🏈 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)

 

[OldPlayer]

Oh man...start with your own?

That wasn’t mine that you highlighted

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[Nothing_But_A_Winner00]

Interesting, from the director of player development.

 

[Secondand26]

Oof!

 

[Kamikazi18627]

Yo fellas... back to your corners. Let's focus on what's important here, Bama needs a long snapper.

Lol.

I think that's the only oline/special teams player that didn't poop the bed this past season. I can't remember us having a botched snap on a field goal or punt. We might have, just can't remember anything significant.

 

[bamafan9201]

Must get. I like him a lot for guard positions. Maybe center position?

Center would be best, his play this year was rough though...unless I'm thinking of the wrong guy, he allowed pressure on every 4 snaps outside this year. Inside at Center or Guard would be a better option

 

[Kamikazi18627]

A little dive into the numbers on Hollywood Smothers...

-Zero fumbles on 160 carries this season. 1 fumble on 88 carries last season.

-The last 2 seasons, he has 44 runs of 10+ yards on 248 carries. Alabama only had 42 of those this season on 466 carries.

-This past season, on 78 carries, he averaged 6.8 yards up the middle in the 1-4 gaps. For a smaller guy, that's making shit happen.

-In 2024, on 52 carries, he averaged 7.4 yards up the middle in the 1-4 gaps. Maybe we should hire their OL coach too?

-He's a good receiver out of the backfield... 19 grabs for 263 yards (13.8 YPC), 2 TD's and 1 drop in 2024. For some reason, this past season, he nearly doubled his catches, but his total yardage was less... 37 receptions for 189 yards (5.1 YPC) with 1 TD and no drops.

44 carries over 10+ yards on only 248 total carries. holy crap!

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Lol.

I think that's the only oline/special teams player that didn't poop the bed this past season. I can't remember us having a botched snap on a field goal or punt. We might have, just can't remember anything significant.

There were several bad snaps early and midseason... I can't remember if it was from just the 1 or both guys, I think both. But there were some shitty snaps, especially on FG attempts. It's not too often you see a LS replaced in season unless he's hurt, but we saw Bama use both. Things got better after the Talty miss/dust up though.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Losing James Smith hurts, as of now. I was sorta hoping when he didn't enter yesterday after Russaw that Bama might be in the clear... but that was wishful thinking. Just have to wait and see who all they get when the smoke clears, but I don't love long that experience and talent. He was very inconsistent for sure, but his ceiling is really high. And while he was a knucklehead, what I liked about him most of all, he was a bit of an enforcer. People complain about the lack of physicality, he'd get after it when the switch was turned on. Hell, after games when guys were shaking hands and praying, he was usually looking for a fight. Every team needs a couple of those guys, IMO. On the other hand, Bama has to be responsible with how much they pay... they are already in a position where they are going to have to overpay to some extent to get some DL and OL... but there's always a line drawn somewhere.

 

[BamaFan334]

I wouldn't mind an autograph for my son. I wonder if he'd see me?

 

[TerryP]

That wasn’t mine that you highlighted

Exactly. It was a grammar error I was pointing out.

He's talking about ignore, misspelled. You're talking about members grammar, screwed up the comment grammatically.

It's a "dealing with Humana" day ... I'll laugh at about anything right now and it's not even 2.

 

[Justneedme81]

This from Bama247:
Tuesday, January 6

1:15 p.m. CT: Bama247 is no longer ruling out an Alabama visit for No. 1 receiver Cam Coleman for later this week. Has taken trips to Texas and Texas A&M, while Texas Tech is up next. We shall see.

 

[Kamikazi18627]

There were several bad snaps early and midseason... I can't remember if it was from just the 1 or both guys, I think both. But there were some shitty snaps, especially on FG attempts. It's not too often you see a LS replaced in season unless he's hurt, but we saw Bama use both. Things got better after the Talty miss/dust up though.

Maybe the first Oklahoma game? Bad snap messed the timing up on a field goal or something? Can’t remember

 

[94 Grad]

This from Bama247:
Tuesday, January 6

1:15 p.m. CT: Bama247 is no longer ruling out an Alabama visit for No. 1 receiver Cam Coleman for later this week. Has taken trips to Texas and Texas A&M, while Texas Tech is up next. We shall see.

if he comes here it's because he wants to play here.... we won't be matching $$$$ with TT, TaM, UT. I don't really care where he plays, as long is it's not aU.

 

[Kamikazi18627]

if he comes here it's because he wants to play here.... we won't be matching $$$$ with TT, TaM, UT. I don't really care where he plays, as long is it's not aU.

He ain’t coming here. I really don’t care as long as we have someone that catch the ball and make folks miss.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Maybe the first Oklahoma game? Bad snap messed the timing up on a field goal or something? Can’t remember

Yes, that was the one where he got pissy with the long snapper, but there were some leading up to that... I think when he missed that kick though, he hit his boiling point over it. To his credit, from the auburn game on (after fans wrote him off) he was solid as could be. And the snapping issues were much better too, although that's after they swapped them out (for the 2nd time).

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

The least surprising announcement of the week...

 

[bamafan9201]

 

[mando]

Interesting, from the director of player development.

X-players are fed up with what they are seeing in those crimson jerseys as they should be.

 

[OldPlayer]

The least surprising announcement of the week...

I’m shocked (not)! Good luck to him. I’m confident his running back and receiver skills will help him.