The 2026 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represents the University of Alabama during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season is the Crimson Tide's 132nd overall season, and 93rd as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Crimson Tide play their home games on Saban Field at Bryant–Denny Stadium located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, under third year coach Kalen DeBoer.
Offseason
Entered NFL draft
The deadline for players to declare for the NFL draft was January2026.
10 Alabama players were drafted in 2026.
Kadyn Proctor OT 1 12 Miami Dolphins Ty Simpson QB 1 13 Los Angeles Rams Germie Bernard WR 2 47 Pittsburgh Steelers LT Overton DT 4 137 Dallas Cowboys Parker Brailsford C 5 146 Cleveland Browns Justin Jefferson LB 5 149 Cleveland Browns Josh Cuevas TE 5 173 Baltimore Ravens Domani Jackson CB 6 201 Green Bay Packers Tim Keenan III DT 7 232 Los Angeles Rams Jam Miller RB 7 245 New England Patriots
Total picks by school TeamRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5Round 6Round 7TotalAlabama 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 10
Departures Over the course of the off-season, Alabama lost 50 total players. 22 players in transfer portal, 13 players graduated, 16 players declared for the 2026 NFL draft.
2026 Alabama offseason departuresName Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Germie Bernard WR 6'1 203 Senior Las Vegas, NV Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Domani Jackson DB 6'1 190 Senior Santa Ana, CA Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Deontae Lawson LB 6'2 230 Senior Mobile, AL Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Justin Jefferson LB 6'6 220 Senior Memphis, TN Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Nikhai Hill-Green LB 6'2 230 Graduated Student Baltimore, MD Declared by 2026 NFL Draft LT Overton DL 6′3 265 Senior College Station, TX Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Jam Miller RB 5'10 211 Senior Tyler, TX Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Jaeden Roberts OL 6'5 316 Senior Houston, TX Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Tim Keenan III DL 6'2 315 Senior Birmingham, AL Declared by 2026 NFL Draft DaShawn Jones DB 6'0 181 Senior Baltimore, MD Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Peyton Yates DB 5'10 180 Senior Eads, TN Graduated Reid Schuback K 6'0 185 Senior Poway, CA Graduated JD Baird LB 5'8 190 Senior Tuscaloosa, AL Graduated Gene VanDeMark OL 6'0 185 Senior Lodi, NJ Graduated Kam Dewberry OL 6'4 330 Senior Humble, TX Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Blake Doud P 6'5 215 Senior Parker, CO Graduated Alex Rozier LS 6'4 220 Senior Hattiesburg, MS Graduated Peyton Fox TE 6'4 225 Senior Pelham, AL Graduated Peter Knudson TE 6'4 240 Senior McCall, ID Graduated Brody Dalton TE 6'5 250 Senior Fyffe, AL Graduated Cade Carruth QB 6'1 195 Senior Trussville, AL Graduated Jay Loper Jr. WR 5'11 180 Senior Daphne, AL Graduated Dre Washington RB 5'9 218 Senior Hemphill, TX Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Michael Lorino III RB 6'0 185 Senior Birmingham, AL Graduated Ty Simpson QB 6'2 203 Senior Martin, TN Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Kadyn Proctor OL 6'7 360 Junior Des Moines, IA Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Parker Brailsford OL 6'2 275 Junior Mesa, AZ Declared by 2026 NFL Draft Josh Cuevas TE 6'3 239 Senior Los Angeles, CA Declared by 2026 NFL Draft
Transfer portal Outgoing transfers Twenty-two Alabama players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2025 season.
Name No.Pos. Height Weight Hometown Class New school Bubba Hampton 6 WR 5'10 175 Daingerfield, TX Freshman Oregon State Kameron Howard 6 DB 5'11 189 Clinton, MD Sophomore Boston College Roq Montgomery 55 OL 6'3 332 Anniston, AL Sophomore Western Kentucky Richard Young 9 RB 5'11 212 Lehigh Acres, FL Sophomore Colorado Jaylen Mbakwe 3 WR 5'11 190 Pinson, AL Sophomore Georgia Tech Jalen Hale 8 WR 6'1 189 Longview, TX Sophomore SMU Joseph Ionata 69 OL 6'5 294 Clearwater, FL Freshman Georgia Tech Olaus Alinen 73 OL 6'6 326 Pori, Finland Junior Kentucky Noah Carter 24 LB 6'4 220 Peoria, AZ Freshman Georgia Tech Keon Keeley 31 LB/DL 6'5 242 Tampa, FL Junior Notre Dame Cam Calhoun 9 CB 6'0 177 Cincinnati, OH Junior Ohio State Cole Adams 7 WR 5'10 186 Owasso, OK Sophomore Vanderbilt Peter Notaro 37 K 5'11 188 Wexford, PA Freshman West Virginia David Bird 45 LS 6'0 220 Phoenix, AZ Sophomore TBD Micah Debose 65 OL 6'5 330 Mobile, AL Freshman Vanderbilt Wilkin Formby 75 OL 6'7 320 Tuscaloosa, AL Sophomore Texas A&M Kelby Collins 17 DL 6'4 275 Gardendale, AL Junior South Carolina James Smith 23 DL 6'3 296 Montgomery, AL Junior Ohio State Arkel Anugwom 76 OL 6'6" 332 Antioch, TN Junior Northwestern Isaiah Horton 1 WR 6'4" 205 Nashville, TN Junior Texas A&M Qua Russaw 4 LB 6'3 242 Montgomery, AL Sophomore Ohio State Jordan Renaud 11 DL 6'4 261 Sarasota, FL Sophomore Ole Miss
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2025 season.
Acquisitions Over the off-season, Alabama added twenty-one players from the transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Alabama had the No. 15 ranked transfer class in the country.
Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Eligibility Remaining Prev school Josh Ford TE 6'6 265 Stillwater, OK Sophomore 3 Oklahoma State Kaden Strayhorn OL 6'2 308 Novi, MI Freshman 4 Michigan Devan Thompkins DL 6'5 285 Tracy, CA Junior 1 USC Caleb Woodson LB 6'3 230 Haymarket, VA Junior 1 Virginia Tech Ethan Stangle LS 6'1 220 Bel Air, MD Junior 1 Syracuse Adam Watford P 5'11 190 Dothan, AL Junior 1 North Alabama(FCS) Carmelo O'Neal S 6'4 200 Atlanta, GA Sophomore 2 Mercer(FCS) Jaxon Shuttlesworth TE 6'5 230 Chelsea, AL Freshman 3 Jacksonvile State Kedrick Bingley-Jones DL 6'4 320 Concord, NC Senior 1 Mississippi State Noah Rogers WR 6'2 205 Raleigh, NC Sophomore 2 NC State Ty Haywood OL 6'5 285 Denton, TX Freshman 4 Michigan Lorcan Quinn K 6'1 188 Donoughmore, Ireland Freshman 3 Marshall Caleb Smith DL 6'5 270 Birmingham, AL Freshman 4 Washington Racin Delgatty OL 6'3 300 La Cañada Flintridge, CA Sophomore 2 Cal Poly(FCS) Nick Brooks OL 6'7 349 Cedar Rapids, IA Freshman 3 Texas Ethan Fields OL 6'3 320 Geismar, LA Sophomore 2 Ole Miss Terrance Green DL 6'5 330 Cypress, TX Sophomore 2 Oregon Desmond Umeozulu LB 6'6 255 Upper Marlboro, MD Junior 1 South Carolina Jayvin Q. James OL 6'5 320 Deerfield Beach, FL Sophomore 2 Mississippi State Khalifa Keith RB 6'1 235 Birmingham, AL Sophomore 2 Appalachian State Leslie Black DL 6'5 280 Statesboro, GA Sophomore 2 West Georgia(FCS)
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 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/Rivals #4 #1 3 11 8 22 247 Sports #2 #2 4 10 8 22
Walk-ons Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school - -
Coaching changes Coaching staff departures NamePositionNew TeamNew Position SourceJaMarcus Shephard Co-offensive coordinator/Wide receivers coach Accepted job at Oregon State Head coach Nick Sheridan Co-offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach Accepted job at Michigan State Quarterbacks coach Chris Kapilovic Offensive line coach Accepted job at Auburn Tigers Offensive analyst
Coaching staff additions
Name New PositionPrevious TeamPrevious Position SourceDerrick Nix Wide receivers coach Auburn Co-offensive coordinator/Running back coach Adrian Klemm Offensive line coach USC Offensive analyst Richard Owens Tight ends coach Louisville Offensive line coach
Returning starters The Crimson Tide return 0 starters from the previous season. They return 0 on offense, 0 on defense, and 0 on special teams.
+ Offense Player Class Position QB RB WR TE OLReference:
+Defense Player Class Position EDGE LB DLReference:
+ Special teams Player Class Position K P LS HReference:
* Bowl game not played. ^ Waiting decision for 2026 season. † Indicates player was a starter in 2025 but missed all of 2026 due to injury.
Preseason
SEC media days
Preseason media poll Preseason polls were released on July 24, 2026.
+ SEC 1 Georgia 2,519 2 Texas 2,449 3 Ole Miss 2,004 4Texas A&M 1,967 5 LSU 1,961 6Alabama 1,930 7 Oklahoma 1,914 8 Tennessee 1,320 9 Florida 1,217 10 Missouri 1,105 11South Carolina 956 12 Auburn 936 13 Vanderbilt 751 14 Kentucky 546 15 Mississippi State 467 16 Arkansas 262
Media poll (SEC Championship) 1 Georgia 88 2 Texas 57 3 Ole Miss 6 4 Texas A&M 5 5 Alabama 3 6Oklahoma 2 7LSU 2 8Kentucky 1
2026 All-SEC Preseason teams
Media First Team
Position Player Class Offense WR Ryan Coleman–Williams Jr.DB Zabien Brown Bray Hubbard Sr.
Second Team
Position Player Class Offense OLMichael CarrollSo.
Third Team
Position Player Class Defense LBYhonzae PierreR-Jr.DB Keon Sabb Sr.
Coaches First Team
Position Player Class Defense DB Bray Hubbard Sr. Zabien Brown Jr.
Second Team
Position Player Class Offense WR Ryan Coleman-Williams Jr.OL Michael Carroll So.
Third Team
Position Player Class Defense DB Keon SabbSr. LB Yhonzae Pierre
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Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Lott TrophyBray HubbardSafetySr. Dodd Trophy Kalen DeBoer Head coach –— Maxwell Award Ryan Coleman-Williams Wide receiver Jr. Outland Trophy Michael Carroll Offensive lineman So.Bronko Nagurski Trophy Bray HubbardSafetySr.Zabien BrownCornerbackJr.Lou Groza Award Lorcan QuinnPlacekickerSo. Wuerffel Trophy Bray HubbardSafetySr.Jim Thorpe AwardBray HubbardSafetySr.Zabien BrownCornerbackJr. Butkus Award Caleb Woodson Linebacker Sr. Biletnikoff Award Ryan Coleman–WilliamsWide receiver Jr.Comeback Player of the Year Award Jeremiah Beaman Defensive lineman Jah-Marien Latham Linebacker 6th yearBednarik AwardBray HubbardSafetySr.Zabien BrownCornerbackJr.Yhonzae PierreLinebackerSr.Shaun Alexander Freshman Player of the Year AwardEJ CrowellRunning backFr.Jireh EdwardsDefensive backKeelon RussellQuarterback
Preseason All-Americans Preseason All-American Honors Bray Hubbard CB Sr. 1st team defense (Athlon) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other All-Americans teams Player Position Class Selector(s) Bray Hubbard CB Sr. 2nd team defense (CBS, ESPN, Sporting News, Walter Camp) Keon Sabb CB Sr.3rd team defense (Athlon) Ryan Coleman-Williams WR Jr.3rd team offense (Athlon) Yhonzae Pierre WR R-Jr.4th team defense (Athlon) Zabien Brown CB Jr. 2nd team defense (AP, CBS, SI, USA Today) 3rd team defense (Athlon)
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Schedule
Rankings
Game summaries vs East Carolina
Statistics ECUALA First downs 5 28 Plays–yards 41–162 81–487 Rushes–yards 22–2 49–227 Passing yards 160 260 Passing: comp–att–int 11–19–1 19–32–0 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 21:07 38:53 Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Mitch Griffis 10/16, 137 yards, TD, INT Rushing Ashton Gray 6 carries, 17 yards Receiving Tyler Johnson 1 reception, 68 yardsAlabama Passing Keelon Russell 18/30, 256 yards Rushing Keelon Russell 13 carries, 86 yards, TD Receiving Ryan Coleman-Williams 5 receptions, 130 yards
at Kentucky
Statistics ALAUK First downs 21 14 Plays–yards 63–343 64–209 Rushes–yards 40–155 32–63 Passing yards 188 146 Passing: comp–att–int 16–23–2 18–32–1 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 32:14 27:46 Team Category Player StatisticsAlabama Passing Keelon Russell 16/23, 188 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Daniel Hill 18 carries, 104 yards, TD Receiving Lotzeir Brooks 5 receptions, 54 yardsKentucky Passing Kenny Minchey 18/31, 146 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jason Patterson 11 carries, 53 yards Receiving Willie Rodrigues 8 receptions, 49 yards
vs Florida State
Statistics FSUALA First downs 17 26 Plays–yards 64–471 66–567 Rushes–yards 35–94 36–247 Passing yards 377 320 Passing: –– 17–29–3 23–30–0 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 27:52 32:08