Will Boler: S · UAB · #21.
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Will Boler
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches at UAB: Bill Clark and Bryant Vincent. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Conference USA again in 2021. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Western Kentucky — Week 8, 2022.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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
2022 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-0vs Alabama A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21@ Liberty | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-21vs Georgia Southern | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-14vs Middle Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-20vs Charlotte | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ Western Kentucky | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 38-44vs UTSA | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-21vs North Texas | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 10-41@ No. 6 LSU | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-27@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 25 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL37 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bryant Vincent
Pass share
37.9%
318 pass / 520 run
Plays / game
64.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
337 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2022
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #334 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at UAB, 194 tackles — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Clark → Bryant Vincent. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
