🏈 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	2025 Signees	Departures
Quarterback		Austin Mack*		Keelon Russell*	Tayden Kawaa Jett Thomalla	Ty Simpson^
Running back		Daniel Hill	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		Mack Sutter	Josh Cuevas Brody Dalton
Wide Receiver		Noah Rogers* Ryan Williams	Lotzeir Brooks Rico Scott* Derek Meadows		Cederian Morgan	Germie Bernard
Offensive Line			Casey Poe* William Sanders* Michael Carroll	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*	Edric Hill* Jordan Renaud*	Jeremiah Beaman* Isaia Faga* London Simmons Steve Mboumoua*		Corey Howard Kamhariyan Johnson Nolan Wilson	Tim Keenan III LT Overton
Edge Linebacker	Fatutoa Henry* 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
+ Unknown if Latham will apply for 6th year
Bold Player is transferring in for 2026
~JUCO signee


Players That Are Transferring To Alabama
TE Josh Ford (from Oklahoma State)
WR Noah Rogers (NC Sate)
OL Ty Haywood (from Michigan)
OL Kaden Strayhorn (from Michigan)
DL Kedrick Bingley-Jones (from Mississippi State)
DL Devan Thompkins (from USC)
LB Caleb Woodson (from Virginia Tech)
DB Carmelo O’Neal (from Mercer)



Players That Are Transferring From Alabama
RB Richard Young
WR Cole Adams (to Vanderbilt)
WR Bubba Hampton
WR Isaiah Horton (to Texas A&M)
WR Jaylen Mbakwe (to Georgia Tech)
WR Jalen Hale (to SMU)
OL Arkel Anugwom (to Northweatern)
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
DL James Smith (to Ohio State)
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
DB Kameron Howard (to Boston College)

 

[TerryP]

And the largest alumni base in the country. All begging for success on the football field. Indiana can spend with most all programs, with the exception of a few.

Top 20 undergrad.

(Which is still about 3/5th's of the size of A&M's: 40's vs 70's in thousands.)

 

[UAgrad93]

We need to bombard Lockheed Martin President/CEO Maryllinn Hewsin and get her to open up her checkbook!

 

[Slickmullet]

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NCAA Revenue Sharing & NIL Estimates 2025

nil-ncaa.com

10 of the 12 playoff teams this year.

 

[BamaFan334]

I don't blame him, I just hate that the system is set up in such a way that it's allowed.

I'm with you all the way on that. I just wonder if anyone anywhere is in a room trying to find a solution or if folks are just going to continue to let it happen.

 

[alabama mike]

Wexner, can't think of his first name. Victoria's Secret. Bath and Body. (Been linked with Epstein on another note.) Dude has so much money his wife made a donation to the athletic department as a gift to him...worth around 8 billion or so.

@TerryP Les Wexner is who you are trying to think about .from Columbus. OSU Cancer Center as well as the two businesses you mentioned.

Lebron James is a big ohio state fan. He not only was a basketball sensation at Akron St. Vincent St. Mary but he was also an all state football player.

 

[ElephantStomp]

I was joking earlier when I said use DeBoer's buyout money, but now to your comment it actually makes good sense.

Why would you be willing to pay a coach $60-80M to leave instead of investing that into players that can win with a good coach, keep the fans happy, and keep the coach on the sidelines without just throwing buyout money away? Call it Buy-In money. Atleast you can wrap your mind around "value" there rather than an AD making a bad decision and costing everyone tens of millions.

To me it’s more than money, they’re getting more than just money to go to school X or school Y. Obviously UA doesn’t have rich donors, but Kansas does and they’ve struggled basketball wise with dudes and I know they’ve offered a good amount for some of the higher recruits

 

[Rsedge72]

Top 20 undergrad.

(Which is still about 3/5th's of the size of A&M's: 40's vs 70's in thousands.)

805,000 in total living alumni.

 

[BamaFan334]

To me it’s more than money, they’re getting more than just money to go to school X or school Y. Obviously UA doesn’t have rich donors, but Kansas does and they’ve struggled basketball wise with dudes and I know they’ve offered a good amount for some of the higher recruits

Like what? I'm really curious what some of these guys are signing for other than money. And no, not 100% of them, but most of these guys are willing to take one extra dollar and tank their career over a smaller pay day and more development to get that $30M pay day in the NFL.

Kansas has always been hot and cold basketball wise. They get hot for ten years and then cold for ten years. When was the last time they sign a true blue-chip recruit? They just got a commitment from one in 2025.

Kansas basketball's top 10 high school signees this century

A look back at the top recruits Kansas has brought in.

247sports.com

 

[Bama Guy]

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	2025 Signees	Departures
Quarterback		Austin Mack*		Keelon Russell*	Tayden Kawaa Jett Thomalla	Ty Simpson^
Running back		Daniel Hill	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		Mack Sutter	Josh Cuevas Brody Dalton
Wide Receiver		Noah Rogers* Ryan Williams	Lotzeir Brooks Rico Scott* Derek Meadows		Cederian Morgan	Germie Bernard
Offensive Line			Casey Poe* William Sanders* Michael Carroll	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*	Edric Hill* Jordan Renaud*	Jeremiah Beaman* Isaia Faga* London Simmons Steve Mboumoua*		Corey Howard Kamhariyan Johnson Nolan Wilson	Tim Keenan III LT Overton
Edge Linebacker	Fatutoa Henry* 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
+ Unknown if Latham will apply for 6th year
Bold Player is transferring in for 2026
~JUCO signee


Players That Are Transferring To Alabama
TE Josh Ford (from Oklahoma State)
WR Noah Rogers (NC Sate)
OL Ty Haywood (from Michigan)
OL Kaden Strayhorn (from Michigan)
DL Kedrick Bingley-Jones (from Mississippi State)
DL Devan Thompkins (from USC)
LB Caleb Woodson (from Virginia Tech)
DB Carmelo O’Neal (from Mercer)



Players That Are Transferring From Alabama
RB Richard Young
WR Cole Adams (to Vanderbilt)
WR Bubba Hampton
WR Isaiah Horton (to Texas A&M)
WR Jaylen Mbakwe (to Georgia Tech)
WR Jalen Hale (to SMU)
OL Arkel Anugwom (to Northweatern)
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
DL James Smith (to Ohio State)
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
DB Kameron Howard (to Boston College)

Thanks a lot. This is a big help.

 

[It Takes Eleven]

Like it or not, Auburn is backed by the richest, and only billionaire in the state (Yeller Feller). Look for them to start making some more of these big NIL deals in the near future. They just paid Byrum Brown 4.4 million along with getting 12 other players from UCF. Sound familiar? Cignetti + JMU in year 1. I'm not saying they'll pull an Indiana, but they seem to be following the same playbook. Next year will show signs if it's successful for them or not.

He's not the only billionaire in the state. He's just the only one that has publicly available information to show it. Paul Bryant, Jr. was a billionaire 25 years ago. He's a pretty good businessman, I'm guessing he's a little better off now.

You meant USF, right? As we've touched on, the USF talent was head and shoulders above AAC and G5. We'll see how it rates next year at auburn.