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Timeline since 1/11/16 championship game win over Clemson
[edit]1/14/16: LB Tim Williams said he will return to Alabama for his senior season; Williams said coach Nick Saban and others indicated it would benefit him draft-wise to return to school and prove that he can be a productive every-down player
1/14/16: S Eddie Jackson said he will return to Alabama for his senior season
1/15/16: QB Alec Morris, who would have been a fifth year senior, announced he is transferring to North Texas
1/19/16: TE O.J. Howard and senior DE Jonathan Allen announced they will return for their senior seasons
Depth chart
[edit](DEPTH CHART NOTATIONS: Name; Year at Alabama/total years of eligibility; 2015 games started/played)
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Breakdown of fourth year players at Alabama
[edit]- 27 players in 2012 freshman class
- 13 no longer on roster (2 left early for NFL draft after Junior year; 1 JC graduated; 9 no longer with team; 1 passed away in car crash)
Name, position | Started a game in '15 | Played in '15 | Left team and/or note |
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Allen, DE | X | X | |
Jackson, CB | X | X | |
Howard, TE | X | X | |
Stewart, WR | X | X | |
Foster, LB | X | X | |
Bateman, QB | X | X | |
Foster, WR | X | X | Suffered season-ending shoulder injury in 2015 |
Williams, LB | X | During the 2015 SEC Championship game TV announcer Gary Danielson said Williams could go pro based on being a pass rushing specialist | |
M. Smith, CB | X | Transferred to Georgia before his senior season | |
Bozeman, C | X | ||
Mazza, LS | X | ||
Averett, CB | X | ||
W. Jones, LB | X | ||
Falkins, WR | Injured leg before 2015 season | ||
Robinson, DE/NG | X | X | Entered NFL draft after his Junior year |
Henry, RB | X | X | Entered NFL draft after his Junior year |
Brown (JC transfer, G) | Graduated; started 12/14 games in 2014; started one game in 2013 | ||
G. Hill, OL | On medical leave in spring 2015; not on first roster or at first practice in Fall 2015 | ||
Cook, DB | 6/15: "left team" | ||
T. Jones, RB | Kicked off team; subsequently enrolled at Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College | ||
Kamara, RB | Transferred to Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College for '14 then to Tennessee for '15 | ||
B. Hill, OL | Transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for '14 | ||
McLeod, QB | Transferred to Western Kentucky for '14, then left after season | ||
Rio, QB | Transferred to Oregon State, then to Florida | ||
Miller, S | Out of football | ||
Liner, DL | Transferred to Arkansas State | ||
Tenpenny, RB | 5/15: transferred to UNLV; 8/15: kicked off UNLV team; 10/15: died in car crash after getting dismissed from Nichols State football team |
Third year players at Alabama in 2016
[edit]Scholarship Commits[1][2] | Position | ESPN Stars | State from | Note | Enrolled early? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameron Robinson | OT | 5 | LA | #1 OT, #3 recruit in ESPN 300[3], played in high school with fellow recruit Cameron Sims[4] | Early enrollee |
Da'Shawn Hand | DE | 5 | VA | #2 DE, #6 recruit in ESPN 300[5], #1 recruit in Rivals 100[6] | |
Tony Brown | CB | 5 | TX | #4 CB, #11 recruit in ESPN 300, will also run track[7], arrested in January 2014 | Early enrollee |
Marlon Humphrey | CB | 5 | AL | #5 CB in ESPN 300 | |
Laurence "Hootie" Jones | S | 4 | LA | #2 Safety, de-committed then re-committed to Alabama[8] | Early enrollee |
Christian Miller | OLB | 4 | SC | #1 OLB | |
Cameron Sims | WR | 4 | LA | #8 WR, played in high school with fellow recruit Cameron Robinson[9] | Early enrollee |
Rashaan Evans | OLB | 4 | AL | From same high school as sophomore linebacker Reuben Foster[10] | |
David Cornwell | QB | 4 | OK | #2 pocket passer | Early enrollee |
Ross Pierschbacker | G | 4 | IA | #1 G | |
Ronnie Clark | "Athlete" | 4 | AL | #12 "Athlete" recruit; initially indicated as working at safety, but tore Achilles in October 2014; played QB and S in high school; played RB in 2015 Spring Game | |
Shaun Dion Hamilton | ILB | 4 | AL | #6 ILB | Early enrollee |
Joshua Frazier | DT | 4 | AR | #9 DT | |
Josh Casher | C | 4 | AL | #1 center | |
J.C. Hassenauer | C | 4 | MN | ||
Derek Kief | WR | 4 | OH | ||
O.J. Smith | DT | 4 | LA | Will redshirt in 2014 due to shoulder surgery[11] | |
Keith Holcombe | OLB | 4 | AL |
Second year players at Alabama in 2016
[edit]Name[12] | Position | ESPN Stars | State from | Note | Early enrollee in 2015? |
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Bo Scarbrough | RB | 5 | AL | 5-star recruit in 2014 that was ineligible for 2014 Fall season. Spent 2014 football season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Started classes at Alabama in January 2015. Started practicing with team on December 16, 2014. “Once a guy finishes all the things that he has to do by NCAA rules and is admitted to school, he's eligible to practice,” Saban said after that first day of Sugar Bowl practice. “He can't play. So while we're practicing here, he can participate in practices. This was his first day.”[13] He wore the number of Ohio State's running back in practice for the 2014 semifinal game. He injured his ACL in April 2015 scrimmage and did not play in a game through middle of the 2015 season; he also suffered a torn ACL his sophomore year in high school | Early enrollee |
Calvin Ridley | WR | 4 | FL | Top-ranked WR; went to same high school as Burgess-Becker; did not academically qualify to enroll early in January 2015 | |
Minkah Fitzpatrick | DB | 4 | NJ | ||
Damien Harris | RB | 4 | KY | ||
Da'Ron Payne | DT | 4 | AL | 6'3, 348, visited Alabama for 2014 Iron Bowl; mentioned OL coach Mario Cristobal treats him like a son; top-ranked recruit at all positions from state of Alabama | |
Hale Hentges | TE | 4 | MO | ||
Ronnie Harrison | S | N/A | FL | Originally committed to UNC; was a finalist for Florida's Mr. Football; played QB and S; said Alabama expects him to be QB of secondary[14] | Early enrollee |
Daylon Charlot | WR | 4 | LA | Left after his first season | |
Shawn Burgess-Becker | DB | 4 | FL | Went to same high school as Ridley; left after his first season | |
Kendall Sheffield | CB | 5 | TX | Redshirted in 2015; did not enroll (?) in 2016 | |
Blake Barnett | QB | 5 | CA | Redshirted in 2015 | Early enrollee |
Lester Cotton | OL | 4 | AL | Offered scholarship by Saban at summer camp before his junior year; played tackle, guard and center in high school; played high school a mile from Alabama stadium | |
Dallas Warmack | OL | 4 | GA | Younger brother of former Alabama player Chance Warmack (starting RG for Titans as of 11/25/14; got scholarship offers after his sophomore year | Early enrollee |
Xavian Marks | RB | 4 | AL | Agreed in July 2015 to join Alabama; originally committed to New Mexico State; 5'8"; 160 pounds | |
Adonis Thomas | LB | 4 | GA | Flipped from Florida; redshirted in 2015; left after his first season | |
Brandon Kennedy | OL | 4 | AL | Scheduled to enroll in January 2015; recruited as center, but has played guard and tackle; redshirted in 2015 | Early enrollee |
Richie Pettibon | OL | 4 | DC | Grandson of former Washington Redskins DC and HC; redshirted in 2015 | |
Mekhi Brown | LB | 4 | GA | redshirted in 2015 | |
Deionte Thompson | S | 4 | TX | Practiced at WR in Spring 2015; redshirted in 2015 | Early enrollee |
Joshua McMillon[15] | LB | N/A | TN | Tore his ACL in senior year playoffs; redshirted in 2015 | |
Matt Womack | OT | N/A | MS | Signed financial aid agreement with LSU to enroll early in January 2015, but then Womack ended up signing with Alabama; redshirted in 2015 | |
Anfernee Jennings | DE | N/A | AL | Alabama trainers identified a slipped disk when Jennings arrived on campus in Summer 2015; will not practice for a while, as of 8/13/15; redshirted in 2015 |
Committed 2016 freshmen
[edit]Committed [16] | Position | Stars (highest from any recruiting service) | State from | Note | Early enrollee? |
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Jonah Williams | OL | 5 | CA | Saban said on 2/5/16 that Williams was one of the most athletic linemen he saw in recruiting and can play center, guard or tackle | Early enrollee |
Ben Davis | LB | 5 | AL | Was a "prospect" until 2/3/16; inside linebacker; his father Wayne Davis is Alabama's career leading tackler | |
Lyndell "Mack" Wilson | LB | 5 | AL | Was a "prospect" until 2/3/16; outside linebacker | |
Terrell Hall | LB/DE | 5 | DC | Was a "prospect" until 2/3/16; recruited as DE; listed as LB on initial bio | |
Kendall "The Hulk" Jones | DL | 5 | TX | Reportedly weighed as much as 360 pounds in his senior year in high school; listed at 350 pounds in initial Alabama bio on 2/4/16; ended up not qualifying academically | |
Deonte Brown | OL | 4 | AL | ||
Raekwon Davis | DL | 4 | MS | ||
Trevon Diggs | WR | 4 | MD | Younger brother of Vikings WR Stefon Diggs who played three years at the University of Maryland | |
B.J. Emmons | RB | 4 | NC | Top-ranked RB in 2016 recruiting class; Bleacher Report said on 12/15/15 that Emmons is a potential Heisman candidate; not academically qualified to enroll as of 2/4/16 | |
Jalen Hurts | QB | 4 | TX | Nick Saban visited him two days after the 2015 SEC championship game | Early enrollee; wore Clemson QB's # in practices before 1/11/16 game against Clemson |
Nigel Knott | CB | 4 | MS | Committed to AL on 2/1/16; 4th-ranked player in MS | |
Scott Lashley | OL | 4 | MS | Committed to AL on 2/3/16; coaches pitched him on redshirting his first year | |
T.J. Simmons | WR | 4 | AL | Early enrollee | |
Quinnen Williams | DL | 4 | AL | ||
Shyheim Carter | CB | 4 | LA | Was a "prospect" until 2/3/16 | |
Jared Mayden | DB | 4 | TX | Not even listed by most tracking services as an Alabama "prospect" a day before signing day on 2/3/16 | |
Joshua Jacobs | RB | 4 | OK | Not even listed by most tracking services as an Alabama "prospect" a day before signing day on 2/3/16 | |
Aaron Robinson | DB | 4 | FL | Not even listed by most tracking services as an Alabama "prospect" a day before signing day on 2/3/16 | |
Irvin Smith | TE | 4 | LA | Not even listed by most tracking services as an Alabama "prospect" a day before signing day on 2/3/16 | |
Miller Forristall | TE | 3 | GA | Graduated high school early and took college classes; will enter Alabama with enough academic credits to be a sophomore | Early enrollee |
Shawn Jennings | DB | 3 | AL | Brother of Alabama redshirt freshman LB Anfernee Jennings | Early enrollee |
Chris Owens | OL | 3 | TX | Early enrollee | |
Christian Bell | DE | 3 | AL | Said he is committed to Alabama (12/3/14) after winning state football championship; may play "jack" position; "greyshirted" in 2015; did not return for his second year | Early enrollee/able to participate in 2015 playoff practices |
Scott Meyer | Long Snapper | GA | Will walk-on |
Committed 2016 junior college players
[edit]Committed [17] | Position | Stars (highest from any source) | J.C. | High school state | Note | Early enrollee? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Baldwin | OL | 5 | ASA College in Brooklyn, NY | CT | Kicked off team | Early enrollee |
Jamar King | DL | 4 | Mendocino C.C. (CA) | MI | Not on a monitor list before 2/3/16 signing day |
De-Committed 2016 recruits
[edit]Name | Position | Stars (highest) | State from | Date de-committed | Note |
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Joshua Perry | DB | 3 | LA | 2/3/16 | to Memphis |
Tyler Simmons | WR | 4 | GA | 2/3/16 | to UGA |
Riley Cole | LB | AL | 1/31/16 | Subject of "grayshirting" may have been brought up by Alabama's new defensive coaches after his primary recruiters left for Georgia | |
Brendan Scales | TE | MO | 2/3/16 | Flipped from AL to Missouri; 3-star recruit | |
Jaquan Yulee | LB | 4 | VA | 1/24/16 |
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- ^ http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/rn300/sort/rank/class/2014
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