🏈 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)

 

[Justneedme81]

Help me figure it out. On the front page of this thread I see 5 WRs on scholarship. Williams, Brooks, Scott, Meadows, and Morgan. Am I missing someone? If 2 of those guys get hurt, who are you going to get to run a 4 WR set? This is what I see. Please correct me if I missed someone? You need at least 7 scholarship WRs to have depth. Last year Bama had Bernard, Horton, Williams, Scott, Brooks, Meadows, Hale, Adams, and even a converted DB, Mbawkwe. That's a count of 9 potential WRs who could step up when someone is injured. We have 5 on roster. There' s no depth.

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[Bammerboy321]

Are we sure???

DeBoer had to run it by Sark first

 

[24and7]

Maybe we are dodging a lot of bullets.. and Sark is going to have a lot of headaches with the "DIVAS" he's picking..

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[Justneedme81]

Maybe we are dodging a lot of bullets.. and Sark is going to have a lot of headaches with the "DIVAS" he's picking..

This is first time in a long time that you've said something that semi made sense. The roster he built is made to win but at what cost?

 

[24and7]

This is first time in a long time that you've said something that semi made sense. The roster he built is made to win but at what cost?

MO MONEY=MO PROBLEMS

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Honestly asking here, was there some concern out there by Bama fans that Hubbard was leaving or going somewhere? Looking at the X announcement from Yea Alabama people seem surprised and I don't understand.

 

[64Tide]

Honestly asking here, was there some concern out there by Bama fans that Hubbard was leaving or going somewhere? Looking at the X announcement from Yea Alabama people seem surprised and I don't understand.

Most are uninformed or misinformed. Too lazy to search for truth?

 

[Justneedme81]

Most are uninformed or misinformed. Too lazy to search for truth?

Nah they use Facebook as source

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

I sent this guy to get Morgan out of Dreamland this afternoon and get to work

 

[rick4bama]

If you see it on Facebook...... What's the answer here?

@rick4bama will tell you what we always tell folks who use FB as source.

It's not true.

let's not go that way! FB lied!

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Nah they use Facebook as source

Bray Hubbard gave up football and joined the Peace Corps?

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Bray Hubbard gave up football and joined the Peace Corps?

Are we losing another DL to the portal tonight/tomorrow?

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[Justneedme81]

Are we losing another DL to the portal tonight/tomorrow?

Why do you ask? Why would you jinx us.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Are we losing another DL to the portal tonight/tomorrow?

I've not heard anything that specific. Until the portal closes there are going to be some nerves in the building because opposing teams are still reaching out to current players with offers, but I'm not aware of anyone who is for sure bolting as of now (which obviously doesn't mean there isn't). Hopefully, if a DL is wavering, the staff can lock them back down... really can't afford to lose any of those guys at this point.

 

[Justneedme81]

I've not heard anything that specific. Until the portal closes there are going to be some nerves in the building because opposing teams are still reaching out to current players with offers, but I'm not aware of anyone who is for sure bolting as of now (which obviously doesn't mean there isn't). Hopefully, if a DL is wavering, the staff can lock them back down... really can't afford to lose any of those guys at this point.

This came from secramt board and someone said that an insider to expect another DL to enter the portal.

 

[bamafan9201]

Haywood is good get for depth and the future (assuming he sticks around), but Bama needs some experienced, well-seasoned OL added before all is said and done.

I think we'll likely see a starting 5 among these pieces

Ty Haywood
Jackson Lloyd
Kaeden Strayhorn
Casey Poe
Michael Carroll
William Sanders

My Guess:

LT Jackson Lloyd
LG Ty Haywood
C Casey Poe
RG Kaeden Strayhorn
RT Michael Carroll

Sanders 6th option can play all spots

I think we'll add at least 1 maybe 2 more additions along the OL with some experience to push the young guys a bit...I still like the idea of McBroom and 2 more. Hopefully the guy I linked from Ohio is being looked at. There will be a few more that we could grab before the portal is fully finished..Oregon started pouring into the portal today but likely Oregon and Ole Miss guys will still be hitting the portal over the next few days or at least floating ideas with their Agents.