Marlin Dean
UAB Blazers
76
Solid

Marlin Dean

UAB BlazersRebuilding
JACKDefenseSolidTRANSFER · Georgia State
Projected Starter

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Marlin Dean is the projected starter at JACK for UAB Blazers.

Graduate student · #4 · 6'5", 240 lbs

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Depth at JACK · UAB Blazers

  1. 1476Marlin DeanStarter
  2. 25973Chris Burge
  3. 35858J'Quan Mason
  4. 43246Colby Archie

UAB Starting Lineup

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Top defensive linemen in the American

Michael Williams IISouth Florida · DEKameron HamiltonTulane · NTJ'Mond TappMemphis · LDE

Up next for UAB

UAB plays Charlotte at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:30 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

This season: 32 tackles, 3 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 76 overall (Solid tier).

Team Share4%
Elberton, GA
Jersey
#4
Class
GR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
240 lbs
Transfer
Georgia State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—3231

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 70th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.75 for competition level) put them +3 vs unit starters → 76.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 70% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 35% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.75)
Depth-chart adjustment
+3 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LUSFTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
2
SACK
2.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 30-10

Oct 15WECUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-17 OT

Oct 10LMEMTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-13

Oct 3WSAMTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 33-14

Sep 25WNAVYTKL 12
TKL
12
SOLO
10
SACK
2.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 24-20

Sep 20LULTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-14

Sep 12WULMTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 26-20

Sep 4LILLTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 42-23

Marlin Dean's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

32 tkl · 3 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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