Noah Medlen steps in as UAB’s freshman long snapper with a clean slate and prototypical size
Freshman long snapper Noah Medlen is a 6-foot-1, 235-pound in-state product from Sparkman (Harvest, Ala.) who joins UAB’s 2026 roster as an active, depth-charted specialist with no public stats yet[1][3]. At long snapper, the value is all about trust, consistency, and zero-drama execution, and Medlen’s big-frame profile fits that niche well. He looks like a developmental fit for a team needing reliable special-teams operation, but with no game stat line yet, the real question is whether his snapping stays crisp under college speed[1][2].
