🏈 2026 Alabama Roster Management Chart and Portal news

Here is the 2026 Roster Management Chart. You can view last year's version here. I will keep it updated regularly as player portal in and out and early draft departures make their announcements.

Position	Seniors	Juniors	Sophomores	Freshmen	2026 Signees	Departures
Quarterback		Austin Mack*		Keelon Russell*	Tayden Kawaa Jett Thomalla	Ty Simpson^
Running back		Daniel Hill Khalifa Keith*	Kevin Riley* AK Dear		Ezavier Crowell Traeshawn Brown	Jam Miller Dre’lyn Washington
Tight End	Danny Lewis Jr.*	Jack Sammarco Josh Ford	Jay Lindsey* Kaleb Edwards Marshall Pritchett Jaxon Shuttlesworth*		Mack Sutter	Josh Cuevas Brody Dalton
Wide Receiver	MJ Chirgwin*	Noah Rogers* Ryan Williams	Lotzeir Brooks Rico Scott* Derek Meadows		Tyler Henderson~ Cederian Morgan Maurice Mathis Amari Sabb Aubrey Walker	Germie Bernard
Offensive Line		Racin Delgatty* Ethan Fields* Jayvin James*	Casey Poe* William Sanders* Michael Carroll Nick Brooks	Ty Haywood* Kaden Strayhorn* Mal Waldrep* Jackson Lloyd*	Chris Booker Bryson Cooley Jared Doughty Bear Fretwell Tyrell Miller~	Kadyn Proctor^ Parker Brailsford^ Jaeden Roberts Geno VanDeMark Kam Dewberry
Defensive Front	Devan Thompkins* Kedrick Bingley-Jones*	Terrance Green* Edric Hill* Leslie Black	Jeremiah Beaman* Isaia Faga* London Simmons Steve Mboumoua*	Caleb Smith*	Corey Howard Kamhariyan Johnson Nolan Wilson	Tim Keenan III LT Overton
Edge Linebacker	Fatutoa Henry* Desmond Umeozulu Jah-Marian Latham+	Yhonzae Pierre* Justin Hill*			Jamarion Matthews Malique Franklin
Inside Linebacker	Caleb Woodson	Cayden Jones	QB Reese* Duke Johnson II Abduall Sanders Luke Metz		Xavier Griffin Zay Hall	Deontae Lawson Justin Jefferson Nikhai Hill-Green
Safety	Bray Hubbard Keon Sabb*	Red Morgan Zay Mincey Dre Kirkpatrick Jr	Ivan Taylor		Jireh Edwards Rihyeal Kelley
Cornerback		Zabien Brown Carmelo O’Neal	Dijon Lee Chuck McDonald		Jorden Edmonds Zyan Gibson Nick Sherman~	Domani Jackson DaShawn Jones

This chart will be updated regularly to reflect the most up to date roster outlook for 2026.

The Transfer Portal will be open from Friday, January 2nd until Friday, January 16th. Players will have those 2 weeks to enter the portal, but can sign after the portal closes. The 2 teams that play in the CFP National Championship Game will have a five-day portal period from January 20-24.

Note- Players in Red were either starters or significant contributors who played 150+ non-special teams plays in 2025.
* Player has used his redshirt
^ Underclassmen entering the NFL Draft
+ Latham will apply for 6th year due to injury
Bold Player is transferring in for 2026
~JUCO signee


Players That Are Transferring To Alabama
RB Khalifa Keith (App State)
TE Josh Ford (from Oklahoma State)
TE Jaxon Shuttlesworth (from Jacksonville State)
WR Noah Rogers (from NC Sate)
OL Nick Brooks (from Texas)
OL Racin Delgatty (from Cal Poly)
OL Ethan Fields (from Ole Miss)
OL Ty Haywood (from Michigan)
OL Jayvin James (from Mississippi State)
OL Kaden Strayhorn (from Michigan)
DL Leslie Black (from West Georgia)
DL Terrance Green (from Oregon)
DL Kedrick Bingley-Jones (from Mississippi State)
DL Caleb Smith (from Washington)
DL Devan Thompkins (from USC)
EDGE Desmond Umeozulu (from South Carolina)
LB Caleb Woodson (from Virginia Tech)
DB Carmelo O’Neal (from Mercer)



Players That Are Transferring From Alabama
RB Richard Young (to Colorado)
WR Cole Adams (to Vanderbilt)
WR Bubba Hampton (to Oregon State)
WR Isaiah Horton (to Texas A&M)
WR Jaylen Mbakwe (to Georgia Tech)
WR Jalen Hale (to SMU)
OL Arkel Anugwom (to Northwestern)
OL Olaus Alinen (to Kentucky)
OL Micah DeBose (to Vanderbilt)
OL Wilkin Formby (to Texas A&M)
OL Joseph Ionata (to Georgia Tech)
OL Roq Montgomery (to Western Kentucky)
DL Jordan Renaud (to Ole Miss)
DL James Smith (to Ohio State)DL
DL Kelby Collins (to South Carolina)
DE Keon Keeley (to Notre Dame)
EDGE Noah Carter (to Georgia Tech)
EDGE Qua Russaw (to Ohio State)
DB Cam Calhoun (to Ohio State)
DB Kameron Howard (to Boston College)

 

[Justneedme81]

They've gone from corn likker straight to crack in Knoxville

Ty Simpson: Could Alabama QB transfer to Tennessee football? https://www.knoxnews.com/story/spor...er-portal-alabama-nfl-draft-2026/88047823007/

Nah

 

[UAgrad93]

Sources: Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is declaring for the... - ESPN

Read the breaking news story from the ESPN contributor Pete Thamel

www.espn.com

 

[PurlJam]

Sources: Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is declaring for the... - ESPN

Read the breaking news story from the ESPN contributor Pete Thamel

www.espn.com

Wish the young man well. Hoping he gets 100% healthy and goes to a team that has an offensive line.

If he goes to the Raiders, he may as well have someone to go ahead and run over him with a bus and get it over with.

 

[Nothing_But_A_Winner00]

Keelon time?

 

[94 Grad]

Keelon time?

- That's what Spring and Fall camp is for.

 

[Nothing_But_A_Winner00]

- That's what Spring and Fall camp is for.

If Mack is here, we shall see.

 

[Krimson]

Wish the young man well. Hoping he gets 100% healthy and goes to a team that has an offensive line.

If he goes to the Raiders, he may as well have someone to go ahead and run over him with a bus and get it over with.

Being projected as 3rd QB may help him some long term. Hopefully he can avoid the raiders and get to a decent team. Wish he was staying but hope he has a productive future ahead of him.

 

[AirForceBamaFan]

So with Ty leaving, that puts our QB room at 4…if Mack stays…if he leaves, we only have a RS freshman starter and 2 true freshmen as back up

 

[BamaFan334]

Nah

If he gets healthy, he's gonna be just fine. He showed his potential and with some consistency, he'll do well.

 

[rick4bama]

 

[50+yeartidefan]

ok. I will personally always be a fan
He gave a lot with really poor ( imo) coaching.

I hope nfl toughing him up some
And getting drafted later is better to be able to go to better team Get better players around him. And give chance to learn the nfl game

 

[64Tide]

Keelon time?

Going out on a limb here but I believe Keelon will be the next big thing in Alabama football.

 

[musso]

So with Ty leaving, that puts our QB room at 4…if Mack stays…if he leaves, we only have a RS freshman starter and 2 true freshmen as back up

Thanks to NIL, portal and free agency.

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[bamafan9201]

Bama is getting quality pieces this cycle so far I’m happy with it so far. Need Riker for C and looks like Strayhorn is playing RG next to Carroll. If we
Can get Riker and Prak we’d be looking solid

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Being projected as 3rd QB may help him some long term. Hopefully he can avoid the raiders and get to a decent team. Wish he was staying but hope he has a productive future ahead of him.

Yep, this was probably his best decision considering the injury issues. If he came back (or transferred) and got hurt again, especially if he had more back issues, his stock would take a hit in a year when the QB class would be stronger. Mendonza and Moore will almost certainly go 1 and 2 in whatever order, but both will be gone within the first few picks. And there is still the slight chance that Moore will return to the Ducks... his agent/advisors are letting him make the final call, but they've recommended that he go into the draft. If Simpson doesn't have any major medical red flags, he's in a good spot to be next in line, and some QB hungry team will probably take him sooner than expected. He'll get a Sr. Bowl invite now, but I'm not sure he will participate in practices since he's been banged up, but maybe.

I hadn't talked to anyone re: Simpson yet this week, I wasn't expecting a decision this quick... but I know based on previous conversations, this was a tough call for him and his team. Just a few weeks ago he was leaning very heavily to staying to the point that it was pretty much the plan at the time.

 

[Slickmullet]

Ty is a super high character kid that loved Alabama. I wish him the best at the next level. I really think this was the best decision for him and the university, similar to the Milroe decision last year. There will be a heck of a QB battle between Mack and Keelon.

 

[UAgrad93]

While, personally, I wish Ty would stay and get a full healthy season of starts under him. You can’t beat the reasoning for leaving now. Weak QB class and the possibility of another injury at the college game could be a dream crusher.

 

[ElephantStomp]

Ty is such a great person and absolutely loved our school. Wish him all the best and really hope he kills it in the NFL.

 

[Justneedme81]

Ty is a super high character kid that loved Alabama. I wish him the best at the next level. I really think this was the best decision for him and the university, similar to the Milroe decision last year. There will be a heck of a QB battle between Mack and Keelon.

Agreed