The 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the Crimson Tide's 131st overall season, and 92nd as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Crimson Tide played their home games on Saban Field at Bryant–Denny Stadium located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, under second year coach Kalen DeBoer.
Offseason
Departures
Team departures Over the course of the off-season, Alabama lost 41 total players. 25 players in transfer portal, 13 players graduated, 3 players declared for the 2025 NFL draft.
2025 Alabama offseason departuresName Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Graham Nicholson K 6'0 185 Senior Cincinnati, OH Graduated CJ Dippre TE 6'5 260 Sophomore Scranton, PA Graduated/Declared by 2025 NFL Draft Malachi Moore CB 6'0 198 Graduated Student Trussville, AL Graduated/Declared by 2025 NFL Draft Alijah Mays DB 5′11 195 Senior Pinson, AL Graduated Adam Thorsland TE 6'5 232 Senior Walhalla, SC Graduated Graham Roten OL 6'3 285 Senior Fairview, TN Graduated James Burnip P 6′6 220 Senior Mount Macedon, Victoria Graduated Kade Wehby LS 5'9 185 Senior Plantation, FL Graduated Kneeland Hibbett LS 6′2 245 Senior Florence, AL Graduated Robbie Ouzts TE 6′4 258 Senior Rock Hill, SC Graduated Tim Smith DL 6'4 302 Graduate Student Gifford, FL Graduated/Declared by 2025 NFL Draft Que Robinson LB 6'5 231 Senior Birmingham, AL Graduated/Declared by 2025 NFL Draft Jalen Milroe QB 6'2 220 Junior Katy, TX Declared by 2025 NFL Draft Jihaad Campbell LB 6'3 230 Junior Erial, NJ Declared by 2025 NFL Draft Tyler Booker OL 6'5 332 Junior New Haven, CT Declared by 2025 NFL Draft
Outgoing transfers Twenty-five Alabama players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2024 season.
Name No.Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source Kendrick Law 1 WR 5'11" 201 Shreveport, LA Junior Kentucky Emmanuel Henderson 3 WR 6'1" 185 Hartford, AL Junior Kansas Caleb Odom 18 WR 6'5" 215 Carrollton, GA Freshman Ole Miss Naquil Bertrand 52 OL 6'6" 340 Philadelphia, PA Freshman Syracuse Dylan Lonergan 12 QB 6'2" 212 Snellville, GA Redshirt Freshman Boston College Damon Payne Jr. 44 DL 6'4" 313 Belleville, MI Junior Michigan DeVonta Smith 8 CB 6'0" 194 Cincinnati, OH Junior Notre Dame Justice Haynes 22 RB 5'11" 205 Buford, GA Junior Michigan Hunter Osborne 33 DL 6'4" 298 Trussville, AL Redshirt Freshman Virginia Miles McVay 58 OL 6'4" 215 East Saint Louis, IL Redshirt Freshman North Carolina Kobe Prentice 6 WR 5'10" 171 Calera, AL Senior Baylor Jahili Hurley 25 DB 6'2" 170 Florence, AL Redshirt Freshman Kansas Keanu Koht 19 LB 6'4" 232 Vero Beach, FL Redshirt Sophomore Vanderbilt Jaheim Oatis 91 DL 6'5" 328 Columbia, MS Junior Colorado Jaren Hamilton 16 WR 6'1" 200 Gainesville, FL Redshirt Freshman Arizona State Amari Jefferson 17 WR 6'1" 190 Chattanooga, TN Freshman Tennessee JR Gardner 41 RB 5'11" 185 Gulf Shores, AL Sophomore Alabama State (FCS) Braylon Chatman 52 LB 6'0" 200 Trussville, AL Sophomore TBA Jayshawn Ross 43 LB 6'4" 220 Kansas City, MO Freshman Kansas State Jeremiah Alexander 35 LB 6'2" 249 Alabaster, AL Redshirt Freshman Clemson King Mack 9 DB 5'10" 188 Miami, FL Sophomore Penn State Ty Lockwood 88 TE 6'5" 234 Thompson's Station, TN Redshirt Freshman Boston College Sterling Dixon 40 LB 6'3" 211 Spanish Fort, AL Freshman NC State Elijah Pritchett 57 OL 6'6" 322 Columbus, GA Redshirt Sophomore Nebraska Justin Okoronkwo 41 LB 6'3" 211 Nurëmberg, GER Freshman South Carolina
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2024 season.
Coaching staff departures NamePositionNew TeamNew Position SourceColin Hitschler Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive backs coach Not Retained - Accepted job at James Madison Defensive coordinator AthlonSports.com
Entered NFL draft
The deadline for players to declare for the NFL draft was January15, 2025.
Seven Alabama players were drafted in 2025.
During the first round of the draft that April, guard Tyler Booker was the Dallas Cowboys's 12th pick; linebacker Jihaad Campbell (#31) was selected by Philadelphia Eagles (traded from Kansas City Chiefs). In the third round, quarterback Jalen Milroe (#92) was picked by the Seattle Seahawks; in the fourth round, safety Malachi Moore (#130) selected by the New York Jets; linebacker Que Robinson (#134) selected by the Denver Broncos; in the fifth round, tight end Robbie Ouzts (#175) was chosen by the Seattle Seahawks and the sixth round, defensive tackle Tim Smith (#190) was selected by the Indianapolis Colts.
Tyler Booker OL 1 12 Dallas Cowboys Jihaad Campbell LB 1 31 Philadelphia Eagles Jalen Milroe QB 3 92 Seattle Seahawks Malachi Moore WR 4 130 New York Jets Que Robinson LB 4 134 Denver Broncos Robbie Ouzts FB 5 175 Seattle Seahawks Tim Smith DT 6 190 Indianapolis Colts
Acquisitions Incoming transfers Over the off-season, Alabama added twelve players from the transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Alabama had the No. 22 ranked transfer class in the country.
Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Eligibility Remaining Prev school Source Cameron Calhoun CB 6'0" 177 Cincinnati, OH Freshman 3 Utah Isaiah Horton WR 6'4" 205 Murfreesboro, TN Redshirt Sophomore 2 Miami Kam Dewberry OL 6'4" 330 Humble, TX Junior 1 Texas A&M Kelby Collins EDGE 6'4" 278 Gardendale, AL Sophomore 2 Florida Nikhai Hill-Green LB 6'2" 230 Baltimore, MD Senior 1 Colorado David Bird LS 6'0" 210 Phoenix, AZ Sophomore 2 California Blake Doud P 6'5" 215 Parker, CO RS Junior 1 Colorado Mines (Division II) Arkel Anugwom OL 6'6" 332 Antioch, TN Sophomore 2 Ball State Peter Knudson TE 6'4" 240 McCall, ID Junior 1 Weber State (walk-on) Dre’lyn Washington RB 5'9" 224 Hemphill, TX Junior 1 Louisiana Jayden Hobson OL 6'5" 295 Tuscaloosa, AL Freshman 4 South Alabama Brody Dalton TE 6'5" 250 Fyffe, AL Junior 1 Troy
2025 recruits
The following recruits and transfers have signed letters of intent or verbally committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide football program for the 2025 recruiting year.
*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89) †= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, Williams and Whittington received a four star 247Sports Composite rating. Δ= TBD left the Alabama program following signing but prior to the 2025 season.
2025 Overall class rankings
ESPN -- -- 0 19 3 22 On3 Recruits #2 #1 3 14 4 22 Rivals #3 #1 0 18 2 20 247 Sports #2 #2 4 14 2 21
2026 recruits
The following recruits and transfers have signed letters of intent or verbally committed to the Alabama Crimson Tide football program for the 2026 recruiting year.
*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89) †= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, TBD and TBD received a four star 247Sports Composite rating. Δ= TBD left the Alabama program following signing but prior to the 2026 season.
2026 Overall class rankings
ESPN -- -- 1 10 11 23 On3 Recruits #4 #1 3 11 8 22 Rivals #4 #1 3 11 8 22 247 Sports #2 #2 4 10 8 22
Walk-ons Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school Kyle Clayton DB 6'0 190 - - London Hill DB 5'11 180 - - Jessie Washington RB 5'9 205 - - Grant Johnson LB 6'0 220 - - Jamison Travis OL 6'2 305 - -
Coaching staff additions
Name New PositionPrevious TeamPrevious Position SourceJason JonesDBNorth CarolinaDBal.comRyan GrubbOCSeattle Seahawks (NFL)OCal.com
Preseason
Spring game
The Crimson Tide are scheduled to hold spring practices in March and April 2025 with the Alabama football spring game, "A-Day" to take place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on April 13, 2025.
SEC media days
SEC media poll 1 Texas 3060 (96) 2 Georgia 2957 (44) 3 Alabama 2783 (29) 4LSU 2668 (20) 5 South Carolina 2109 (5) 6 Florida 1986 (2) 7 Ole Miss 1979 (1) 8 Texas A&M 1892 9 Tennessee 1700 (1) 10 Oklahoma 1613 (3) 11Auburn 1272 (1) 12 Missouri 1170 13 Vanderbilt 936 (2) 14 Arkansas 764 15 Kentucky 512 16 Mississippi State 343
Media poll (SEC Championship) 1 Texas 96 2 Georgia 44 3 Alabama 29 4 LSU 20 5 South Carolina 5 6 Oklahoma 3 7Florida 2 Vanderbilt 8Ole Miss 1TennesseeAuburn
Preseason SEC awards 2025 Preseason All-SEC teams
Media First Team
Position Player Class Offense WRRyan Coleman-WilliamsSo.OLKadyn ProctorJr.
Second Team
Position Player Class Offense OL Jaeden RobertsRS-SeniorParker BrailsfordRS-Junior Defense DLTim Keenan IIIRS-SeniorLT OvertonSr.DBDomani Jackson LB Deontae LawsonRS Sr.
Third Team
Position Player Class Offense RBJam MillerSr. Defense DBBray HubbardJr. Keon SabbRS-Junior
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Coaches First Team
Position Player Class Offense WRRyan Coleman-WilliamsSo.OLKadyn ProctorJr.
Second Team
Position Player Class Offense OL Jaeden RobertsRS-Jr.Parker Brailsford Defense DLTim Keenan IIIRS. Sr.LT OvertonSr.DBDomani JacksonKeon SabbRS-Jr. LB Deontae LawsonRS Sr.
Third Team
Position Player Class Offense RBJam MillerSr. Defense DBBray HubbardJr.
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Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Lott TrophyDeontae LawsonLBR-Sr.LT OvertonDLSr. Dodd TrophyKalen DeBoerHC – Maxwell AwardRyan Coleman-Williams WRSo.Outland TrophyParker BrailsfordOLR-Jr.Kadyn ProctorJr.Jaeden RobertsR-Sr.Bronko Nagurski Trophy Deontae LawsonLBLT OvertonDLSr.Tim Keenan IIIR-Sr.Butkus Award Deontae LawsonLB Justin Jefferson Sr.Paul Hornung Award Ryan Coleman-WilliamsWRSo. Wuerffel TrophyLT Overton DLSr. Patrick Mannelly Award David Bird LS Jr.Walter Camp AwardRyan Coleman-WilliamsWRSo.Doak Walker AwardJam Miller RBSr. Biletnikoff Award Germie Bernard WRRyan Coleman-WilliamsSo.John Mackey AwardJosh CuevasTESr.Rimington Trophy Parker BrailsfordOLR-Jr.Bednarik AwardDeontae LawsonLBR-Sr.Tim Keenan IIIDL Rotary Lombardi AwardDeontae LawsonLB Tim Keenan IIIDLKadyn ProctorOLJr.Parker BrailsfordR-Jr.Comeback Player of the Year AwardDeontae LawsonLBR-Sr. Keon SabbDBR-Jr.Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardTy SimpsonQBEarl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardJam MillerRB Sr.Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year AwardDijon Lee Jr.CBFr.Michael CarrollOL
Preseason All-Americans Preseason All-American Honors Parker BrailsfordOL RS-Junior1st team offense – – – – – – – – – Kadyn Proctor Unanimous Junior – – Ryan Coleman-Williams Unanimous WR Sophomore – Tim Keenan III DBRS-Senior1st team defense – – – – – – – – Deontae Lawson LB – – – – – – – – – LT Overton DL Senior – – – – – – – –
Other All-Americans teams Player Position Class Selector(s) Deontae LawsonLinebackerSenior1st Team Defense (Phil Steele) 2nd Team Defense (ESPN, SI)3rd Team Defense (Athlon Sports)Jaeden RobertsOffensive linemanRS-Senior3rd Team Offense (Phil Steele)2nd Team Offense (Sporting News, CBS Sports)Kadyn ProctorOffensive lineman Junior 1st Team Offense (Phil Steele)2nd Team Offense (Sporting News, CBS Sports)Parker BrailsfordOffensive lineman RS-Junior1st Team Offense (Phil Steele) 2nd Team Offense (AP)Honorable Mention (CFN) Ryan Coleman-Williams WR Sophomore1st Team Offense (Phil Steele) 2nd Team Offense (SI)Tim Keenan IIIDBRS-Senior 1st Team Offense (Phil Steele)2nd Team Offense (WCFF, AP, USA Today, SI)Honorable Mention (CFN)LT OvertonDBSenior Honorable Mention (CFN)
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Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries at Florida State
Statistics ALAFSU First downs 18 20 Plays–yards 72–341 63–382 Rushes–yards 29–87 49–230 Passing yards 254 152 Passing: comp–att–int 23–43–0 9–14–0 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 29:38 30:22 Team Category Player Statistics Alabama Passing Ty Simpson 23/43, 254 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kevin Riley 5 carries, 31 yards Receiving Germie Bernard 8 receptions, 146 yards Florida State Passing Tommy Castellanos 9/14, 152 yards Rushing Tommy Castellanos 16 carries, 78 yards, TD Receiving Jaylin Lucas 2 receptions, 66 yards
vs Louisiana–Monroe