UAB

Year-1 HCs (2015-2024) averaged -0.19 W vs. preseason expectation

• Quarterback 100% (7/7 )
• Offensive line 89% (17/19 players)
• Skill (RB/WR/TE) 53% (23/28 )
• Front 7 (DL/LB) 45% (17/27 )
• Secondary 64% (14/20 )
• Special teams 100% (5/5 )

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

39 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

• Elijah Hall DL ← Liberty 98 impact
• Bam McReynolds RB ← UL Monroe 97 impact
• Ja'Vin Simpkins RB ← Coastal Carolina 93 impact
• Jeremiah Jordan DB ← Memphis 70 impact
• Darrell Sweeting DB ← Marshall 68 impact
• Muaaz Byard LB ← Middle Tennessee 60 impact

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

• 3rd-down conversion 43.5% 87th — strong
• Red-zone TD rate 17.5% 74th — strong
• 4th-down aggression 50.0% 94th — elite
• Late & close 4.6 yds/play 37th — below avg

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.