Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-42@ Illinois | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 26-20vs UL Monroe | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#52
Sterling Sanders
Freshman defensive lineman on UAB's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 305 lb · Blythewood, SC · Blythewood
Transferred Boston College → UAB for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
4 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, at Illinois
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive lineman on UAB's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Boston College in 2025.
- Transferred from Boston College to UAB in 2026.
Sterling Sanders
He got to UAB by way of Boston College. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Illinois, Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Boston College3-star out of Blythewood
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UAB
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UAB
2025Boston College
2026UAB
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026UAB1-1HC: Alex Mortensen · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 2 games: 2.0 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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UAB | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 26–20
vs UL Monroe
Game log
Background
2025 (Boston College): Appeared in one game and maintained his redshirt High School: Joined the Boston College program at mid-year Rated as a four-star recruit by 247Sports Enters as a top-30 overall recruit in South Carolina by 247Sports In his 2024 season at Blythewood High School, he racked up...
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
- #52Sterling Sanders2 games · 2026
16 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology