · sacks 5/77 (6.5%) · league sack rate 7.8% · ~our read

Deltas are vs. this player’s own season baseline, never a league average. League sack rate by down is shown as context because sack attribution isn’t incompletion-denominated.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home5g	272	1.2	7.4	1.4
Road5g	221	1.4	6.9	0.8

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	296	1.7	7.9	0.8
Weeks 8+4g	172	0.8	6.1	1.5

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

Starter

A locked-in starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

36 · #106 of 146 QBs

Three-star recruit. Now #106 at the position.

2026 outlook

Outside shot for All-AAC

Based on 2025: #11 of 15 American Athletic QBs

How the All-AAC estimate is computed

22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UAB	223	337	66.2%	2,462	7.3	13	11	133.7	54	--	--
2024	UAB	196	316	62.0%	2,209	7.0	17	11	131.5	40	--	--
2022	Florida	10	14	71.4%	181	12.9	1	0	203.6	--	--	--
Career		429	667	64.3%	4,852	7.3	31	22	134.2	47	--	--

Season	Team
2025	UAB	34	-39	-1.1	--
2024	UAB	45	-60	-1.3	--
2022	Florida	1	6	6.0	--
Career		80	-93	-1.2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025

W 52–42

vs Alabama State

247 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.0 · 14 rush yds (2 car)

Edged out Alabama State at home in a shootout.

With S. Beebe — 51 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · J. Jackson — 166 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 2 · Navy · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +5.16Jalen Kitna pass complete to Iverson Hooks for 51 yds for a TD (Jonah Delange KICK)
Week 4 · Tennessee · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +4.86Jalen Kitna pass complete to Kaleb Brown for 61 yds for a TD (Jonah Delange KICK)
Week 13 · South Florida · 1&7 · Q3 · EPA -4.80(10:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Kitna pass intercepted by #22 D.Rucker at USF00, Touchback
Week 12 · North Texas · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -4.48(08:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 J.Kitna pass intercepted by #0 W.Jones II at UNT01 QB hurried by #93 T.Washington #0 W.Jones II return 0 yards to the. The previous play is under automatic review - "Interception". CALL UPHELD
Week 3 · Akron · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA -4.32Jalen Kitna pass intercepted Markus Boswell return for 44 yds to the UAB 31
Week 13 · South Florida · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA -4.15(06:01) Shotgun #7 J.Kitna pass complete short right to #17 E.Lagg caught at USF01, for 1 yard to the USF01 (#21 J.Stokes), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Week 4 · Tennessee · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +4.14Jalen Kitna pass complete to Brandon Hawkins Jr. for 30 yds for a TD (Jonah Delange KICK)
Week 14 · Tulsa · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +4.12(05:44) Shotgun #7 J.Kitna pass complete deep middle to #5 K.Brown caught at Tulsa50, for 57 yards to the Tulsa13 (#21 S.Smith), 1ST DOWN
Week 1 · Alabama State · 3&11 · Q3 · EPA +4.10Jalen Kitna pass complete to Brandon Hawkins Jr. for 41 yds to the ALST 3 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · North Texas · 3&11 · Q2 · EPA +4.05(01:53) Shotgun #7 J.Kitna pass complete deep middle to #6 B.Hawkins Jr. caught at UNT39, for 36 yards to the UNT25 (#1 D.Fisher), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	W 52-42vs Alabama State	18/23	247	2	0	10.7	90.0
Wk 2	L 24-38@ Navy	22/32	304	2	2	9.5	88.8
Wk 3	W 31-28vs Akron	30/45	341	2	1	7.6	30.9
Wk 4	L 24-56@ Tennessee	38/51	364	2	1	7.1	47.0	Season-high 364 yds
Wk 6	L 13-31vs Army	24/42	259	1	1	6.2	25.2
Wk 7	L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic	29/41	261	1	0	6.4	30.2
Wk 10	L 19-38@ UConn	2/5	9	0	1	1.8	0.9
Wk 12	L 24-53vs North Texas	26/45	281	1	2	6.2	53.9
Wk 13	L 18-48vs South Florida	20/36	230	0	3	6.4	33.0	3 INTs — rough day
Wk 14	W 31-24@ Tulsa	14/17	166	2	0	9.8	75.3
Total		223/337	2462	13	11	7.2	47.5

How he plays

Play style

Operates within the system without forcing anything.

CFB Index positional classification

Checkdown vs gunslinger · 3rd-and-long

Where the completions actually land

fact

76.7%Completion %

43.2%Conversion/dropback

42.4%Land short of sticks

0INTs

76.7% completion on 3rd-and-8+, but only 43.2% conversion-per-dropback — 42.4% of completions land short of the sticks.

Where completions land is fact — whether incompletions were aimed deep is intent, not recorded here, so this card counts completions only. ~ our read: checkdown by design

2026 Outlook

UAB

Preseason read · May 27

2026 Depth chart

Returning starter

Quarterback · UAB

Returning around him