Spring practice for Alabama kicked off yesterday, and with it, the Tide released the new numbers for all of the new additions to the roster as well as a few number changes from returning players.
New Numbers
RB – AK Dear – 0
WR – Isaiah Horton – 1
CB – Dijon Lee – 5
LB – Justin Hill 8
CB – Cam Calhoun – 9
QB – Keelon Russell – 12
S – Ivan Taylor – 13
LB – Fatutoa (Kevonte) Henry – 14
WR – Lotzeir Brooks – 17
DL – Kelby Collins – 17
TE – Marshall Pritchett – 18
RB – Dre Washington – 20
DL – Steve Mboumoua – 25
LB – Luke Metz – 26
WR – Derek Meadows – 30
P- Alex Asparuhov – 32
LB – Abduall Sanders – 35
P – Blake Doud (walk on) – 38
LB – Nikhai Hill-Green – 41
OL – Mal Waldrep – 52
OL – Michael Carroll – 64
OL – Micah DeBose – 65
OL – Kam Dewberry – 71
OL – Arkel Anugwom – 76
OL – Jackson Lloyd – 78
TE – Peter Knudson (walk on) – 86
Some interesting tidbits:
- Not a single player took a number in the 90s, and the only player in the 80s is walk-on transfer tight end, Peter Knudson. At this point we might as well just eliminate the 80s and 90s.
- WR Derek Meadows taking 30 is definitely an eye catcher. The 30s for receivers seem to usually only be the walk ons that couldn’t get into the 1-20 range. And, apparently, we all hate the 80s so much we’d rather be a WR in the 30s.
- Steve Mboumoua at 25 is going to look funny.
- Keelon Russell at 12 just feels right, as does Lotzeir Brooks taking 17.
Number Changes
WR Jaylen Mbakwe – 9 to 3
RB Daniel Hill – 20 to 4
WR Jalen Hale – 14 to 8
LB Justin Jefferson – 15 to 10
DL Jordan Renaud – 90 to 11
- Sigh… Yet another DL bailed on the 90s for a small number. I really hate this trend, if you can’t tell.
- None of the others are particularly upsetting or exciting. Good for these guys for getting a number they wanted more.
We also got a lot of updated weights from the the roster. Most of the players seemed to stay within a few pounds of their old weights, but there were a few notable changes.
Notable Weight Changes
LB – Deontae Lawson – 239 to 230
LB – Qua Russaw 251 to 241
S – Zay Mincey 180 to 205
LB -Jah-Marien Latham 278 to 265 (LB now)
S – Dre Kirkpatrick Jr 210 to 200
LB – Yhonzae Pierre – 223 to 248
OL – Olaus Alinen – 335 to 325
OL – Kadyn Proctor – 369 to 360
OL – Jaeden Roberts – 310 to 325
DL – Isaia Faga – 299 to 290
DL – Jeremiah Beaman – 296 to 312
- There were some pretty big changes at linebacker. Deontae Lawson and Qua Russaw both dropped about 10 pounds, presumably to add speed to their game. I think Russaw played a little heavy last season, and this will hopefully improve his pass rush.
- Defensive lineman Jah-Marien Latham also dropped another 13 pounds, and is now listed as a linebacker. I assume he’ll be a short-yardage rotational role with Russaw at wolf as a jumbo stand up linebacker.
- Zay Mincey is really embracing his move from corner to safety, and has added 25 pounds since last year.
- Jeremiah Beaman wants to be a legit nose tackle! The dude is really bulking.
