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The final practice of spring for the Crimson Tide will commence at 1 p.m. CT on Saturday in the latest version of A-Day. With no spring transfer portal (and no chance for player poaching by other teams), the day will feature a two-hour scrimmage. Although it will not be televised, UA will have live stats and live streaming play-by-play.
Due to graduation, NFL-bound players, and outgoing transfers, the 2026 Alabama team will have several new starters.
2025 ROSTER
Below is the 2025 roster with returning players
in black, departing transfers in red, early NFL entries in pink, and those out of eligibility in blue.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR-X | Isaiah Horton | Derek Meadows | Jalen Hale | Bubba Hampton | |
| WR-Z | Germie Bernard | Rico Scott | Jaylen Mbakwe | ||
| WR-H | Ryan Williams | Lotzeir Brooks | Cole Adams | ||
| LT | Kadyn Proctor | Jackson Lloyd | |||
| LG | Kam Dewberry | William Sanders | Casey Poe | Micah DeBose | |
| C | Parker Brailsford | Geno VanDeMark | Joseph Ionata | ||
| RG | Wilkin Formby | Jaeden Roberts | Mal Waldrep | ||
| RT | Michael Carroll | Olaus Alinen | Arkel Anugwom | ||
| TE-Y | Kaleb Edwards | Jay Lindsey | Danny Lewis | Peter Knudson | |
| TE-H | Josh Cuevas | Marshall Pritchett | Brody Dalton | Jack Sammarco | |
| QB | Ty Simpson | Austin Mack | Keelon Russell | ||
| RB | Jam Miller | Daniel Hill | Kevin Riley | AK Dear | Richard Young |
| Dre Washington | |||||
| DEFENSE | |||||
| DE | LT Overton | Jordan Renaud | Keon Keeley | Fatutoa Henry | Kelby Collins |
| NT | Tim Keenan | London Simmons | Isaia Faga | Jeremiah Beaman* | |
| DT | James Smith | Edric Hill | Steve Bolo Mboumoua | ||
| WOLF | Yhonzae Pierre | Qua Russaw | Justin Hill | Noah Carter | Jah-Marien Latham* |
| WLB | Deontae Lawson | Nikhai Hill-Green | Luke Metz | Abduall Sander | |
| MLB | Justin Jefferson | QB Reese | Cayden Jones | Duke Johnson | |
| LCB | Zabien Brown | Cam Calhoun | Kam Howard | ||
| SS | Keon Sabb | Ivan Taylor | |||
| FS | Bray Hubbard | Zavier Mincey | |||
| RCB | Dijon Lee | Domani Jackson | Chuck McDonald | ||
| HUSKY/NB | Red Morgan | DaShawn Jones | Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.** | ||
| SPECIAL TEAMS | |||||
| PT | Blake Doud | Alex Asparuhov | Anderson Green | ||
| PK | Conor Talty | Peter Nataro | Reid Schuback | Tucker Cornelius | |
| KO | Conor Talty | Peter Nataro | Reid Schuback | ||
| LS | David Bird | Alex Rozier | |||
| H | Blake Doud | Alex Asparuhov | Anderson Green | ||
| PR | Cole Adams | Dijon Lee | Jaylen Mbakwe | Ryan Williams | |
| KR | Lotzeir Brooks | Cole Adams | Rico Scott |
* Injured in 2025
** Suspended in 2025
RETURNING
Removing all the departures leaves a stark depth chart.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR-X | – | Derek Meadows | – | – | |
| WR-Z | – | Rico Scott | – | ||
| WR-H | Ryan Williams | Lotzeir Brooks | – | ||
| LT | – | Jackson Lloyd | |||
| LG | – | William Sanders | Casey Poe | – | |
| C | – | – | – | ||
| RG | – | – | Mal Waldrep | ||
| RT | Michael Carroll | – | – | ||
| TE-Y | Kaleb Edwards | Jay Lindsey | Danny Lewis | ||
| TE-H | – | Marshall Pritchett | – | Jack Sammarco | |
| QB | – | Austin Mack | Keelon Russell | – | |
| RB | – | Daniel Hill | Kevin Riley | AK Dear | – |
| – | |||||
| DEFENSE | |||||
| DE | – | – | – | Fatutoa Henry | – |
| NT | – | London Simmons | Isaia Faga | Jeremiah Beaman | |
| DT | – | Edric Hill | Steve Bolo Mboumoua | ||
| WOLF | Yhonzae Pierre | – | Justin Hill | – | Jah-Marien Latham* |
| WLB | – | – | Luke Metz | Abduall Sander | |
| MLB | – | QB Reese | Cayden Jones | Duke Johnson | |
| LCB | Zabien Brown | – | – | ||
| SS | Keon Sabb | Ivan Taylor | |||
| FS | Bray Hubbard | Zavier Mincey | |||
| RCB | Dijon Lee | – | Chuck McDonald | ||
| HUSKY/NB | Red Morgan | – | Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.** | ||
| SPECIAL TEAMS | |||||
| PT | – | Alex Asparuhov | Anderson Green | ||
| PK | Conor Talty | – | – | Tucker Cornelius | |
| KO | Conor Talty | – | – | ||
| LS | – | Alex Rozier | |||
| H | – | Alex Asparuhov | Anderson Green | ||
| PR | – | Dijon Lee | – | Ryan Williams | |
| KR | Lotzeir Brooks | – | Rico Scott |
2026 ROSTER
Don’t worry too much about all the empty space in the above chart. The Alabama staff did a pretty good job with their incoming transfers and freshmen class.
Below is our best efforts at what the depth chart may look like here in early April 2026. Again, returning players are in black, but incoming transfers are in blue, and freshmen are in green (but hopefully not too green). Some reserves may not be true second-teamers, but just for the sake of having a list are placed in those spots.
| OFFENSE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | Noah Rogers | Derek Meadows | MJ Chirgwin | Amari Sabb* | |
| WR | Lotzeir Brooks | Cederian Morgan | Maurice Mathis | ||
| WR | Ryan Williams | Rico Scott | Aubrey Walker* | ||
| LT | Michael Carroll | Bryson Cooley | |||
| LG | William Sanders | Ethan Fields | Casey Poe | ||
| C | Racin Delgatty | Kaden Strayhorn | Tyrell Miller | ||
| RG | Nick Brooks | Ty Haywood | Mal Waldrep | Chris Booker | |
| RT | Jackson Lloyd | Jayvin James | Jared Doughty* | Bear Fretwell* | |
| TE-Y | Kaleb Edwards | Jay Lindsey | Josh Ford | ||
| TE-H | Marshall Pritchett | Danny Lewis | Mack Sutter | Jack Sammarco | |
| QB | Austin Mack | Keelon Russell | Jett Thomalla | Tayden Kaawa | |
| RB | Daniel Hill | Kevin Riley | AK Dear | Ezavier Crowell | Traeshawn Brown/Khalifa Keith |
| DEFENSE | |||||
| DE | Devan Thompkins | Desmond Umeozulu | Fatutoa Henry | Jah-Marien Latham** | Kamhariyan Johnson/Jamarion Matthews |
| NT | Terrance Green | Kedrick Bingley-Jones | Isaia Faga | Jeremiah Beaman | Kamhariyan Johnson |
| DT | London Simmons | Edric Hill | Steve Bolo Mboumoua | Nolan Wilson* | Corey Howard |
| WOLF | Yhonzae Pierre | Justin Hill | Xavier Griffin | Malique’ Franklin* | Caleb Smith |
| WLB | QB Reese | Luke Metz | Abduall Sander | Zay Hall | |
| MLB | Caleb Woodson | Cayden Jones | Duke Johnson | ||
| LCB | Zabien Brown | Jorden Edmonds | Nick Sherman | ||
| SS | Keon Sabb | Ivan Taylor | Jireh Edwards | ||
| FS | Bray Hubbard | Zavier Mincey | Rihyael Kelley | ||
| RCB | Dijon Lee | Chuck McDonald | Zyan Gibson | ||
| HUSKY/NB | Red Morgan | Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. | Carmelo O’Neal | ||
| SPECIAL TEAMS | |||||
| PT | Adam Watford | Alex Asparuhov | Anderson Green | ||
| PK | Lorcan Quinn | Conor Talty | Tucker Cornelius | ||
| KO | Conor Talty | Lorcan Quinn | |||
| LS | Ethan Stangle | Alex Rozier | |||
| H | Alex Asparuhov | Anderson Green | |||
| PR | Dijon Lee | Ryan Williams | |||
| KR | Lotzeir Brooks | Rico Scott | |||
* Summer enrollee.
- Jah-Marien Latham is still out and his status in TBD. London Simmons and William Sanders are out for the spring. Bray Hubbard is be limited. However, those last three are still expected to be starters.
- Although the QB battle rages on, seniority puts Austin Mack ahead of Keelon Russell for the moment.
- Daniel Hill has gotten a lot of spring hype at RB. Ezavier “EJ” Crowell is still pretty new to the program. Check back in the fall.
- Despite playing RT last season, my feel is Michael Carroll goes to the left and Jackson Lloyd is on the right. Racin Delgatty is ahead of fellow transfer Kaden Strayhorn right now. Ty Haywood could be guard or tackle.
- Devan Thompkins and Terrance Green are looking like valuable pick-ups to help rebuild the D-line.
- The middle linebackers are a worrisome position with very little game experience returning from last year’s Tide roster. QB Reese likely gets the nod as the most experienced, but Luke Metz has gotten some buzz as well. Caleb Woodson’s red flags are concerning, but all he has to do is keep it together for one fall.
- The secondary is looking stout. Even the second-teamers are looking good.
- Punter Adam Watford was signed out of North Alabama where he averaged 46.6 ypp in 2025 — an average that would have placed him in the top 10 in FBS.
- Another big battle is for kicker. It feels like Lorcan Quinn might overtake Conor Talty.
- Ethan Stangle transferred in from Syracuse with one year of eligibility remaining.
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