🏈 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]

So it's becoming more like musical chairs, and the likelihood of us picking up anyone that's really going to move the needle for us is dwindling?

I think you should change your mindset on this. We have increased roster spots from 85 to 103.

You want to fill rest of the roster spots by players who's going to be able to contribute on ST, in practice and be ready to step in if things get bad. The addition of the rb helps us because he fills Washington's spot on ST and He has an opportunity to crave out a role on the team somewhere, so it's a good addition.

We aren't only one who's doing this. Teams in SEC and other league are doing the same things. Find that little diamond in a rock in players, and take a chance on them. If there is anyone that's in portal as of now, and has decent tape, take a chance on them. It's low risk, high reward opportunity.

 

[footballer]

3, 2, 1 or no stars. Already spent most of our $ on 4 and 5 stars. Need cheaper bench players to fill our roster. Wrote about this a month or two ago. Find players who you think are smart and coachable, and hope for the best. You Will find some willing players that will be of some help. Maybe even a starter.

 

[musso]

At this point, filling out the roster

Any Mike LB transfers?

Is there a chance J Miller begins at MLB, rather than Wolf?

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Any Mike LB transfers?

Is there a chance J Miller begins at MLB, rather than Wolf?

Not sure but I think they'll add wherever they need for each spot just to have enough depth.

Miller?

 

[Justneedme81]

Man....



Sometime, he's just... eh.

 

[musso]

Miller?

Sorry I meant Matthews. Incoming fresh.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Man....



Sometime, he's just... eh.

Incoming fresh gonna get some serious pt...that's practice and playing...

Maze...."Im disappointed in some of these moves"...
Be a good time to be a real estate broker for someone ( s).....

 

[24and7]

Maybe Marquis Maze is bitter, because he didn't get a job he wanted... just sayin..

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Sorry I meant Matthews. Incoming fresh.

Not sure on that... I'd assume he stays at EDGE, but I like his upside...

 

[Scrape&Search1032]

Any Mike LB transfers?

Is there a chance J Miller begins at MLB, rather than Wolf?

Got Caleb Johnson from Virginia tech, and I believe Xavier Griffin is gonna start out being an ILB. Plus, we've got a ton of talent there already. They just need more playing time to get the in game experience needed for the position. Once a lot of these guys start getting enough reps, they'll be good.

 

[BamaFan334]

Got Caleb Johnson from Virginia tech, and I believe Xavier Griffin is gonna start out being an ILB. Plus, we've got a ton of talent there already. They just need more playing time to get the in game experience needed for the position. Once a lot of these guys start getting enough reps, they'll be good.

Griffin needs 15 pounds. He's tall, but lean.

 

[Scrape&Search1032]

Griffin needs 15 pounds. He's tall, but lean.

He definitely needs to put on some more muscle mass, but have you seen him? The kid is a freak of nature. Once he adds on that weight, he's going to look like a monster.

 

[BamaFan334]

He definitely needs to put on some more muscle mass, but have you seen him? The kid is a freak of nature. Once he adds on that weight, he's going to look like a monster.

Oh yeah, I'm stoked he signed with us. I follow Gainesville each year. Funny enough they are the Red Elephants. Saw him at the LSU game as he sat right in front of us. Adds a few pounds and he's gonna be ready. Legitimate speed.

 

[Scrape&Search1032]

Oh yeah, I'm stoked he signed with us. I follow Gainesville each year. Funny enough they are the Red Elephants. Saw him at the LSU game as he sat right in front of us. Adds a few pounds and he's gonna be ready. Legitimate speed.

I think I've already posted film of him at some point, but his closing speed on the ball carrier is elite. There's a clip of him where the play goes to the opposite side of the field. Griffin takes a great angle and hawks the RB down. That was one of the most impressive things I've seen a linebacker do.

 

[bamafan9201]

 

[BamaFan334]

 

[mando]

Anyway to know if this is true? I hope so but so much false stuff gets posted

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Anyway to know if this is true? I hope so but so much false stuff gets posted

The story is from last summer. It was posted (at the time) in another thread around here. But here’s the news report from July with the details…

https://www.al.com/sports/2024/07/thompson-quarterback-trent-seaborn-turns-down-7-figure-nil-deal.html

 

[Justneedme81]

 

[musso]

Like Saban used to say, can’t really evaluate a signing class until later. These days maybe sooner, like within a season or two. But definitely can’t say squat at this juncture.

On a related topic, to anyone who understands revenue, do bowl payouts even reach the players anymore? I remember back in the day that the bowls offered an assortment of gift packages to the players for accepting the invitation to come play. And you had different levels of gift packages, the Rose Bowl often offering the “granddaddy” of bowl goodies to players and the largest payout to the participating schools. But now that players are being paid directly all season long, do bowls still offer gifts to players and bowl payouts to schools?? And if so do schools put all of the bowl payout towards their own budgets? Or to replenish their NIL collectives?? Just wondering how bowl money is being utilized today.