🏈 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	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		Cederian Morgan Maurice Mathis	Germie Bernard
Offensive Line		Racin Delgatty* Ethan Fields*	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*	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
+ Unknown if Latham will apply for 6th year
Bold Player is transferring in for 2026
~JUCO signee


Players That Are Transferring To Alabama
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 Kaden Strayhorn (from Michigan)
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 Northweatern)
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)

 

[BamaFan334]

A loaded paragraph.

You're asking if we're going to see Bama lead and we don't know the answer. It's a loaded question because some answers are self-evident. Other schools have more money. That doesn't mean other teams can't spend enough to field competitive teams; teams that can win titles.

I suggested what I'm reading here several weeks ago. The season won't be taken in its entirety; people will focus on a game here or there.

I'm not sure if unrealistic or impatient is the right word. A little of both, perhaps. We're not one calendar year into rev share and they've already changed it for next year. We're seeing schools take different approaches; players biting on different approaches. Utah is off doing her thing and it's quite different from BYU (who shouldn't lack for money.) No one in the Big 12 has gone Utah's route and I don't believe anyone has taken the same route as TTU; maybe SMU is a close one.

I'm coming of the opinion we haven't seen the last of the restructuring in the Athletic Deptartment. A lot of roles being redefined.

If we're not going to match dollars and pockets, we need tk get creative like the Dodgers or pull a Saban and have old alumni running scout team to bring an elite level of look before we go into a matchup. That's bringing a competitive advantage to the table and finding a way.

Some of this is impatience, no doubt, but a lot of it is foresight. Beating Georgia in Athens was value. The ways we lost our four games this year leads to way more questions than answers. If we lost like Ole Miss did I'm probably not questioning anything. We arguably looked worse than Texas Tech did, and that is not value. Ole Miss and Miami really opened my eyes this year with their Playoff run.

 

[bamafan9201]

 

[Bammerboy321]

I'm still not convinced that the Oline problems and running game problems were on the coaching staff. I still think the personnel was the biggest problem.

We can certainly make the argument that there are personnel issues with the offensive line, but the constant indecisiveness on the starting lineup deep into the season just seems like ineptitude. Poor fundamentals, constant miscommunication, and a total lack of physicality doesn't seem like good coaching to me. It just seems hard to me to justify keeping him after season such dismal performances the last two seasons. I'd hope for DeBoer to want to go out and create a championship culture by getting the best coaching staff possible. We're giving a ton of excuses for a lot of the staff, like Chris Kapilovic, who have never had success. His offensive lines at Michigan State were literal dog shit. But I do agree with the personnel changes being needed. But I don't think being ranked 120th in rushing is just because Alabama didn't have the personnel.

And I am still waiting on someone to justify why Nunez is still employed as the special teams coach. With competent special teams, Alabama doesn't lose to Oklahoma at home. Everything from that unit screamed incompetence from the top. A blocked punt completely changed the momentum in the SECCG vs UGA. Fumbles; missed FGs; poor punting; atrocious blocking in kick offs; kick off coverage being average. Look how special teams played such a pivotal role last night in the national title.

I just find it funny that during the season, the vast majority of us were stating that changes needed to be made in order for Alabama to be elite. As each day passes, the goal post continues to be moved every day to justify why we keep coaches who aren't doing their job well.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I don't know what this means for coaching staff....

Like Terry said, it really means very little to nothing in terms of what will happen other than he's still one of the staff members that can go out on the road to recruit.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

If we're not going to match dollars and pockets, we need tk get creative like the Dodgers or pull a Saban and have old alumni running scout team to bring an elite level of look before we go into a matchup. That's bringing a competitive advantage to the table and finding a way.

Some of this is impatience, no doubt, but a lot of it is foresight. Beating Georgia in Athens was value. The ways we lost our four games this year leads to way more questions than answers. If we lost like Ole Miss did I'm probably not questioning anything. We arguably looked worse than Texas Tech did, and that is not value. Ole Miss and Miami really opened my eyes this year with their Playoff run.

That may mean going the private equity route. I hope that isn't the case, and I very seriously doubt it would be, but it is an option. An option that some think will ultimately be necessary for Bama to remain competitive year in and year out. I disagree, but that's just me.

 

[BamaFan334]

That may mean going the private equity route. I hope that isn't the case, and I very seriously doubt it would be, but it is an option. An option that some think will ultimately be necessary for Bama to remain competitive year in and year out. I disagree, but that's just me.

No way do I want that ro happen, but I damn sure don't wanna be the 8th team in the SEC to go that route, I'd wanna be the first. It's already a shit-show, so why not blaze a path where we win a Natty, get to Omaha, compete in Oklahoma City, be a mainstay in the Elite 8/Final 4?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

No way do I want that ro happen, but I damn sure don't wanna be the 8th team in the SEC to go that route, I'd wanna be the first. It's already a shit-show, so why not blaze a path where we win a Natty, get to Omaha, compete in Oklahoma City, be a mainstay in the Elite 8/Final 4?

I don’t have the answers. But I’m of the opinion that it would probably be best to let the dust settle from these massive changes before plotting a new course. Sooner or later, I still believe that the SEC (and B1G) will split off and expand. With that will come a new structure of oversight (not the NCAA). Likely, there will be collective bargaining and player contracts introduced, along with stricter rule and roster enforcement like we see in the pros. That isn't going to happen overnight though, so patience will be key. That's one (of several) reasons I don't think going the private equity route would be smart, especially long term.

If DeBoer's recruiting strategy of building strong relationships with the players works, and if his evals are solid, that should start paying dividends next season and afterwards when the portal re-opens. I haven't looked (and probably won't), but out of all the players that have transferred out, I think only a couple were ones that were DeBoer signees (from HS). Someone is welcome to fact check that because I'm not certain at all. But if I'm right on that, it at least shows that up to this point, his strategy is working... building the team via recruiting and using the portal to shore up depth or to improve in certain spots, but not to build the team through the portal (like he's having to do with the OL right now).

Beyond that, UA pays a very fair a very competitive rate, not to mention the myriad of NIL opportunities available to UA athletes that are not always available to those at other schools. Add to that top 5% facilities, medical care, player benefits, etc. the question then becomes, should Bama overpay for players and if so, where is the line drawn? I think in some cases, yes, they have to (right now), but then again, IMO, they are all overpaid anyway. But there comes a point where it would be irresponsible (and detrimental to other UA programs) to go beyond set budgets in an effort to keep up with the Texas schools, or Ohio State, or Miami, or Oregon in spending to land the biggest fish every recruiting and portal cycle.

So I say all that to again say, I have no idea what the ultimate answer is... and I'm glad I don't have to make the call... especially since it is spending other peoples money which would make me very uncomfortable to begin with. Bu to me, the plan they have is a solid one. It may be more tortoise than hare, but we've all heard how that goes... and which one survives longer. But right or wrong, I'd say stay the course on the recruiting strategy, don't egregiously overspend on players, and get a staff together that will focus on and preach attention to details, fundamentals, accountability, and toughness.

Sorry for typos and such, having to type this one handed because the dog won't get out of my lap.

 

[Rsedge72]

IMO, they are all overpaid anyway

 

[Rsedge72]

This was just sent to me and thought it was perfect!!!!!