Pierre Royster is a safety at UAB who has not played in UAB's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
UAB lists 32 defensive backs this season.
UAB is 4-4. Next: vs Charlotte, Sat Nov 7.
Royster moves between deep coverage and the slot. Arrived at UAB from Saint Francis (PA). On tape: 11 tackles against Navy, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UAB | 37 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Career | 37 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-42vs Alabama State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 24-38@ Navy | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs Akron | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ No. 15 Tennessee | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 31-24vs No. 22 Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-38@ UConn | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL37 tackles · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 6.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Pass share
53.0%
438 pass / 389 run
Plays / game
68.9
12 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
465 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Trent Dilfer → Alex Mortensen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
