🏈 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)

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Friends, Nix, and location... plus, he's still get fair market value in terms of money... not like he'd be playing for pennies and a Honda Accord.

Don't be slamming the Accord Mr Big

 

[Bammerboy321]

Why can't we get those guys at Mercedes to dish out free cars to players

 

[Justneedme81]

Why can't we get those guys at Mercedes to dish out free cars to players

Why you're complaining

 

[Bammerboy321]

Why you're complaining

I'm just saying with the plant there in T-Town, help us out some! At least throw us some German punter or something.

 

[BamaFan334]

I can see your point, but I can’t see $4 million for 1 kid. I’d rather find me 3-4+ and evenly distribute that money. Now, if he is willing to sign for less, then by all means. If not, get a couple of IOL and DL.

Yeah, $4M is ridiculous. I'm just saying we need to pony up and not get outbid by $2M by everyone else.

 

[Krimson]

Yeah, $4M is ridiculous. I'm just saying we need to pony up and not get outbid by $2M by everyone else.

Indiana just proved it ain't all about the money. Give me guys who consistently give everything they have and are good teammates over someone who's all about me and the money any day. Not saying coleman is of the latter just saying there needs to be some personality evaluation along with the ability evaluation

 

[BamaFan334]

Indiana just proved it ain't all about the money. Give me guys who consistently give everything they have and are good teammates over someone who's all about me and the money any day. Not saying coleman is of the latter just saying there needs to be some personality evaluation along with the ability evaluation

You gotta have the coaching for a roster like Indiana's. Do we have that??? DeBoer can't do it all.

 

[Krimson]

You gotta have the coaching for a roster like Indiana's. Do we have that??? DeBoer can't do it all.

I'm not sure but I'd take consistency and effort with a little less talent any day over those with attitudes, half ass, and quitters who are ultra talented if I were coaching.

 

[Justneedme81]

I'm not sure but I'd take consistency and effort with a little less talent any day over those with attitudes, half ass, and quitters who are ultra talented if I were coaching.

who are you talking about?

 

[bama alum]

Hmm... Simpson to UTurd or Oregon if he doesn't get a first-round grade.

 

[24and7]

Hmm... Simpson to UTurd or Oregon if he doesn't get a first-round grade.

He needs to go play for Dabo.. Chad Morris is the OC again..

 

[Krimson]

who are you talking about?

Nobody in particular just saying part of the portal evaluation has to include how a person interacts with a team so you can't just pay a great athlete who is a cancer in the locker room and expect him to be a benefit.

It was a continuation of the conversation about we shouldn't be outbid by other teams. Some people are not a benefit no matter how talented.

 

[Justneedme81]

Nobody in particular just saying part of the portal evaluation has to include how a person interacts with a team so you can't just pay a great athlete who is a cancer in the locker room and expect him to be a benefit.

It was a continuation of the conversation about we shouldn't be outbid by other teams. Some people are not a benefit no matter how talented.

So it's more of a human behavior what we expect to see.. v.s. what is actually happening.

 

[Justneedme81]

He needs to go play for Dabo.. Chad Morris is the OC again..

Thank you for playing the game today. Please try again tomorrow.

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

Right there with QB play, OL and DL (DE and EDGE) talent must be stocked. IMO, OL is easier to cultivate trough recruiting, but evaluations must be solid. DL is more difficult and they are costly in the portal, but they are vital.

Then prioritize the other positions in order of need. Maybe you're thin at TE? Maybe there's a need a physical, hard nosed and experienced safety? More speed or a deep threat at WR? A kicker? Those needs will change year to year, but QB, OL, and DL/DE/EDGE must come first.

I bookended it for you. But THIS is the reason that Alabama hasn't been championship calibre since 2020. With ALL the talent of Bryce Young, he couldn't do everything. That should tell us ALL something. And every championship team has PHENOM DL/DE's. Will Anderson was special but we didn't have much depth. Courtney Morgan got the talent together for that UM team that whipped our ass in the previous Rose Bowl, so he has GOT to make the LOS the absolute TOP priority. Otherwise, we're just whistling past the graveyard.

 

[Krimson]

So it's more of a human behavior what we expect to see.. v.s. what is actually happening.

No, more of a "You need to evaluate a player in the portal as a whole not just on athletic ability" kinda like kevin Costner felt about bo Wallace in draft day is a good example. Not talking about any current team or any particular player just saying the athletic ability is important but playing as a team may be more so

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

I can see your point, but I can’t see $4 million for 1 kid. I’d rather find me 3-4+ and evenly distribute that money. Now, if he is willing to sign for less, then by all means. If not, get a couple of IOL and DL.

Coleman can go kick rocks if we aren't making the LOS the priority! I have yet to see a WR catch a pass after a sacked QB.

 

[UAgrad93]

Coleman can go kick rocks if we aren't making the LOS the priority! I have yet to see a WR catch a pass after a sacked QB.

Thus my point, that I would rather take 4 million and make IOL and DL our top priorities in the portal.

 

[UAgrad93]

Yeah, $4M is ridiculous. I'm just saying we need to pony up and not get outbid by $2M by everyone else.

Coleman is more of a 50/50 guy and frankly, we don’t throw many of those. Brooks and Williams are the burners. You’re going to like Morgan!!

 

[OldPlayer]

I'm just saying with the plant there in T-Town, help us out some! At least throw us some German punter or something.

The Mercedes plant in Tuscaloosa builds the SUV not sedans. Doesn’t mean they couldn’t use their connections, but it’s more finagling.