Alabama football brought back significant portions of its defense and chunks of its offense from a season ago. But it still managed to land plenty of newcomers.
The group of transfer portal additions and signees via recruiting make up a class of newcomers that ESPN ranked No. 15 among all college football teams this offseason.
Oregon earned the No. 1 spot. No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Auburn, No. 4 Texas and No. 5 Texas Tech rounded out the top five. Other SEC teams ahead of Alabama include No. 8 Ole Miss, No. 10 Missouri, No. 11 South Carolina and No. 14 Georgia.
The Crimson Tide’s transfer portal class included Miami receiver Isaiah Horton, Colorado linebacker Nikhai Hill-Green, Texas A&M offensive lineman Kam Dewberry, Florida defensive lineman Kelby Collins, Utah cornerback Cam Calhoun, Louisiana running back Dre Washington, Troy tight end Brody Dalton and West Virginia tight end Jack Sammarco.
Horton, Hill-Green, Dewberry and Collins all figure to have a shot at significant snaps this fall.
The freshmen class included quarterback Keelon Russell, offensive lineman Michael Carroll, cornerback Dijon Lee, defensive back Ivan Taylor, offensive tackle Jackson Lloyd, wide receiver Derek Meadows, edge rusher Justin Hill, running back Akylin Dear, linebacker Duke Johnson, tight end Marshall Pritchett, offensive lineman Mal Waldrep, offensive lineman Micah DeBose, linebacker Luke Metz, linebacker Abduall Sanders Jr., receiver Lotzeir Brooks, defensive lineman Steve Bolo Mboumoua, defensive lineman Fatutoa Henry, punter Alex Asparuhov, cornerback Chuck McDonald, tight end Kalen Edwards and defensive lineman London Simmons.
Lee, Brooks, Taylor and several others have already stood out early during their time with Alabama.
