The University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics
2026 Football Roster

Jersey Number 22
Courage Ugochukwu
- Prev School:
- Blinn JC/Utah State
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Texas
- High School:
- Richmond Foster
2025 (Utah State): Played in the first three games of the season with two starts before missing the rest of the year due to injury
- Had four tackles, 2 solo
- Posted a career-high three tackles against UTEP (8/30)
- Added one stop at No. 19 Texas A&M (9/6)
2024: Redshirted as he did not appear in any games
2023 (Blinn JC): Earned honorable mention Southwest Junior College Football Conference honors following his sophomore season at Blinn Junior College in Texas
- Appeared in nine games during the 2023 season and posted 20 tackles, nine pass breakups, and two interceptions
- Had a season-high three tackles in three different games
- Had three stops and a season-high three pass breakups against Trinity Valley CC
- Added two tackles and two pass breakups against Northwestern Oklahoma JC
- Recorded interceptions in back-to-back weeks against Cisco College and TWA College
2022: Appeared in nine games during his freshman season
High School: Earned Texas Class 5A-1 Region III All-District 10 honors following his senior season at Foster High School in Richmond, Texas
- During his senior season, he posted 30 tackles, which included 1.0 sacks and 3.0 tackles for loss, to go along with eight pass breakups, one interception and two blocked kicks
- Had 70 tackles during his prep career, including 2.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss, to go along with 20 pass breakups, two interceptions, and two blocked kicks
- Team captain his junior and senior seasons
- Following his senior season, he played in the 2022 Bayou Bowl All-Star Game
UAB Baseball | The Quick Cut: at Alabama
Thursday, April 23
UAB Beach Volleyball | The Quick Cut: Blazer Beach Bash
Saturday, April 18
UAB Softball | The Quick Cut: Memphis Series
Thursday, April 09
UAB vs ECU Post Game Press Conference
Sunday, March 08











