UAB Football Signee Update and Roster Status
By Steve Irvine
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - February 7, 2025
The UAB football program added five signees on the first day of the February signing period. The Blazers now have 31 signees since early December.
Wednesday’s additions were offensive linemen Aidan Platt of Auburn and Donovan Lawrence of Dacula, Georgia, wide receiver CD Gill of Saraland High tight end Aaron Mattingly from Green Hill High in Mount Juliet, Tennessee and defensive end James Steel of Caravel Academy in Bear, Delaware.
Following is a look at the signees and a position-by-position breakdown of what the UAB football roster looks like at this point. The breakdown includes the signees but they won’t be listed on the official roster until they begin classes. The breakdown includes scholarship and non-scholarship players and signees who have not yet enrolled. Additions and subtractions to the roster could be made before fall camp begins in late summer.
FEBRUARY SIGNEES
WR CD Gill, 5-8, 150, Saraland (Ala.) HS
Leading receiver as a senior on a Saraland High team that lost to Parker in the Class 6A state championship game. Had seven catches for 162 yards with three touchdowns in a semifinal win over Spain Park and grabbed six passes for 116 yards in the loss to Parker. Saraland won back-to-back state championship teams in 2022 and 2023. Was an all-state selection as a senior. Had a reported 13 offers, including Georgia Tech, Liberty, Marshall Memphis and UCF, by 247 Sports.
TE Aaron Mattingly, 6-5, 200, Green Hill HS, Mount Juliet, Tennessee
The three-star recruit missed most of his senior football season with a hamstring injury. As a junior, Mattingly had 46 catches for more than 950 yards and 14 touchdowns. His reported offer list, according to 247 Sports, included Coastal Carolina, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Memphis, USF and Vanderbilt.
OL Aidan Platt, 6-4, 285, Auburn HS
Was an integral part of one of the best offensive lines in Class 7A. Was a starter at offensive guard that an Auburn team that won its first 10 games before losing in the Class second round to eventual state champion Thompson. Platt also had reported offers by 247 Sports to Alabama A&M, Austin Peay and West Georgia.
OL Donovan Lawrence, 6-5, 350 – Dacula (Ga.) HS
The three-star recruit by 247 Sports had reported offers from Charlotte, Georgia Southern, Georgia State, South Florida, Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky. Played left tackle for Dacula High.
DE James Steel, 6-4, 270, Caravel Academy, Bear, Delaware
Played on both sides of the ball for a team that won 26 consecutive games over the past two seasons and claimed back-to-back Delaware 2A state championships. He was the two-time state defensive player of the year in Delaware. The three-star recruits had a reported offer list that included Akron, Ohio, Marshall and Old Dominion.
JANUARY SIGNEES*
QB Ryder Burton, 6-2, 201, West Virginia
RB Jevon Jackson, 5-8, 205, UTEP
WR AJ Johnson, 6-3, 195, ETSU
WR Kaleb Brown, 5-10, 197, Iowa
WR Evan McCray, 6-1, 190, Wingate
TE Antonio Ferguson, 6-3, 225, FIU
TE Elijah Lagg, 6-3, 237, Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) CC
DE Jamichael Rogers, 6-3, 250, Miles College
DL Jasire Peterson, 6-4, 281, Rutgers
DL Denver Warren, 6-2, 300, Sam Houston St.
DL Amorie Morrison, 6-4, 260, ODU
DL Nigel Tate, 6-3, 320, Boston College
LB Devin Hightower, 6-1 232, Rhode Island
LB Calvin Pitcher, 6-1, 225, Idaho state
LB Eli Ennis, 6-2, 205, Nicholls State
DB Pierre Royster, 6-2, 200, Saint Francis
DB Perry Fisher, 6-3, 198, Maryland
DB Dasheen Jackson, 6-2, 211, Alabama State
DB Tamarion Crumpley, 6-1, 195, Pitt
DB Josh Baka, 6-1, 205, Kent State
DB Jalen Cheek, Boston College
DECEMBER SIGNEES
WR Jaylen Elder, 5-11, 170, Morgan County (Ga.) HS
TE Gabriel Cline, 6-3, 205, Monsignor Pace HS, Miami Gardens, Florida
EDGE Zach Johnson*, 6-3, 230, Carrollwood Day HS, Tampa, Florida
CB Ja’Lyen Judson*, 6-0, 163, Oxford (Miss.) HS
S Tristan Anderson, 6-3, 180, Rockmart (Ga.) HS
*-Began classes at UAB in January
2025 UAB FOOTBALL ROSTER
OFFENSE
QB
Jalen Kitna, R-Sr.
Trace Campbell, R-Jr.
Ryder Burton, R-So.
Aiden Posse, R-Fr.
Nate Rogers, R-Fr.
Cam Jennings, R-Fr.
RB
Isaiah Jacobs, R-Sr.
Armoni Goodwin, R-Sr.
Jevon Jackson, R-Sr.
Dylan Peterson, R-So.
Solomon Beebe, So.
Amari Brundidge, R-Fr.
WR
Brandon Hawkins, R-Sr.
Harrison Barker, R-Sr.
Evan McCray, R-Sr.
AJ Johnson, Sr.
Kaleb Brown, R-Jr.
Aron Marsch, R-Jr.
Iverson Hooks, R-Soph.
Corri Milliner, R-Soph.
Xavier Daisy, So.
Joshua Jackson, R-Fr.
Lamar White, R.-Fr.
Sklar Townsend, R-Fr.
Malik Muhammad, R-Fr.
Jaylen Elder, Fr.
Carson Gill, Fr.
TE
Connor Harby, R-Sr.
Elijah Lagg, Jr.
J.C. Sivley, R-So.
Joshua Rubin, R-So.
Antonio Ferguson, R-So.
Brayden Johnson, R-Fr.
Gabriel Cline, Fr.
Aaron Mattingly, Fr.
OL
Baron Franks II, R-Sr.
JonDarius Morgan, R-Sr.
Zaire Flournoy, R-Sr.
Calib Perez, R-Jr.
Ryan Gunter, R-Jr.
Adam Lepkowski, R-Jr.
Jordan Hall, R-So.
Mason Chorak, R-So.
Logan Moore, R-So.
Jaden Ligon, R-Fr.
Kade Martin, R-Fr.
Barry Walker, R-Fr.
Aidan Platt, Fr.
Donovan Lawrence, Fr.
DEFENSE
DL
Demarcus Smith, R-Sr.
Nigel Tate, R-Sr.*
Denver Warren, R-Sr.
Jonathan Allen, R-So.
Eamon Smalls, R-So.
JaSire Peterson, R-So.
Kyle Mosley, R-Fr.
Antavious Elder, R-Fr.
Jacob Thompson, R-Fr.
DE/EDGE
Amorie Morrison, R-Sr.
JaMichael Rogers, R-Sr.
James Smyre, Sr.
Emmanuel Waller, Jr.
Ezra Odinjor, R-So.
Myles Cook, R-Fr.
J’Quan Mason, R-Fr.
Chris Burge, R-Fr.
Zach Johnson, Fr.
James Steel, Fr.
LB
Devin Hightower, R-Sr.
Calvin Pitcher, R-Sr.
Eddy Toussom, Sr.
Eli Ennis, Sr.
Brandon Franklin, R-Jr.
Jax Van Zandt, R-Jr.
Tylan McNichols, Soph.
Phillip Davison Jr., R-Fr.
Jacoby Bridges, R-Fr.
CB
T’sai McDaniel, R-Sr.
Donald Lee, R-Sr.
Tamarion Crumpley, R-Sr.
Trey Miles, R-Jr.
Tariq Watson, R-Jr.
Nashir Basir, R-Jr.
Roy Williams, R-Jr.
Perry Fisher, R-Jr.
Love Kirby, R-Fr.
Tyderick Brown, R-Fr.
Nacari Johnson, RFr.
Ja’Lyen Judson, Fr.
S
Sirad Bryant, R-Sr.
Dasheen Jackson, R-Sr.
Pierre Royster, R-Sr.
Jalen Cheek, R-Sr.
Josh Baka, Sr.
AJ Brown, R-Jr.
Jaylyn Ferguson, R-So.
Kyle McKinney, R-So.
Tristan Anderson, Fr.
SPECIAL TEAMS
K
Jonah Delange, Jr.
Wyatt Martin, R-Fr.
P
Patrick Foley, R-Sr.
LS
Caleb Moser, Jr.
Evan Bishop, R-So.