💬 A good question from BamaCentral- who is the biggest-name athlete at Alabama following Tua Tagovailoa?

[18Champs]

All sports included here.

Your opinions?

 

[jdpas29]

you mean historically or that follow him chono at this point forward?

 

[Crimson&WhiteGecko]

I would suspect it would be Bryce Young as long as he sticks around long enough to make a mark.

 

[18Champs]

you mean historically or that follow him chono at this point forward?

Today.

 

[Rsedge72]

Montana Fouts

 

[TerryP]

Today.

Montana Fouts

Since it's today...you beat me to my response. Definitely Tana.

Kira came to mind but there's too much angst among fans about basketball for his name to be the first that pops up.

 

[rocknthefreeworld]

Montana Fouts

That's it right there. You can argue about what football player has the biggest name, or if any of the other sports even have a real name player, but she is known all over.

 

[planomateo]

Nick Saban or Nate Oats...outside the box

In reality, Kira, Najee, or Montana

 

[jdpas29]

At this point, i would have to say Najee Harris. By the end of next season, Mac Jones.

 

['65 Cobra]

Dylan Moses

 

[bama alum]

Montana Fouts

Today? Completely agree!

 

[rammerjammer]

Deontay Wilder

 

[TideatMileHigh]

MacDaddy Jones

 

[BamaFan334]

No way Fouts is the top name spoken about or known at Alabama today. Najee Harris, Dylan Moses, or Mac Jones has to be. Football dominates the talk at Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, and nationwide.

 

[OldPlayer]

No way Fouts is the top name spoken about or known at Alabama today. Najee Harris, Dylan Moses, or Mac Jones has to be. Football dominates the talk at Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, and nationwide.

The question didn't say talked about. I agree with Montana being the biggest name. Second choice would be Smitty #6.

 

[#80]

A girl playing softball has a bigger name than N. Harris or D. Moses? No way.

 

[BamaFan334]

The question didn't say talked about. I agree with Montana being the biggest name. Second choice would be Smitty #6.

Maybe there's something I am missing, but a Sophomore softball pitcher #1 over the #1 football recruit in the country coming back his senior year. One that just had over 1,500 yards of offense? And I know Fouts, watched her all of last year, so she's not a no name to me, but I can't imagine she's the #1 name associated with Alabama athletics after Tua.

 

[planomateo]

Here's one way to look at it, Instagram followers.

Najee Harris ~175k
Bryce Young ~68.6k
Mac Jones ~59.6k
DeVonta Smith ~56.1k
Dylan Moses ~26.8k
Montana Fouts ~23.3k
Kira Lewis ~14.8k



Deontay Wilder ~2.5m
Justin Thomas ~843k
Tua Tagovailoa ~543k

 

[OldPlayer]

Maybe there's something I am missing, but a Sophomore softball pitcher #1 over the #1 football recruit in the country coming back his senior year. One that just had over 1,500 yards of offense? And I know Fouts, watched her all of last year, so she's not a no name to me, but I can't imagine she's the #1 name associated with Alabama athletics after Tua.

I look at it as status in the sport. Najee is good but he's not the #1 RB in America. Montana's status in her sport is much higher than Najee in his.

 

[BamaFan334]

I look at it as status in the sport. Najee is good but he's not the #1 RB in America. Montana's status in her sport is much higher than Najee in his.

How do you measure that? They both had stature out of high school and they both just had the best year of their careers (understanding she was a Freshman). Football is king plus some compared to softball, so I still can't wrap my mind around that concept. Guess I'll just accept it on my inability to see past what I am basing my opinion on.