The 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the Crimson Tide's 130th overall season, and 91st as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Crimson Tide played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in the first year under new head coach Kalen DeBoer.
Nick Saban, who had coached the team since 2007, winning six national championships, retired in the offseason.
Offseason
Coaching staff changes Holmon Wiggins Assistant Head Coach of Offense & Wide Receivers Coach Accepted job at Texas A&M JaMarcus Shephard Coleman Hutzler Outside linebackers coach & Special teams coordinator Accepted job at Mississippi State Christian Robinson Kevin Steele Defensive coordinator Retired Kane Wommack Nick Saban Head Coach Kalen DeBoer Travaris Robinson Cornerbacks coach Accepted job at Georgia Maurice Linguist Tommy Rees Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Not Retained – Accepted job at Cleveland Browns Nick Sheridan Eric Wolford Offensive line coach Not Retained – Accepted job at Kentucky Chris Kapilovic Joe Cox Tight end coach Accepted job at Ole Miss Bryan EllisRobert Bala Safeties/Inside linebackers coach Not Retained – Accepted job at Washington Colin Hitschler
Coaching staff additions Jay Nunez Sr. Special Teams analyst (Oklahoma) Special Teams coordinator (Alabama)
NFL draft
The NFL draft was held at Campus Martius Park in Detroit, MI on April 25–27, 2024.
Crimson Tide who were picked in the 2024 NFL Draft: 1 7 JC Latham OT Tennessee Titans 1 17 Dallas Turner LB Minnesota Vikings 1 24 Terrion Arnold CB Detroit Lions 2 41 Kool-Aid McKinstry CB New Orleans Saints 2 57 Chris Braswell LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 80 Jermaine Burton WR Cincinnati Bengals 4 105 Justin Eboigbe DE Los Angeles Chargers 6 186 Jase McClellan RB Atlanta Falcons 6 203 Will Reichard K Minnesota Vikings 7 257 Jaylen Key SS New York Jets
Transfer portal Forty-one Alabama players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2023 season. Over the off-season, Alabama added thirteen players from the transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Alabama had the No. 3 ranked transfer class in the country. 2023 PT = 2023 Playing Time
Departing transfers Name No. Pos. Height/Weight Class Hometown New school Sources 2023 PT? Caleb Downs #2 S 6'0, 203 Freshman Hoschton, GA Ohio State Yes Kristian Story #4 CB 6'1, 211 Senior Lanett, AL Kentucky Yes Roydell Williams #5 RB 5'10, 214 Senior Hueytown, AL Florida State Yes Ja'Corey Brooks #7 WR 6'3, 190 Junior Miami, FL Louisville Yes Tyler Buchner #8 QB 6'1, 190 Sophomore San Diego, CA Notre Dame Yes Trey Amos #9 CB 6'1, 197 Senior New Iberia, LA Ole Miss Yes Eli Holstein #10 QB 6'4, 237 Freshman Zachary, LA Pittsburgh No Malik Benson #11 WR 6'1, 195 Junior Lansing, KS Florida State Limited Antonio Kite #12 CB 6'1, 180 Freshman Anniston, AL Auburn Limited Thaiu Jones-Bell #14 WR 5'11, 187 Junior Hallandale, FL TBD No Isaiah Bond #17 WR 5'11, 182 Sophomore Buford, GA Texas Yes Shazz Preston #18 WR 6’0, 202 Freshman Saint James, LA Tulane Earl Little II #20 CB 6'1, 186 Freshman Fort Lauderdale, FL Florida State Limited Jake Pope #21 CB 6'1, 192 Freshman Buford, GA Georgia Jonathan Bennett #27 RB 5’10, 180 Sophomore Birmingham, AL TBD – No Tony Mitchell #27 DB 6’2, 205 Sophomore Alabaster, AL TBD No Dezz Ricks #29 DB 6'2, 182 Freshman Chesapeake, VA Texas A&M No Darien Clayborne #29 RB 5'9, 195 Freshman Lakeville, MN TBD – No Terrance Howard #34 DB 6'6, 232 Freshman Missouri City, TX TBD – No Zarian Courtney #35 WR 6'6, 232 Freshman Arlington, TX TBD – No Ian Jackson #36 LB 6'1, 235 Sophomore Prattville, AL UTSA No Sawyer Deerman #36 WR 5'10, 175 Sophomore Northport, AL San Jose State – No Sam Willoughby #37 WR 5'10, 165 Senior Vestavia Hills, AL TBD – No Kendrick Blackshire #40 LB 6'2, 233 Junior Duncanville, TX Texas Limited Shawn Murphy #43 LB 6'2, 225 Freshman Manassas, VA Florida State Limited Robert Ellis #43 TE 6’0, 220 Senior Enterprise, AL TBD – No Charlie Skehan #44 TE 6’1, 232 Sophomore Columbia, SC TBD Hayden Neighbors #48 WR 6’3, 185 Junior Huntsville, AL Nicholls Jax Porter #49 TE 6'6, 232 Freshman Dallas, TX TCU – No Brock O'Quinn #50 LS 6'1, 210 Freshman Southlake, TX TBD – No Seth McLaughlin #56 OL 6’4, 305 Senior Buford, GA Ohio State Yes James Brockermeyer #58 OL 6'3, 285 Junior Fort Worth, TX TCU No Anquin Barnes #59 DL 6'5, 299 Sophomore Montgomery, AL Colorado No Terrance Ferguson II #69 OL 6'4, 290 Sophomore Fort Valley, GA Florida State Limited Andre Craig Jr. #83 WR 6'0, 180 Freshman Locust Grove, GA Alabama A&M – No Amari Niblack #84 TE 6'4, 233 Sophomore Saint Petersburg, FL Texas Yes Miles Kitselman #88 TE 6'5, 250 Junior Lyndon, KS Tennessee Yes Monkell Goodwine #95 DL 6'4, 290 Sophomore Upper Marlboro, MD South Carolina limited Khurtiss Perry #97 DL 6'2, 265 Sophomore Pike Road, AL Virginia Tech No Upton Bellenfant #98 K 6'2, 175 Sophomore Murfreesboro, TN Buffalo – No Isaiah Hastings #99 DL 6'4, 290 Freshman Toronto, ON Syracuse No
Incoming transfers Name No. Pos. Height/Weight Hometown Year Prev. school Sources Domani Jackson #1 CB 6'1, 190 Santa Ana, CA Sophomore USC LT Overton #18 DL 6'3, 265 Milton, GA Sophomore Texas A&M Naquil Bertrand #52 OL 6'6, 340 Philadelphia, PA Freshman Texas A&M Austin Mack #10 QB 6'6, 226 Folsom, CA Freshman Washington Parker Brailsford #72 OL 6'2, 275 Mesa, AZ Freshman Washington Germie Bernard #4 WR 6'1, 203 Las Vegas, NV Sophomore Washington Keon Sabb #3 S 6'1, 208 Glassboro, NJ Sophomore Michigan Josh Cuevas #85 TE 6'3, 239 Los Angeles, CA Sophomore Washington Graham Nicholson #96 K 6'0, 185 Cincinnati, OH Junior Miami (OH) Kameron Howard #16 DB 5'11, 189 Clinton, MD Freshman Charlotte DaShawn Jones #10 DB 6'0, 181 Baltimore, MD Sophomore Wake Forest King Mack #9 DB 5'10, 188 Miami, FL Freshman Penn State Gene VanDeMark #74 OL 6'5, 320 Lodi, NJ Sophomore Michigan State
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2024 season.
Recruiting class
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*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89) †= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, Mbakwe and Williams received a five star 247Sports Composite rating. Δ= Julian Sayin, Peyton Woodyard and Jameer Grimsley left the Alabama program following signing but prior to the 2024 season.
2024 Overall class rankings
ESPN – – 2 16 8 32 On3 Recruits #2 #2 4 16 6 26 Rivals #2 #2 4 17 7 28 247 Sports #2 #2 6 24 12 43
Walks-ons Name Pos. Height/Weight Hometown High school Tucker Cornelius K 6'3, 185 Tuscaloosa, AL Northridge High School Anderson Green P 6'0, 205 Tuscaloosa, AL Northridge High School Jay Williams LS 6'1, 195 Ringgold, GA Heritage High School Ayden Moore DE 6'2, 230 Trussville, AL Hewitt-Trussville High School Jackson Howell OL 6'5, 315 Trussville, AL Hewitt-Trussville High School Cole Davis QB 6'0, 195 Walterboro, SC Colleton Preparatory Academy
Preseason
Spring game
The Crimson Tide held 15 spring practices on March 8–17, 2024. The Alabama football spring game, "A-Day" took place in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on April 13, 2024, with the Crimson team beating the White team 34–28.
Preseason media day The 2024 SEC Media days were held on July 15–18, 2024 at Omni Hotel Dallas in downtown Dallas, TX. The Preseason Polls were released July 2024. Each team had their head coach available to talk to the media at the event on July 17, 2024, with Kalen DeBoer (HC), Jalen Milroe (QB), Tyler Booker (OL) and Malachi Moore (DB). Coverage of the event was televised on SEC Network and ESPN.
SEC media poll 1Georgia 3330 (165) 2Texas3041 (27) 3Alabama 2891 (12) 4Ole Miss 2783 (4) 5LSU 2322 (2) 6Missouri 2240 7Tennessee 2168 8Oklahoma 2022 9Texas A&M 1684 10Auburn 1382 11Kentucky 1371 12Florida 1146 13South Carolina 923 (1) 14Arkansas749 15Mississippi State623 16Vanderbilt293 (2)
Media poll (SEC Championship) 1 Georgia 165 2 Texas 27 3 Alabama 12 4 Ole Miss 4 5 LSU 2 6 Vanderbilt 2 7 South Carolina 1
Preseason All-SEC teams
Media First Team
Position Player Class Offense OLTyler BookerJr. Defense LBDeontae LawsonJr.DBMalachi MooreGraduate Special teamsP James BurnipSr.LSKneeland HibbetSr.
Second Team
Position Player Class Offense OLKadyn ProctorSo.Parker BrailsfordSo. Defense DLTim SmithGraduate Special teamsPKGraham NicholsonSr.
Third Team
Position Player Class OffenseQBJalen MilroeJr.RBJustice HaynesSo.OLJaeden RobertsJr. DefenseDLTim Keenan IIIJr.LBJihaad CampbellJr.DBDomani JacksonJr.Keon SabbJr.
Coaches First Team
Position Player Class Offense OLTyler BookerJr. Defense LB Deontae LawsonJr.DBMalachi MooreGraduate Special teamsPK James BurnipSr.
Second Team
Position Player Class Offense OlKadyn ProctorSo.Parker BrailsfordSo. DefenseDLTim SmithGraduate Special teamsPKGraham NicholsonSr. LSKneeland HibbetSr.
Third Team
Position Player Class OffenseQBJalen MilroeJr.RBJustice HaynesSo. DefenseDLTim Keenan IIIJr.LBJihaad CampbellJr.DBDomani JacksonJr.
Source:
Preseason All-Americans
Pre-season All-American HonorsParker BrailsfordGuardSophomore1st Team Offense Unanimous –Tyler BookerGuardJunior1st Team Offense Unanimous – – – –Graham NicholsonKickerSenior1st Team Special Team UnanimousJames BurnipPunterSenior1st Team Special Team – – – – – – – – –
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | colspan="6" style="text-align:center; " | Other All-Americans teams |- ! style="width:150px; " | Player ! style="width:90px; " | Position ! style="width:150px; " | Class ! style="width:150px; " | Selector(s) |- |Parker Brailsford |Guard | Sophomore |2nd Team Offense (WCFF)
|Tyler Booker |Guard |Junior |2nd Team Offense (AP, USAT, CBS, SN) |- |Jalen Milroe |Quarterback | Junior |3rd Team Offense (Athlon) Honorable Mention (SI) |- |Deontae Lawson |Linebacker |Junior |3rd Team Defense (Athlon)2nd Team Defense (USAT, CBS, ESPN) Honorable Mention (SI)
|Malachi Moore |Safety|Graduate |2nd Team Defense (Athlon, SN, CBS) |- |James Burnip |Punter |Senior |2nd Team Special Team (WCFF, SI, ESPN) |}Sources:
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Lott TrophyDeontae LawsonLBR-Jr.Malachi MooreCBGr. Maxwell AwardJalen MilroeQBR-Jr. Patrick Mannelly Award Kneeland HibbettLSSr.Outland TrophyTyler BookerOLJr.Parker BrailsfordR-So.Tim SmithDLGr.Bronko Nagurski Award Malachi MooreCBDeontae LawsonLBR-Jr.Jim Thorpe AwardMalachi MooreCBGr.Wuerffel TrophyTim Keenan IIDBJr. Lou Groza AwardGraham NicholsonPKSr. Ray Guy AwardJames BurnipPWalter Camp Award Jalen Milroe QB R-Jr.Malachi MooreCBGr.Doak Walker AwardJam MillerRB Jr. Justice HaynesSo.Davey O'Brien AwardJalen MilroeQBR-Jr.John Mackey AwardCJ DippreTE Sr. Rimington TrophyParker BrailsfordOLR-So.Bednarik AwardDeontae LawsonLBR-Jr.Malachi MooreCBGr.Butkus AwardJihaad CampbellLBJr.Deontae LawsonR-Jr. Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardJalen MilroeQB Manning AwardRotary Lombardi AwardDeontae LawsonLBR-Jr.Jaeden RobertsOLParker BrailsfordR-So.Tyler BookerJr. Earl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardJalen MilroeQBR-Jr.
Personnel
Roster 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide FootballQuarterbacks 4 – Jalen Milroe – Junior (6'2, 220) 10 – Austin Mack – Freshman (6'6, 226) 12 – Dylan Lonergan – Freshman (6'2, 212) 15 – Ty Simpson – Sophomore (6'2, 203) 16 – Cade Carruth – Junior (6'1, 195) 19 – John Cooper – Freshman (6'2, 192)
Running backs 9 – Richard Young – Freshman (5'11, 200) 20 – Daniel Hill – Freshman (6'1, 231) 22 – Justice Haynes – Sophomore (5'11, 205) 26 – Jam Miller – Junior (5'10, 211) 27 – Michael Lorino III – Junior (6'0, 185) 28 – Kevin Riley – Freshman (5'11, 200) 29 – Fredrick Moore – Freshman (5'9, 160) 41 – JR Gardner – Sophomore (5'11, 185)
Wide receivers 1 – Kendrick Law – Junior (5'11, 201) 2 – Ryan Coleman-Williams – Freshman (6'1, 175)