🏈 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)

 

[alabama mike]

38-of-39 on extra points
21-of-26 on field goals
4-of-6 on field goals of 50+ yards
Ranked third in the Sun Belt in scoring (101 points)
Broke Marshall’s single-season field goal record (21)
Broke Marshall’s career record for 50-yard field goals (4) in one season
Hit the second-longest field goal in program history (55 yards vs. Coastal Carolina)
Tied Marshall’s single-game record with four field goals (vs. Texas State)

Looking like we're in the mix here could be letting Talty go as well

Also, this is the first time this guy has ever kicked the football. He was a kid from Ireland that just joined Marshall this year so give him an off-season and he'll probably be better than these stats show.

Excellent kicker!

 

[94 Grad]

I don't believe Bama is willing to spend the big dollars to sign these tip top guys. You have to consider how paying huge dollars will register with your roster. I know you can't keep everyone happy. Trying to thread the needle.

I almost think it's becoming a better benefit to lose a kid during the recruitment year, let another team pay to develop them and then grab them in the transfer portal for 1 or 2 years start later... College football has come to a very ugly state, IMO.

 

[94 Grad]

Do they tell a player to move on that isn't a high dollar value player that is a second string guy, or are they only telling guys to leave that aren't playing to the level of their pay?

Verbally told to leave, I doubt that is common since roster scholarship is now 105; however, told via NiL/Rev-share.... absolutely. IE, you are not getting any rev-share, but we'd love to have you on the team.

 

[bamafan9201]

Welp Ross signed with LSU the hope was there that he might leave today and visit bama but didn’t go our way

 

[TerryP]

So at this point we have basically not fixed any of our issues at OL. Potential RB help, DL help but need more help there as well.

Curious. How do you come to that conclusion when we don't even know who is on the offensive line in a few weeks?

 

[TerryP]

And Texas Tech is also bringing in a solid passing QB from the portal if I remember correctly.

Cincy guy...probably has more experience than any other QB in the portal. I know his snaps are "up there."

It was the one thing TTU didn't have last season and as I've mentioned it is one thing that didn't make a lick of sense to me.

 

[TerryP]

I almost think it's becoming a better benefit to lose a kid during the recruitment year, let another team pay to develop them and then grab them in the transfer portal for 1 or 2 years start later

I see the reasoning. Here's where I see a problem. They'd be cutting off a lot in terms of numbers. Programs, and cultures, can be so different from each other.

Here's what I mean ...

Let's say Billy went to A&M as a result of being caught up in their NIL spending spree a couple of years ago. He's been in that culture for a few years and hits the portal. Is he a fit for your locker room? You're looking at a talent pool who haven't been a part of the culture you've built inside the football building.

Waxing Biblical ... "train up a child in the way it should go" or something like that?

True frosh or redshirt frosh. How much greater is the benefit of having them in your program in their "formative" years?

 

[TerryP]

Verbally told to leave, I doubt that is common since roster scholarship is now 105; however, told via NiL/Rev-share.... absolutely. IE, you are not getting any rev-share, but we'd love to have you on the team.

OR, you were getting X amount last season. That number will be the same this season...like a job eval where you don't get a raise and you know one isn't coming.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

would rather keep Horton..

The day #1 Horton blocks someone will the 1st time. Have no problem with him leaving. He kind of reminds me of Coach Bryant's "give 110% percent plan".

A player giving 110-120% of his ability can defeat a player giving 80% of their ability. To me, Horton falls in that 80% range too often.

 

[Justneedme81]

Welp Ross signed with LSU the hope was there that he might leave today and visit bama but didn’t go our way

Give us a quick rundown for today and weekend ... Who's the new names etc.

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[94 Grad]

I see the reasoning. Here's where I see a problem. They'd be cutting off a lot in terms of numbers. Programs, and cultures, can be so different from each other.

Here's what I mean ...

Let's say Billy went to A&M as a result of being caught up in their NIL spending spree a couple of years ago. He's been in that culture for a few years and hits the portal. Is he a fit for your locker room? You're looking at a talent pool who haven't been a part of the culture you've built inside the football building.

Waxing Biblical ... "train up a child in the way it should go" or something like that?

True frosh or redshirt frosh. How much greater is the benefit of having them in your program in their "formative" years?

oh i get it... I'm just being sarcastic in my comment. The state of recruiting and NiL is really killing college football for me... maybe this new generation will enjoy it, but I hate it.

 

[Slickmullet]

Curious. How do you come to that conclusion when we don't even know who is on the offensive line in a few weeks?

I said “at this point”! We have whiffed on Ross and Peak so far.

 

[Justneedme81]

I said “at this point”! We have whiffed on Ross and Peak so far.

How did we whiffed if they never made it to the campus? What are they supposed to do? Wave a magic stick and poof, they magically show up on the campus?

 

[bamafan9201]

I said “at this point”! We have whiffed on Ross and Peak so far.

Never got a chance to pitch them in person can’t expect to land a recruit who never visits

 

[Slickmullet]

Geez. It’s not that difficult. They were CLEARLY targets. Bama has to just move on now.

 

[Justneedme81]

Geez. It’s not that difficult. They were CLEARLY targets. Bama has to just move on now.

They been moved on. They got bunch of ppl coming in for the weekend.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Never got a chance to pitch them in person can’t expect to land a recruit who never visits

JMO but the agent of both were told before any visit how much to expect from Bama. If that amount is close to the magic number expected, then a visit is setup. Otherwise no since going to the trouble of a visit. I don't consider the #1 player in the portal for any position as a possible player that Bama will sign due to the amount of money they will demand. Might be one exception per cycle but never more than 2.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Things change quick, but as of now, it’s trending for Bama and Cam Coleman. Hopefully it stays that way.