T'sai McDaniel is a cornerback 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.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Played for three head coaches in four seasons at UAB. One game to point at: 5 tackles against South Florida — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
29 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-38@ Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-28vs Akron | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ No. 15 Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 13-31vs Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 33-53@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-38@ UConn | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-24@ Rice | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 24-53vs North Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 18-48vs South Florida | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-24@ Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
29tackles this season29 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
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
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #19 of 27 American Athletic CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Bill Clark, Bryant Vincent, Trent Dilfer, and Alex Mortensen. Multi-era developmental context.
