DC Defenders vs Birmingham Stallions, 2026 Week 5: Box Score & Game Hub

2026 UFL · Week 5 · Final

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DC Defenders beat Birmingham Stallions 45–28.

Team	1	2	3	4	T
DC	7	14	17	7	45
BHM	6	7	6	9	28

Date: Friday, April 24, 2026
Kickoff: 8 PM ET (7 PM CT local)
TV: FOX
Venue: Protective Stadium
Address: 1020 24th St N, Birmingham, AL 35203
Weather: Overcast, 79°F, wind 2 mph W
Referee: Jason Autrey

Game leaders

BHM

PassingJordan Ta'amu15/22, 275 yds, 4 TD, 0 INTDorian Thompson-Robinson28/43, 313 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT

RushingXazavian Valladay8 car, 50 yds, 2 TDDorian Thompson-Robinson4 car, 43 yds, 1 TD

ReceivingTyrone Scott3 rec, 84 yds, 2 TDJaydon Mickens9 rec, 107 yds, 0 TD

TacklesSam Kidd8 tkl, 1.0 skTae Crowder10 tkl

Team stats

DCBHM

396Total Yards373

267Yards Passing293

129Yards Rushing80

18First downs23

Stat	DC	BHM
Total Plays	56	60
Rushing Plays	32	14
Att - Comp - Int	22-15-0	43-28-2
Sacked - Yds Lost	2-8	3-20
Third Downs	8-14-57%	4-8-50%
Fourth Downs	1-1-100%	1-4-25%
Penalties - Yards	6-60	5-30
Fumbles - Lost	1-0	1-1
Punts - Average	1-38.0	-
Time of Possession	31:51	28:09

Scoring summary

1st quarter

Javon Antonio 13 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Matthew McCrane Kick)7–0
Deon Cain 12 pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Kick Failed)7–6

2nd quarter

Xazavian Valladay 2 run (Matthew McCrane Kick)14–6
Tyrone Scott 45 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Matthew McCrane Kick)21–6
Jordan Thomas 1 pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (Anders Carlson Kick)21–13

3rd quarter

Snoop Conner 1 run (2-Point Pass Failed)21–19
Tyrone Scott 37 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Matthew McCrane Kick)28–19
FG Matthew McCrane 4731–19
Xazavian Valladay 1 run (Matthew McCrane Kick)38–19

4th quarter

Briley Moore 1 pass from Jordan Ta'amu (Matthew McCrane Kick)45–19
Dorian Thompson-Robinson 12 run (Jordan Thomas 3-Point Pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson)45–28

Box score

Passing

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Jordan Ta'amu	22	15	275	12.5	4	0	45t	2	8	150.6

Birmingham Stallions

Player	Att	Cmp	Yds	YPA	TD	Int	Lg	Sack	Loss	Rate
Dorian Thompson-Robinson	43	28	313	7.3	2	2	41	3	20	82.8

Rushing

DC Defenders

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Xazavian Valladay	8	50	6.25	37	2
Jordan Ta'amu	7	33	4.71	15	0
Deon Jackson	10	23	2.30	8	0
Abram Smith	6	21	3.50	8	0
Erik Ezukanma	1	2	2.00	2	0

Birmingham Stallions

Player	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Dorian Thompson-Robinson	4	43	10.75	15	1
Snoop Conner	9	30	3.33	19	1
Tyrion Davis-Price	1	7	7.00	7	0

Receiving

DC Defenders

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Briley Moore	3	18	6.00	12	1	3
Cornell Powell	3	65	21.67	44	0	3
Tyrone Scott	3	84	28.00	45t	2	4
Erik Ezukanma	2	77	38.50	42	0	2
Braylon Sanders	2	14	7.00	9	0	2
Javon Antonio	1	13	13.00	13t	1	2
Deon Jackson	1	4	4.00	4	0	1

Birmingham Stallions

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Tar
Jaydon Mickens	9	107	11.89	20	0	11
Deon Cain	5	57	11.40	17	1	10
Snoop Conner	4	31	7.75	10	0	4
Daewood Davis	3	57	19.00	41	0	5
Tyrion Davis-Price	3	30	10.00	29	0	3
Jordan Thomas	2	11	5.50	10	1	3
Jabre Barber	1	17	17.00	17	0	2
John Ross	1	3	3.00	3	0	2
Laviska Shenault	0	0	0.00	0	0	2

Defense

DC Defenders

Player	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	Solo	Ast	Tot	Sack	YdsL
Sam Kidd	0	0	0.00	0	6	2	8	1.0	8.0
Gareon Conley	1	27	27.00	27	6	1	7	0.0	0.0
Ferrod Gardner	0	0	0.00	0	3	3	6	0.0	0.0
Azizi Hearn	0	0	0.00	0	5	0	5	0.0	0.0
Bryce Thompson	0	0	0.00	0	4	0	4	0.0	0.0
Micah Baskerville	0	0	0.00	0	0	3	3	0.0	0.0
Deontay Anderson	1	1	1.00	1	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Curtis Jacobs	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	2	0.0	0.0
Joseph Wallace	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	2	1.0	8.0
Brian Abraham	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Gabe Taylor	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Derek Parish	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Devonnsha Maxwell	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	1.0	4.0
Javon Antonio	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Macklin Ayers	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	2	0.0	0.0
Deandre Baker	0	0	0.00	0	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Erik Ezukanma	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	2	0.0	0.0
Dennis Johnson	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Casey Rogers	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Willie Drew	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Matthew McCrane	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Trae Barry	0	0	0.00	0	0	1	1	0.0	0.0

Birmingham Stallions

Player	Solo	Ast	Tot	Sack	YdsL
Tae Crowder	3	7	10	0.0	0.0
Kyahva Tezino	4	4	8	0.0	0.0
Lukas Denis	2	4	6	0.0	0.0
Kobe Jones	3	3	6	1.0	0.0
JoJo Tillery	4	1	5	0.0	0.0
Steven Gilmore	2	3	5	0.0	0.0
Dyontae Johnson	1	4	5	0.0	0.0
Ricky Correia	2	2	4	0.0	0.0
Tre Norwood	2	2	4	0.0	0.0
Alex Cook	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
T.J. Carter	1	2	3	1.0	8.0
Izayah Green-May	1	2	3	0.0	0.0
Olakunle Fatukasi	2	1	3	0.0	0.0
Ryan Cooper	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Isaiah Coe	1	1	2	0.0	0.0
Nate Becker	0	1	1	0.0	0.0
Jordan Thomas	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Dorian Thompson-Robinson	1	0	1	0.0	0.0
Deon Cain	1	0	1	0.0	0.0

Kicking

DC Defenders

Player	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Matthew McCrane	6/6	1/3	0/0	0/0	0/1	1/1	0/1	47	62,36	9

Birmingham Stallions

Player	PAT	FG	0-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Lg	Miss	Pts
Anders Carlson	1/2	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	--	1

Punting

DC Defenders

Player	Punts	Yds	Avg	Lg	TB	In20	Blk	Net	Ret	RYds
Paxton Brooks	1	38	38.0	38	0	0	0	23.0	1	15

Birmingham Stallions

None

Kickoff Returns

DC Defenders

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Erik Ezukanma	2	68	34.00	68	0
Xazavian Valladay	1	25	25.00	25	0

Birmingham Stallions

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg
Laviska Shenault	5	109	21.80	30
Jabre Barber	2	64	32.00	44
John Ross	1	15	15.00	15

Punt Returns

DC Defenders

None

Birmingham Stallions

Player	Num	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD
Jabre Barber	1	15	15.00	15	0

Head-to-head

DC 1–1 BHM in 2 previous UFL meetings (since 2024; team names as of each season).

Mar 30, 2025Birmingham Stallions 11 @ DC Defenders 18
Apr 20, 2024DC Defenders 18 @ Birmingham Stallions 20

Depth charts

DC Defenders2027 roster & depth chart

Rhode Island BreakersBirmingham's 2026 roster moved here for 2027

Depth charts are UFL Blitz's unofficial projection of the current roster.

Sources: schedule, final score, line score by quarter, weather and officials from theufl.com; team stats, player box score and scoring summary from footballdb.com. Kickoff times are Eastern. Team names are as they were in 2026. Player links go to UFL Blitz career pages where we could match the player.