Payton Kirkland
UAB Blazers
67
Depth

Payton Kirkland

UAB BlazersRebuilding
LTOffenseDepth
Projected Starter

Is Payton Kirkland starting?

Payton Kirkland is the projected starter at LT for UAB Blazers.

Payton Kirkland is the projected starting LT on a Rebuilding UAB — 67 OVR.

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Depth at LT · UAB Blazers

  1. 15167Payton KirklandStarter
  2. 27467Barry Walker
  3. 37767Keyon Cox
  4. 47051Amos Talalele

What's Next

Who do they play next?Zay Alexander — at Louisiana · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Barry Walker — No. 2 at LT for UABHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for UAB Blazers

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Dr. Phillips, ranked #559 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #559 Natl
Orlando, FL
Jersey
#51
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'6"
Weight
315 lbs

At 6'6", 315 lbs, Payton Kirkland plays for a UAB team rated 67 overall in the American Athletic.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8828
National Rank
#559
High School
Dr. Phillips
Hometown
Orlando, FL

Why this rating?

On a 71-rated offense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 67.

Team offense (SP+)
71
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-4 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

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Game-by-game stats will show up here once available.

Payton Kirkland's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Depth
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