SEC FOOTBALL COMPANION GUIDE • ALPHABETICAL 1 OF 16
2026 Season Snapshot • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
10-3 (6-2 SEC)
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HEAD COACH
Kalen DeBoer — 3rd season at Alabama
LIFETIME COACHING RECORD
124–20 (11 seasons as a head coach)
Sioux Falls (NAIA) 67–3, 2005–09 • Fresno State 12–6, 2020–21 • Washington 25–3, 2022–23 • Alabama 20–8, 2024–25. Three NAIA national titles at Sioux Falls; Pac-12 titles and a CFP title-game appearance at Washington.
ALABAMA ATS RECORD
16–12 ATS (2024–25 combined)
2024: 7–6 ATS (9–4 SU, missed CFP) • 2025: 9–6 ATS (11–4 SU, SEC title game, CFP quarterfinal). Also 20–6 vs. AP Top 25 and 30–9 in one-score games across his six combined seasons at Fresno State, Washington and Alabama.
HEAD COACH SALARY (2026)
$10.0M
TEAM NIL VALUATION (EST.)
Not disclosed
PRIMARY NIL COLLECTIVE
Yea Alabama
Coach salary per Yahoo Sports/Newsweek 2026 SEC coaching salary rankings (USA Today database). Alabama has not disclosed a team NIL figure; Yea Alabama (est. 2024) is the program's primary athletics NIL initiative, alongside the Tuscaloosa NIL Club.
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Ryan Grubb — 2nd season • Spread / Air Raid
Pass-first system Grubb brought from Washington. Ty Simpson threw for 3,567 yards and 28 TD in 2025, but the run game cratered — 104.1 rush yds/gm, 125th of 136 FBS teams. Alabama fired its OL coach and hired Adrian Klemm (ex-NFL/Oregon) specifically to fix the run block for 2026 — a swing factor for early-season team totals while a nearly all-new line gels.
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR
Kane Wommack — 3rd season • Base 4-2-5 "Swarm"
Co-DC Maurice Linguist runs the secondary. 2025 unit ranked 13th nationally in total defense (296.8 ypg) and 20th in scoring D (19.2 ppg). Secondary returns almost fully intact; D-line and linebackers were almost entirely rebuilt via the portal for 2026 — early front-seven inexperience is a live unders/pass-funnel angle.
2025 RECORD
11–4 (7–1 SEC) — ATS 9–6
SEC Championship: L 7–28 vs. Georgia (neutral). CFP First Round: W 34– 24 at Oklahoma. CFP Quarterfinal: L 3–38 at Indiana.
HOME FIELD
Saban Field at Bryant–Denny Stadium
Natural Bermuda grass (NorthBridge/Latitude 36) with a synthetic-turf sideline apron and SubAir climate-controlled drainage. Capacity 100,077 — averaged the 8th-largest crowd of any football team in the world in 2025. True grass surface all season; no turf-transition spots on the home slate.
| SLOT | PLAYER | YEAR | HS Stars | NOTES / NFL OUTLOOK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB1 | Keelon Russell | Soph | ★★★★★ | NFL WATCH Battling senior Austin Mack for the job. Program's highest-rated QB signee in the modern recruiting era; long-term 1st-round buzz if he wins the job and produces. |
| RB1 | Daniel Hill | Soph | ★★★★★ | Enters fall as the lead back (284 yds, 6 TD on 75 carries in 2025) but faces real pressure from true-freshman Ezavier Crowell (4-star, No. 31 overall in the 2026 class). |
| WR1 | Ryan Williams | Jr | ★★★★★ | NFL WATCH Former consensus No. 1 WR in the 2024 class and one of the most hyped signees in program history; projected first-round talent if he declares. |
| WR2 | Lotzeir Brooks | Soph | ★★★★★ | Breakout true freshman in 2025 (441 yds, 2 TD receiving; 283 KR yards) with clutch playoff moments; rising Day 2/3 name. |
Battling senior Austin Mack for the job. Program's highest-rated QB signee in the modern recruiting era; long-term 1st-round buzz if he wins the job and produces.
Enters fall as the lead back (284 yds, 6 TD on 75 carries in 2025) but faces real pressure from true-freshman Ezavier Crowell (4-star, No. 31 overall in the 2026 class).
Former consensus No. 1 WR in the 2024 class and one of the most hyped signees in program history; projected first-round talent if he declares.
Breakout true freshman in 2025 (441 yds, 2 TD receiving; 283 KR yards) with clutch playoff moments; rising Day 2/3 name.
| PLAYER | POS | YEAR | HS Stars | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Carroll | RT/RG | Soph | ★★★★★ | 5-STAR Only returning starter on the entire line (IMG Academy 5-star); 2025 Freshman All-SEC. |
| Jackson Lloyd | LT | RS-Soph | ★★★★★ | Named starter early in spring with the staff citing no real competition at the position. |
| Kaden Strayhorn | C/OG | Soph | ★★★★★ | Michigan transfer (former IMG signee); steps into the presumptive center job. |
| William Sanders | OL | Soph | ★★★★★ | Four-star signee (2024, No. 24 IOL nationally); missed spring with injury but DeBoer has kept him in the mix for a starting guard spot in 2026 after 15 knockdown blocks on limited 2025 snaps. |
Only returning starter on the entire line (IMG Academy 5-star); 2025 Freshman All-SEC.
Named starter early in spring with the staff citing no real competition at the position.
Michigan transfer (former IMG signee); steps into the presumptive center job.
Four-star signee (2024, No. 24 IOL nationally); missed spring with injury but DeBoer has kept him in the mix for a starting guard spot in 2026 after 15 knockdown blocks on limited 2025 snaps.
| PLAYER | POS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| London Simmons | DL | Returning depth piece from 2025 front. |
| Jeremiah Beaman | DL | Returning depth piece from 2025 front. |
| Edric Hill | DL | Returning depth piece from 2025 front. |
| Desmond Umeozulu | Edge | South Carolina transfer, 6'6"/253; 36 games of high-level experience. 2027 NFL Draft radar. |
| Devan Thompkins | DT | Transfer, 6'5"/298; multi-position front interior piece. |
| Terrance Green | DL | Transfer addition to the interior rotation. |
Returning depth piece from 2025 front.
Returning depth piece from 2025 front.
Returning depth piece from 2025 front.
South Carolina transfer, 6'6"/253; 36 games of high-level experience. 2027 NFL Draft radar.
Transfer, 6'5"/298; multi-position front interior piece.
Transfer addition to the interior rotation.
| PLAYER | POS | HS Stars | NOTES / NFL OUTLOOK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zabien Brown | CB | ★★★★★ | NFL WATCH Top-5 nationally ranked CB in the 2024 class; considered a likely first-round talent for 2027. |
| Dijon Lee Jr. | CB | ★★★★★ | Returning starter opposite Brown in a secondary ranked among the nation's top 4 entering 2026. |
| Keon Sabb | S | ★★★★★ | NFL WATCH5-STAR Former five-star DB signee; on the 2027 NFL Draft radar. |
| Bray Hubbard | S | ★★★★★ | NFL WATCH Former HS quarterback; two-plus seasons starting, reads QBs well. Top-billed 2027 NFL safety prospect. |
| Red Morgan | DB/Husky | ★★★★★ | Likely starter at the hybrid "Husky" role in Wommack's sub-package looks. |
Top-5 nationally ranked CB in the 2024 class; considered a likely first-round talent for 2027.
Returning starter opposite Brown in a secondary ranked among the nation's top 4 entering 2026.
Former five-star DB signee; on the 2027 NFL Draft radar.
Former HS quarterback; two-plus seasons starting, reads QBs well. Top-billed 2027 NFL safety prospect.
Likely starter at the hybrid "Husky" role in Wommack's sub-package looks.
2025 ATS
9-6
60% cover rate — 22nd of 82
2025 Straight up
11-4
Point differential +155
Scoring environment
48.7
Combined points per game — 60th highest of 82
Home / road ATS
6-1 · 3-3
Totals 5-10 O/U (2-5 home, 3-3 road)
Points scored / allowed
29.5 per game scored (35th) · 19.2 allowed (16th)
Margin & schedule
Margin of victory +10.3 (25th) · Strength of schedule +5
SRS power rating
+10.8
16th of 82 — projected points vs. a league-average team on a neutral field
Offensive SRS
+8
13th of 82
Defensive SRS
+8.9
11th of 82
Points (margin of victory)
+10.3 · 25th of 82
Against the spread
9-6 (60%) · 22nd of 82
Totals (combined PPG)
48.7 · 60th of 82
Computed from CollegeFootballData 2025 results and closing consensus lines.
Saved Just J research for Alabama.
Alabama replaces every full-time starter from the previous front five while integrating a portal tackle on the right side. The line's communicator is a holdover from Washington, which helps, but continuity is low.
The starting quarterback enters his third year under the same offensive structure. Scheme familiarity often shows up most in protection adjustments and third-down efficiency.
The defensive coordinator, front and linebacker communicator all return. That stability is worth weighing against the offensive turnover.
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