Michael Fairbanks II: LB · UAB · #9.
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Michael Fairbanks II
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for three head coaches in five seasons at UAB. A game that shows it: 3 tackles and 2 sacks against Florida Atlantic — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
23 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-6vs North Carolina A&T | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 35-49@ Georgia Southern | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 21-41vs Louisiana | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-49@ No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-35@ Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-35vs South Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 20-41@ UTSA | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-45vs Memphis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-42vs Florida Atlantic | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | L 6-31@ Navy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-24vs Temple | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 42-45@ North Texas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 14 | 4.5 | 3.5 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2023
W 45-42
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Florida Atlantic at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
20%4 TFLSack rate
15%4 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups23 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Trent Dilfer
Pass share
50.3%
427 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
70.8
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at UAB, 89 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, and Trent Dilfer. Multi-era developmental context.
