User:Gounc123/sandbox/2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Depth chart
[edit](DEPTH CHART NOTATIONSFSU : Name; Year at Alabama/total years of eligibility; 2016 games started as of end of regular season/played)
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9/4/17: FSU game injuries: Terrell Lewis out for season with elbow injury (2/4, 0/11), Christian Miller out for season with bicep injury (4/5, 0/13), Rashan Evans injured groin (status uncertain) and Anfernee Jennings injured ankle (3/5, 0/13).
9/4/17 game 1 players of week: Anderson (aided in the punt game), Fitzpatrick (blocked field goal), Fletcher (aided in the punt game), Hamilton (career-high and team-leading 3.5 tackles), Harris (led the UA running game), Ridley (53-yard touchdown reception), Wallace (interception)
9/5/17: Hamilton named SEC Defensive Player of the Week based on team-high eight tackles, including a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and one sack
9/11/17: Fresno State game injuries: Cotton and Moses (both missed practice the Monday after game)
9/11/17 game 2 players of week: Averett (first career interception), Holcombe (tallied three of his career-high seven tackles on the kickoff team), Hurts (career-best 154 rushing yards), Womack (graded out a 90 percent and accounted for three knockdown blocks), Wilson (helped limit the Bulldogs to zero punt return yards)
9/11/17: Womack named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week based on penalty-free game, 90% grade and three knockdown blocks
9/18/17 game 3 injuries: Miller Forristall (2/4, 2/15) knee; out for season
10/2/17 Ole Miss injuries: Diggs (ankle) and Hand (knee)
10/2/17 game 4 players of week: Fitzpatrick (career-high eight tackles), Hentges (TD), Jacobs (22 average yards per four touches), Holcombe (kickoff coverage tackle), Jeudy, Jennings (forced fumble), Scott (five kickoff touchbacks), Wallace (two interceptions), Williams (87% blocking grade, three knockdown blocks, no penalties), Wilson (kickoff coverage tackle)
First year players at Alabama in 2017
[edit]Name | Position | State from | ESPN 300 ranking (as of 7/17/17) | Note | Date enrolled |
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Dylan Moses | LB | FL | 5 | At IMG in 2016; was a top running back and linebacker prospect already in 2015; offered scholarship from Alabama and LSU as an 8th grader; recovered blocked field goal and caused a fumble on akickoff in his first college game against FSU | January 2017 |
Alex Leatherwood | OT | FL | 8 | Practiced with Alabama in week before 2017 Clemson game | January 2017 |
Najee Harris | RB | CA | 11 | January 2017 | |
LaBryan Ray | DL | AL | 17 | June 2017 | |
Jerry Jeudy | WR | FL | 20 | January 2017 | |
Jedrick Wills | OL | KY | 33 | Competing for RT spot, per al.com on July 11th | June 2017 |
Phidarian Mathis | DL | LA | 37 | June 2017 | |
Markail Benton | LB | AL | 50 | ||
Tua Tagouailoa | QB | HI | 57 | January 2017 | |
Daniel Wright | S | FL | 60 | ||
Xavier McKinney | DB | GA | 87 | ||
Jarez Parks (greyshirt?) | DL | FL | 115 | ||
Tyrell Shavers | WR | TX | 133 | 6'6"; AL.com reported he can run a 40 yard dash in under 4.4 seconds | January 2017 |
Chris Allen | LB | LA | 162 | ||
Henry Ruggs III | WR | AL | 166 | June 2017 | |
Brian Robinson | RB | AL | 198 | ||
Chadarius Townsend | RB | AL | 199 | January 2017 | |
Kendall Randolph | OL | AL | 202 | ||
Vandarius Cowan | LB | FL | 216 | ||
Devonta Smith | WR | LA | 227 | June 2017 | |
Major Tennison | TE | TX | 258 | January 2017 | |
Kendrick James | TE | TX | 278 | ||
Kyriq McDonald | CB | AL | NR | January 2017 | |
Mac Jones | QB | FL | NR | January 2017 | |
Hunter Bannon | OL | AL | NR | ||
Thomas Fletcher | LS | TX | NR | At IMG in 2016 | January 2017 |
Joseph Bulovas | K | LA | NR | June 2017 |
Committed 2017 junior college players
[edit]Name | Position | JC state | Note | Early enrollee in January 2017? |
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Elliot Baker | OT | CA | Top JC tackle prospect in 2017 | Early enrollee |
Isaiah Buggs | DL | MS | Top JC DE prospect in 2017 | Early enrollee |
Second year players at Alabama in 2017
[edit]Committed [1] | Position | Stars (highest from any recruiting service) | State from | Note | Early enrollee in January 2016? |
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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; his high school coach called him the most dominant player he has ever seen in his section in California | Early enrollee |
Ben Davis | LB | 5 | AL | His father Wayne Davis is Alabama's career leading tackler | |
Mack Wilson | LB | 5 | AL | ||
Terrell Lewis | LB | 5 | DC | ||
Deonte Brown | OL | 4 | AL | 6'4", 350 pounds | |
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 | |
Jalen Hurts | QB | 4 | TX | Nick Saban visited him two days after the 2015 SEC championship game; wore Clemson QB's # in practices before 1/11/16 game against Clemson | Early enrollee |
Nigel Knott | CB | 4 | MS | ||
Scott Lashley | OL | 4 | MS | ||
T.J. Simmons | WR | 4 | AL | Early enrollee | |
Quinnen Williams | DL | 4 | AL | ||
Shyheim Carter | CB | 4 | LA | ||
Jared Mayden | DB | 4 | TX | ||
Joshua Jacobs | RB | 4 | OK | ||
Aaron Robinson | DB | 4 | FL | ||
Irv Smith | TE | 4 | LA | Father Irv Smith was tight end with New Orleans Saints | |
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 | |
Scott Meyer | Long Snapper | GA | Will walk-on |
Third year players at Alabama in 2017
[edit]Name[2] | 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.”[3] 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[4] | 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 | |
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[5] | 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 |
Fourth year players at Alabama in 2017
[edit]Scholarship Commits[6][7] | Position | ESPN Stars | State from | Note | Enrolled early? |
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Da'Shawn Hand | DE | 5 | VA | #2 DE, #6 recruit in ESPN 300[8], #1 recruit in Rivals 100[9] | |
Tony Brown | CB | 5 | TX | #4 CB, #11 recruit in ESPN 300, will also run track[10], arrested in January 2014 | Early enrollee |
Laurence "Hootie" Jones | S | 4 | LA | Has a son | Early enrollee |
Christian Miller | OLB | 4 | SC | #1 OLB | |
Cam Sims | WR | 4 | LA | #8 WR, played in high school with fellow recruit Cameron Robinson[11] | Early enrollee |
Rashaan Evans | OLB | 4 | AL | From same high school as sophomore linebacker Reuben Foster[12] | |
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 | Redshirted in 2014 due to shoulder surgery[13] | |
Keith Holcombe | OLB | 4 | AL |
Fifth year players at Alabama in 2017
[edit]Name, position |
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Anthony Averett, CB |
Bradley Bozeman, C |
Raheem Falkins, WR |
Robert Foster, WR |
- ^ https://rivals.yahoo.com/alabama/football/recruiting/commitments/2016
- ^ http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/rn300jr/sort/rank/class/2015
- ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2310156-alabama-football-the-return-of-bo-scarbrough
- ^ http://alabama.247sports.com/Article/Getting-To-Know-The-2015-Class-Ronnie-Harrison-34065296
- ^ http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/11/5-star_alabama_commit_minkah_f.html
- ^ http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/333/class/2014
- ^ http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/rn300/sort/rank/class/2014
- ^ http://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/rn300/sort/rank/class/2014
- ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-3235
- ^ http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20140106/NEWS/140109807?p=2&tc=pg#gsc.tab=0
- ^ http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/09/cameron_robinson.html
- ^ http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2014/05/rashaan_evans_alabama.html
- ^ http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2014/08/freshman_dl_oj_smith_facing_se.html