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Eli Ricks Already with Crimson Tide, Reveals New Number With New Team
The talented transfer from LSU will sport the jersey number that a lot of Tigers fans will recognize.
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Eli Ricks, who has transferred to Alabama to continue his college football career, unveiled his jersey number on Wednesday. It's a familiar one for LSU fans as well, No. 7.
That's the number worn by cornerbacks Tyrann Mathieu, Patrick Peterson, Grant Delpit and Derek Singley Jr., and started becoming a tradition, especially in the secondary. Running back Leonard Fournette also wore it on offense.
Ricks wore No. 1 at LSU.