UAB’s best tight ends since 2004
Kennard Backman has the most receiving yards of the 23 tight ends who played at UAB since 2004, 979 in 38 games. Gerrit Prince is 2nd with 828. Antonio Ferguson is 10th, with 126; 39 more passes Elijah Lagg for 9th.
Of C-USA’s best tight ends since 2004, Kennard Backman is 6th.
UAB’s tight ends this season
- Scott Isacks6 games, 8.2 a game49receiving yards
- Sean Persson3 games, 12.0 a game36receiving yards
- Gabriel Cline2 games, 9.0 a game18receiving yards
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | receiving yards | receptions | receiving touchdowns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennard Backman2011 – 2014 · 38 games | 979 | 96 | 9 |
| 2 | Gerrit Prince2018 – 2021 · 26 games | 828 | 50 | 15 |
| 3 | Hayden Pittman2017 – 2021 · 48 games | 770 | 79 | 6 |
| 4 | Bryce Damous2022 – 2024 · 25 games | 614 | 57 | 5 |
| 5 | Dallas Payne2022 – 2024 · 19 games | 402 | 38 | 1 |
| 6 | Terrell McDonald2020 – 2024 · 23 games | 325 | 30 | 2 |
| 7 | Nolen Smith2010 – 2014 · 16 games | 318 | 24 | 2 |
| 8 | Gerald Everett2014 · 7 games | 292 | 17 | 1 |
| 9 | Elijah Lagg2025 · 11 games | 164 | 20 | 0 |
| 10 | Antonio Ferguson2025 – 2026 · still playing | 126 | 11 | 0 |
| +11 this season · passes Elijah Lagg for 9th in 4 games at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Tristan Henderson2013 – 2014 · 9 games | 90 | 11 | 1 |
| 12 | Logan Scott2017 – 2018 · 6 games | 70 | 6 | 2 |
| 13 | J.C. Sivley2024 – 2025 · 6 games | 68 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Thair Blakes2019 · 7 games | 67 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Brody Dalton2022 · 2 games | 63 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Scott Isacks2026 · still playing | 49 | 6 | 0 |
| +49 this season | ||||
| 17 | Sean Persson2026 · still playing | 36 | 3 | 0 |
| +36 this season | ||||
| 18 | Gabriel Cline2026 · still playing | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| +18 this season | ||||
| 19 | Jack Nickel2024 · 1 game | 6 | 1 | 0 |
receiving yards by decade
2020s
- Gerrit Prince2020 – 2021 · 18 games801
- Bryce Damous2022 – 2024 · 25 games614
- Hayden Pittman2020 – 2021 · 21 games419
- Dallas Payne2022 – 2024 · 19 games402
- Terrell McDonald2020 – 2024 · 23 games325
2010s
- Kennard Backman2011 – 2014 · 38 games979
- Hayden Pittman2017 – 2019 · 27 games351
- Nolen Smith2010 – 2014 · 16 games318
- Gerald Everett2014 · 7 games292
- Tristan Henderson2013 – 2014 · 9 games90
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Method
- Every tight end who played at UAB since 2004, ranked by receiving yards over his games there. Bowl and playoff games count.
- The numbers here start in 2004, so a tight end who played at UAB before then isn't here.
- A decade counts his receiving yards at UAB in its seasons.