🏈 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]

Who is in this group? Are you comparing Hill to a guy that has a year more experience under his belt? I'm just saying.

Hill has good hands. He will run people over. That is something in today's game.

Coach Bryant would have killed for Hill because he would be fighting Johnny Davis for minutes at FB in the wishbone.

 

[BamaFan334]

The right fit helps the overall team. I think people pay too much attention to the top rated portal players, there’s over 2,000 kids in the portal and I can guarantee a lot of those kids are damn good talent and can help teams immediately

This makes sense back when these guys weren't being paid. This environment it's impossible to keep a guy four years. Unity, gelling, and development just don't happen.

Seems kind of a waste of time to build a team for the future when no one stays at one school anymore and offers go out left and right.

 

[Justneedme81]

Hill has to lose 15-20 lbs. and really build some quickness, and neither is going to happen. I can't believe you're still trying to sell 28 as a starting RB for Alabama. He should be at Troy or Jax State.

Then you would end up having Kevin Riley 2.0.....

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

JMO in today's college football the assistant coaches are really going to have to be damn good and with really no limits (other than off campus recruiting) there is no excuse for having good coaches. When you see us play you don't see a team that does the fundamentals well. Time on the field is one reason but that's more of an excuse. If coaches demand it, then you will get more of it.

Kalen has to upgrade his staff in these next two weeks. I have read that the OL coach is g but that might be wishful thinking. The staff has to take these players they have and make them better are they are going to fail as a staff. The portal is helpful but trying to run the shop out of there could be a huge mistake.

I can take losing, but I want to see us playing each play full speed while giving their best efforts.

Play for Alabama
Win for Alabama
Lose with Class
Get Better for the Team

I wanted so much to wear that Red jersey but wasn't good enough. Never stopped me from loving The Tide.

2026 is the beginning or it's something else. Hope for the best.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Then you would end up having Kevin Riley 2.0.....

JMO but there is no way we trot out #4 as starting RB in 2026.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Kalen has to upgrade his staff in these next two weeks. I have read that the OL coach is g but that might be wishful thinking. The staff has to take these players they have and make them better are they are going to fail as a staff. The portal is helpful but trying to run the shop out of there could be a huge mistake.

Things and plans tend to change at times with this staff (to be fair, they did at times under Saban too), but the expectation is Kapilovic will either retire, take a support role, or quietly take another job this winter/spring.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Things and plans tend to change at times with this staff (o be fair, they did at times under Saban too), but the expectation is Kapilovic with either retire, take a support role, or quietly take another job this winter/spring.

The LBer coaches all need to just take a Hike

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

 

[Secondand26]

My daughter taught the younger one. Helluva physical specimen, took plays off in HS. Nice kid

 

[24and7]

That's a very tough injury to overcome.. Big gamble..

 

[EasyTider]

Hearing we getting a visit from top rated holder in portal. Gonna have best long snapper and holder. We’re LOADED

 

[rick4bama]

So what about Hollwood2?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

So what about Hollwood2?

Longhorns.

 

[BamaFan334]

Hearing we getting a visit from top rated holder in portal. Gonna have best long snapper and holder. We’re LOADED

Gonna be 38-6 next year baby!

 

[bamafan9201]

Clark is an interesting back....

So everyone knows what happened. Clark was RB1 for Texas this year going into the year and through camp. He was expected to get the bulk of the load and Texas was high on him to be their feature back but a practice injury cost him the season.

Texas was supposedly interested in keeping him around for another year or two but with Brown and Smothers joining, Clark and his agent have already reached out to Bama behind the scenes and expressed interest to see if Bama would take him.

Bama is currently mulling it over from what has been gathered so far on this. Not sure if Bama wants him or not, but Clark and his Agent have already reached out, so seems like if there's mutual interest we may have our RB everyone has been wanting.

 

[mando]

Hill had some productivity with the OL we had and it was not very good as we all know. We have to solve the trenches problem or it does not matter who is in the backfield. Hill will be fine if we do that.

 

[mando]

Then you would end up having Kevin Riley 2.0.....

Thought you were loging off?

 

[Justneedme81]

Thought you were loging off?

It's 730pm.