User:Gounc123/sandbox/2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Depth chart

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(DEPTH CHART NOTATIONS: Name; Year at Alabama/total years of eligibility; 2018 games started as of end of regular season/played)

Players of the week

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Game 1 versus Duke: DJ Dale, Anfernee Jennings, Jerry Jeudy, Xavier McKinney, Henry Ruggs, Tua Tagovailoa

Game 2 versus New Mexico State: Trevon Diggs, Jerry Jeudy, Anfernee Jennings, Xavier McKinney, Will Reichard, DeVonta Smith

Game 3 versus South Carolina: Slade Bolden, Landon Dickerson, Trevon Diggs, Ale Kaho, Najee Harris, Anfernee Jennings, Josh Jobe, Jaylen Moody, Henry Ruggs, Tua Tagovailoa

Game 4 versus Southern Miss: Slade Bolden, Najee Harris, Anfernee Jennings, Xavier McKinney, Jaylen Moody, Henry Ruggs, Jedrick Wills

Game 5 versus Ole Miss: Anfernee Jennings, Ale Kaho, Xavier McKinney, DeVonta Smith, Tua Tagovailoa, Jedrick Wills

Game 6 versus Texas A&M: Landon Dickerson, Najee Harris, Ale Kaho, Terrell Lewis, Xavier McKinney, Patrick Surtain, Tua Tagovailoa, Jaylen Waddle

Game 7 versus Tennessee: Najee Harris, Anfernee Jennings, Ale Kaho, Alex Leatherwood, Terrell Lewis, Ty Perine

Game 8 versus Arkansas: Joseph Bulovas, Miller Forristall, Anfernee Jennings, Mac Jones, Terrell Lewis, Patrick Surtain

Injured in 2019

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8/28/19: LB Dylan Moses (#32, 3/4, 15/15, leading tackler in 2018, LSU offered him a scholarship in 8th grade)

8/14/19: LB Joshua McMillon out for season with knee injury (#40, 5/5, 0/10)

7/19: RB Trey Sanders (1/4, N/M) broke foot and out for year

9/19: DL LaBryan Ray (3/4, 1/15, 6'5, 294) re-injured foot after missing first two weeks of August 2019 training camp with an ankle injury

10/19: TE Miller Forristall (#87, 4/5, 0/15, 6'5, 242) to miss six games with injured throat

First year players for 2019 season (27 players)

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Name Position State from ESPN 300 ranking (as of 2/6/19; previous rankings from 12/18 and 5/18) Note
Evan Neal OL FL 4 (from 36) Alabama commitment as of 12/19/18; from IMG; offered by Alabama when he was 15 years old and almost 400 pounds
Pierce Quick OL AL 7 (from 4) Started practice for playoffs in December 2018; Alabama commitment as of 4/22/17; plans to graduate high school early and enroll in December 2018; went from 35 to 5 ranking in May 2018 on ESPN 300; 2nd-ranked OL in 2019 class
Trey Sanders RB FL 16 (from 18) Alabama commitment as of 12/19/18; top-ranked RB for 2019; de-committed in January 2018; at IMG in FL; 12 players at IMG in ESPN 300 as of 5/15/18
Amari Knight OL AL 30 (from 46) Early Enrollee; Alabama commitment as of 4/29/18; was Taulia Tagovailoa's OT in high school
Justin Eboigbe DE GA 31 (from 73 and 122) Early Enrollee; Alabama commitment as of 6/18/18; initially reported as 6'5, 265 lb., up to 294 lbs as of 6/19
Jeffery "Scooby" Carter CB TX 37 Early Enrollee; Alabama commitment as of 12/9/18
Ishmael Sopsher DL LA 39 (from 8) Alabama commitment as of 2/6/19; was in recruiting battle between Alabama and LSU
Brandon Turnage S MS 67 (from 66 and 71) Alabama commitment as of 12/22/17; reportedly recruited as a safety
Shane Lee LB MD 73 (from 71) Early Enrollee; Alabama commitment as of 4/17/18; from same high school as Alabama freshman Eyabi Anoma
Christian Harris LB Baton Rouge, LA 79 (from 81 and 65) Alabama commitment as of 11/30/18; 6'2, 239; one of Alabama's top LB targets; LSU wanted him on offense, per reports; previous to Alabama commitment was a Texas A&M commitment; his senior high school team won division’s state championship
Kevin Harris OLB GA 91 (from 101) Early Enrollee; Alabama commitment as of 5/1/18; Attended 4/7/18 Alabama football scrimmage; went from ranking 49 to 106 from April to May 2018
Jordan Battle S FL 92 (from 123) Alabama commitment as of 12/19/18; previously was committed to Ohio State
Byron Young OLB MS 105 (from 108) Alabama commitment as of 7/3/18; 6'3, 290 lbs. as of 2/6/19, up from 279 previously
Darrian Dalcourt OL MD 106 (from not ranked) Alabama commitment as of 7/6/18; high school teammate of Shane Lee; played center his senior year
Braylen Ingraham DE FL 124 (from 204) Alabama commitment as of 10/23/18; 6'4, 291
DeMarcco Hellams S MD 128 (from 129) Alabama commitment as of 6/11/18; 6'1, 203
Taulia Tagovailoa QB AL 143 (from 174 and 188) Early Enrollee; Alabama commitment as of 4/22/18; 5’11, 203 lb
King Mwikuta LB GA 160 (from 202 and 230) Early Enrollee; Alabama commitment as of 4/16/18
D.J. Dale DT AL 179 (from 181) Early Enrollee; Alabama commitment as of 5/2/18
Keilan Robinson RB DC 186 (from not ranked) Alabama commitment as of 6/27/18; No. 18 RB per 247Sports Composite; #2 prospect in Washington D.C.
Tanner Bowles OL KY 222 (from 228) Early Enrollee; Alabama commitment as of 4/22/18
Marcus Banks CB TX 278 (from not ranked) Alabama commitment as of 1/5/19
Paul Tyson QB AL 295 (from 223) Started practice for playoffs in December 2018; Alabama commitment as of 4/16/18; great grandson of Bear Bryant; went from ranking 212 to "not ranked" from April to May 2018
Will Reichard K AL NR Early Enrollee; Alabama commitment as of 5/23/18; No. 2 kicker in US per 247Sports Composite
John Metchie WR NJ NR Started practice for playoffs in December 2018; Alabama commitment as of 7/6/18
Jahleel Billingsly TE IL NR Alabama commitment as of 7/6/18

Second year players for the 2019 season

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Name Position State from ESPN 300 ranking (as of 2/7/18) Date enrolled Note
Patrick Surtain Jr. CB FL 5 May 2018 Son of former NFL Pro Bowl CB Patrick Surtain
Xavier Williams WR FL 26 May 2018
Emil Ekiyor OL IN 51 May 2018 #2 ranked center in US; father played defensive end in NFL; 6'3, 335
Christian Barmore DL PA 75 May 2018
Jaylen Waddle WR TX 77 May 2018 Recruiters compared him to Percy Harvin; potential kickoff and punt returner
Tommy Brown OL CA 79 May 2018 Father was on Alabama's track team (shotput)
Stephon Wynn DE FL 97 January 2018 IMG
Josh Jobe CB CT 123 July 2018 5/24/18: reports of academic uncertainty; made it to summer; already 20 years old when arrived; 6'1
Cameron Latu DE UT 155 May 2018 Played for high school's "club" rugby team in Spring 2018
Jalyn Armour-Davis CB AL 209 May 2018 6'1
Jerome Ford RB FL 279 May 2018 Potential kickoff and punt returner
Slade Bolden ATH LA January 2018 Gatorade Louisiana Football Player of the Year
Skyler DeLong P SC January 2018
Jaylen Moody ILB SC May 2018
Michael Parker TE AL May 2018 Two older brothers were football walk-ons; 6'6; originally signed as a "blue shirt"
Jarez Parks LB FL December 2017 Committed to Alabama in 2017; accepted a greyshirt; was #115 on 2017 ESPN 300
Eddie Smith DB LA May 2018 Cousin of Alabama WR Devonta Smith; previously said the Alabama coaching staff, academics and medical people all act as one unit; Saban told him he thought he was an underrated recruit; Smith started concentrating on football his sophomore year in high school after playing soccer
Ale Kaho LB NV August 2018 Decided to go to Alabama in August 2018 after previously committing to Washington; had some family problems

Second year junior college players

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Name Position Note Date enrolled
Tevita Musika DL 6'2 and 360 pounds; not in "2018 ESPN Junior College 50" due to grade uncertainty TBD

Third year players

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Name Position State from ESPN 300 ranking (as of 7/17/17) Note Date enrolled
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 a kickoff 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 S GA 87
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
Devonta Smith WR LA 227 June 2017
Major Tennison TE TX 258 January 2017
Mac Jones QB FL NR January 2017
Thomas Fletcher LS TX NR At IMG in 2016 January 2017
Joseph Bulovas K LA NR June 2017

Fourth year players

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Committed [1] Position Stars (highest from any recruiting service) State from Note Early enrollee in January 2016?
Ben Davis LB 5 AL His father Wayne Davis is Alabama's career leading tackler
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
Scott Lashley OL 4 MS
Shyheim Carter CB 4 LA
Jared Mayden DB 4 TX
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
Chris Owens OL 3 TX Early enrollee

Fifth year players

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Name[2] Position ESPN Stars State from Note Early enrollee in 2015?
Joshua McMillon 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

2020 season recruit targets (will be high school seniors in 2019 season)

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Name Position State from ESPN 300 ranking (as of 9/25/19, previous from 12/1/18) Note
Chris Braswell OLB MD 7 (from 10) 6'3; 220; Alabama commitment as of 11/25/18; Former St. Frances high school teammates include Darrian Dalcourt and Shane Lee; undefeated in 2018 high school season and defense allowed seven points all season
Drew Sanders ATH TX 37 Alabama commitment as of 4/29/19
William Anderson DE GA 54 Alabama commitment as of 6/17/19
Roydell Williams RB AL 68 (from NR) Alabama commitment as of 11/25/18
Quandarrius Robinson OLB AL 80 Alabama commitment as of 6/11/19
Jayson Jones DT AL 83 (from 39) 6'5 and 320 lbs entering his senior year; Alabama commitment as of 7/4/18
Thaiu Jones-Bell WR FL 87 Alabama commitment as of 5/20/19
Bryce Young QB CA 88 Alabama commitment as of 9/22/19; previously committed to USC
Demouy Kennedy OLB AL 90 Alabama commitment as of 6/9/19
Brian Branch S GA 99 Alabama commitment as of 4/19/19
Jah-Marien Latham DL AL 112 (from NR) Alabama commitment as of 11/19/18
Javier Morton S GA 149 6'1, 191; Alabama commitment as of 12/2/17
Jackson Bratton ILB AL 151 (from 67) 6'3, 220; Alabama commitment as of 3/24/18
Timothy Smith DT FL 164 Alabama commitment as of 7/17/19
Dazalin Worsham WR AL 188 (from 71) 6'0, 169; Alabama commitment as of 4/20/18; de-committed in 6/19
Javon Baker WR GA 229 (from 189) 6'0, 180; Alabama commitment as of 11/25/18
Malachi Moore CB AL 265 (from 190) 5'11, 171; Alabama commitment as of 8/13/18
Traeshon Holden WR CA 269 Alabama commitment as of 3/2/19
Damieon George OL TX 273 Alabama commitment as of 6/5/19
Seth McLaughlin OL GA 289 Alabama commitment as of 3/24/19
Kristian Story ATH AL 294 Alabama commitment as of 7/18/19
Caden Clark TE OH NR (from 199) 6'4, 257; Alabama commitment as of 7/31/18
Carson Beck QB FL 89 6'4, 215; Alabama commitment as of 6/27/18; UGA commitment as of 3/19