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Projecting Alabama's Depth Chart, Post-Draft Decisions: Offense
Even though the Crimson Tide lost a lot, the offense still has a ton of talent coming back for the 2020 season
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. â This time of the year, everyone on the Alabama football team will tell you the same thing: We donât have a depth chart.
Yeah, we know. Every role has to be earned, even by the established veterans.
Alabama wonât release its first official depth chart until the first Monday of the 2020 regular season, when the Crimson Tide returns to Arlington, Texas, for another high-profile meeting with Southern California on Sept. 5.
That doesnât mean we canât take an early shot at what it might look like.
This is more geared toward the spring, and how the Crimson Tide offense will look when it opens practice in mid-March â so itâs heavily influenced by where players were lined up for Citrus Bowl workouts.
Consequently, early enrollees Jase McClellan and Roydell Williams are not listed with the running backs, although theyâll be in the mix to try and land rotation spots. Similarly, Seth McLaughlinâs name isnât among the offensive linemen (yet).
Non-early enrollees are not considered because theyâre still months away from arriving on campus.
One decision Alabama will have to make in the spring is if Landon Dickerson will stay at center. If the ânext man up,â as Nick Saban likes to say, is someone who can play center it wouldnât be surprising to see Dickerson go back to guard.
Two other things weâll be keeping a close eye out for are:
1] With the depth at running back does Chadarius Townsend go back to wide receiver and maybe be a third option out of the slot?
2] Who will be the backup left tackle. Scott Lashleyâs understandable departure left a hole behind starter Alex Leatherwood. For now the guess here is that Alabama will take a look at both Tommy Brown and Amari Kight, with the other at right tackle.
Overall, thereâs a bit of guesswork and position battles will continue throughout the spring and fall, but hereâs our guess for how the two-plus-deep administrative groupings look:
Alabama Early Projected Depth Chart
OFFENSE
QB Mac Jones (10), Taulia Tagovailoa (5), Bryce Young/Paul Tyson
RB Najee Harris (22), Brian Robinson Jr. (24), Trey Sanders (26)
WR Z John Metchie (3), Xavier Williams (9), Thaiu Jones-Bell
WR X DeVonta Smith (6), Tyrell Shavers (14), Traeshon Holden
WR H Jaylen Waddle (17), Slade Bolden (18)
TE Miller Forristall (87), Major Tennison (88), Jahleel Billingsley (19)
LT Alex Leatherwood (70), Tommy Brown (75)/Amari Kight (78)
LG Emil Ekiyor Jr. (55)/Landon Dickerson (69), Pierce Quick (72)
C Landon Dickerson (60), Chris Owens (79)/Darren Dalcourt (71)
RG Deonte Brown (65), Kendall Randolph (60), Tanner Bowles (51)
RT Evan Neal (73), Tommy Brown (75)/Amari Kight (78)
