# Alabama Crimson Tide

Southeastern · Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL
Head coach: Kalen DeBoer · year 3 · 20-8 at ALA · 57-17 career over 7 seasons
Offense: Pro Spread · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 11-4 (7-1 in conference), final AP rank #9
- National title odds: +2500 (#12 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 8.5 (over priced -118)
- Returning starter games: 43%
- Schedule difficulty: 24th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 47% | 35/74 | 8/16 |
| Offensive line | 40% | 29/72 | 5/12 |
| Defensive front | 30% | 30/101 | 11/22 |
| Secondary | 61% | 45/74 | 9/14 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Bray Hubbard (DB), Yhonzae Pierre (LB), Zabien Brown (DB), Dijon Lee Jr. (DB), William Sanders (OL)
- Key departures (with destination): Ty Simpson (QB), Wilkin Formby (OL) – TXAM, Olaus Alinen (OL) – UK, Joseph Ionata (OL) – GT, DaShawn Jones (CB)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Noah Rogers (WR) – NCST, Josh Ford (TE) – OKST, Ethan Fields (OL) – MISS, Jayvin James (OL) – MSST, Devan Thompkins (DL) – USC

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Derek Meadows, Cederian Morgan, MJ Chirgwin
- WR-Z: Ryan Coleman-Williams, Tyler Henderson, Maurice Mathis Jr.
- WR-H: Lotzeir Brooks, Rico Scott, Aubrey Walker, Amari Sabb
- LT: Jackson Lloyd, Tyrell Miller, Jared Graham
- LG: William Sanders, Mal Waldrep Jr., Casey Poe
- C: Racin Delgatty, Kaden Strayhorn
- RG: Michael Carroll, Ethan Fields, Chris Booker
- RT: Jayvin James, Nick Brooks, Ty Haywood
- TE: Kaleb Edwards, Josh Ford, Marshall Pritchett, Danny Lewis Jr., Jay Lindsey
- QB: Austin Mack, Keelon Russell, Jett Thomalla, John Gazzaniga, Tayden-Evan Kaawa
- RB: Daniel Hill, Kevin Riley, AK Dear, EJ Crowell, Trae'shawn Brown

### Defense

- DE: Jah-Marien Latham, Desmond Umeozulu, Fatutoa Henry
- NT: Kedrick Bingley-Jones, Terrance Green, Jeremiah Beaman, Isaia Faga
- DT: London Simmons, Devan Thompkins, Edric Hill, Steve Bolo Mboumoua
- WOLF: Yhonzae Pierre, Justin Hill, Xavier Griffin, Jamarion Matthews
- STING: QB Reese, Luke Metz, Abduall Sanders Jr.
- MLB: Caleb Woodson, Cayden Jones, Duke Johnson II, Zay Hall
- LCB: Zabien Brown, Chuck McDonald III, Zyan Gibson, Nick Sherman
- SS: Bray Hubbard, Ivan Taylor, Jireh Edwards
- FS: Keon Sabb, Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.
- RCB: Dijon Lee Jr., Carmelo O'Neal, Jorden Edmonds
- HUSKY: Red Morgan, Zavier Mincey, Rihyael Kelley

### Special Teams

- PT: Adam Watford, Alex Asparuhov, Anderson Green
- PK: Lorcan Quinn, Conor Talty, Tucker Cornelius
- KO: Lorcan Quinn, Conor Talty, Tucker Cornelius
- LS: Alex Rozier, Ethan Stangle, Jay Williams, Eli Deutsch
- H: Adam Watford, Alex Asparuhov, Anderson Green
- PR: Dijon Lee Jr., Ryan Coleman-Williams
- KR: Lotzeir Brooks, Rico Scott
- INJ: Noah Rogers

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | East Carolina | Home | ABC | ALA -28.5 |
| 2 | Kentucky | Away | ABC | – |
| 3 | Florida State | Home | ABC | ALA -15.5 |
| 4 | South Carolina | Home | – | – |
| 5 | Mississippi State | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Georgia | Home | – | ALA +2.5 |
| 7 | Tennessee | Away | – | ALA -1.5 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | Home | – | – |
| 10 | LSU | Away | – | – |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | Away | – | – |
| 12 | Chattanooga Mocs (FCS) | Home | SEC Network+ | – |
| 13 | Auburn | Home | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/alabama
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.