
Alabama Crimson Tide
SEC
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #20
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 14.8 (#20)
- SP+ Offense
- 32.2
- SP+ Defense
- 16.1
- SRS
- 12.7
- FPI
- 19.0
- Elo
- 1857
- Talent
- 994
- Recruiting
- 304 (#2)
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
7.5p10 5.0 — p90 9.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 2.9% | |
| Make CFP | 8.6% | |
| Quarterfinal | 4.0% | |
| Semifinal | 1.0% | |
| Natl. final | 0.3% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 7.6–4.4
Schedule
8th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
8th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
17th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsEast Carolina | +8 | 31-16 | +15.3 | 82% | — |
| 2 | @Kentucky | +1.8 | 30-18 | +11.6 | 76% | — |
| 3 | vsFlorida State | +7.2 | 31-22 | +9.2 | 71% | — |
| 4 | vsSouth Carolina | +5.9 | 32-18 | +13.9 | 80% | — |
| 5 | @Mississippi State | +4.1 | 32-22 | +10.2 | 73% | — |
| 6 | vsGeorgia | +24.1 | 23-31 | -8.2 | 31% | — |
| 7 | @Tennessee | +15 | 26-28 | -2.4 | 44% | — |
| 8 | vsTexas A&M | +20.7 | 23-25 | -1.6 | 46% | — |
| 10 | @LSU | +10.3 | 27-25 | +1.9 | 55% | — |
| 11 | @Vanderbilt | +20.3 | 26-29 | -3.3 | 42% | — |
| 12 | vsChattanooga | FCS | 48-3* | +44.8 | 100% | — |
| 13 | vsAuburn | +11.6 | 27-21 | +6.2 | 65% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 4
2026 · 62
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Keelon Russell | FR | 6'3" | 194 | ★★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Austin Mack | SO | 6'6" | 235 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Cade Carruth | SR | 6'1" | 215 | — |
| QB | 4th | John Gazzaniga | FR | 6'7" | 252 | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Daniel Hill | SO | 6'1" | 244 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Kevin Riley | FR | 5'11" | 191 | ★★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | AK Dear | FR | 6'1" | 212 | — |
| RB | 4th | Dre Washington | SR | 5'9" | 216 | ★★★ |
| RB | 5th | Khalifa Keith← App State | SO | 6'1" | 235 | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Ryan Williams | SO | 6'0" | 178 | ★★★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Lotzeir Brooks | FR | 5'9" | 191 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Noah Rogers← NC State | SO | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Rico Scott | FR | 6'0" | 196 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 5th | MJ Chirgwin | SR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
Tight Ends · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Kaleb Edwards | FR | 6'6" | 264 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Marshall Pritchett | FR | 6'5" | 248 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Josh Ford← Oklahoma State | SO | 6'6" | 265 | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Brody Dalton | SR | 6'5" | 251 | ★★★ |
| TE | 5th | Danny Lewis Jr. | JR | 6'5" | 254 | ★★★ |
| TE | 6th | Lane Whisenhunt | JR | 6'2" | 225 | — |
| TE | — | Jay Lindsey | FR | 6'5" | 255 | — |
Offensive Line · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OT | — | Jayvin James← Mississippi State | SO | 6'5" | 320 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Ty Haywood← Michigan | FR | 6'5" | 316 | ★★★★ |
Defensive Line · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Devan Thompkins← USC | JR | 6'5" | 290 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Kedrick Bingley-Jones← Mississippi State | SR | 6'4" | 320 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | Edric Hill | SO | 6'3" | 284 | — |
| DL | 4th | London Simmons | FR | 6'3" | 303 | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Terrance Green← Oregon | SO | 6'5" | 330 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Isaia Faga | FR | 6'2" | 296 | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Fatutoa Henry | JR | 6'4" | 268 | — |
| DL | 8th | Steve Bolo Mboumoua | SO | 6'4" | 302 | — |
| DL | — | Caleb Smith← Washington | FR | 6'5" | 265 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Jeremiah Beaman | FR | 6'4" | 314 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Desmond Umeozulu← South Carolina | JR | 6'6" | 255 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Deontae Lawson | SR | 6'2" | 228 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Caleb Woodson← Virginia Tech | JR | 6'3" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Yhonzae Pierre | SO | 6'3" | 248 | ★★★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Nikhai Hill-Green | SR | 6'2" | 235 | — |
| LB | 5th | Cayden Jones | SO | 6'4" | 228 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Justin Hill | FR | 6'3" | 242 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Luke Metz | FR | 6'3" | 230 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 8th | QB Reese | FR | 6'0" | 224 | — |
| LB | 9th | Duke Johnson II | FR | 6'1" | 225 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 10th | Jah-Marien Latham | SR | 6'3" | 262 | — |
| LB | 11th | Abduall Sanders Jr. | FR | 6'2" | 231 | ★★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Bray Hubbard | JR | 6'2" | 213 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Keon Sabb | JR | 6'1" | 204 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Dijon Lee Jr. | FR | 6'4" | 202 | ★★★★★ |
| DB | 4th | Zabien Brown | SO | 6'0" | 192 | ★★★★★ |
| DB | 5th | Red Morgan | SO | 6'0" | 185 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 6th | DaShawn Jones | SR | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★ |
| DB | 7th | Zavier Mincey | SO | 6'3" | 205 | ★★★★★ |
| DB | 8th | Ivan Taylor | FR | 6'0" | 194 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 9th | Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. | SO | 5'11" | 202 | — |
| DB | 10th | Peyton Yates | SR | 5'10" | 190 | — |
| DB | 11th | Chuck McDonald III | FR | 6'1" | 194 | ★★★★ |
| S | — | Carmelo O'Neal← Mercer | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | 1st | Lorcan Quinn← Marshall | FR | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★ |
| P | 1st | Blake Doud | SR | 6'5" | 205 | — |
| PK | 1st | Conor Talty | SO | 6'1" | 195 | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Reid Schuback | SR | 6'0" | 215 | — |
| PK | — | Tucker Cornelius | SO | 6'3" | 195 | — |
Projected Season
2026 · win prob / game
Exp. Wins
7.6
Exp. Losses
4.4
Toss-ups
4
bars: model win probabilityfav / toss-up / dog
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
32.274
Off PPA
+0.2176
Pass PPA
+0.3576
Rush PPA
+0.0527
Success
43%60
Explosive
1.2765
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.21 | +0.07 |
| Passing | +0.35 | +0.12 |
| Rushing | +0.05 | +0.07 |
| 1st Down | +0.02 | -0.17 |
| 2nd Down | +0.17 | +0.03 |
| 3rd Down | +0.55 | +0.49 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
31.2
PPG Against
17.4
Differential
+13.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 10-3
- Home
- 6-1
- Away
- 4-1
- Neutral
- 0-1
- Conference
- 7-1
- Non-Conference
- 3-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 4-1
- Avg Margin
- +13.8
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 6-1 | 39.3 | 11.4 |
| Away | 5-1 | 26.3 | 23.7 |
| Neutral | 0-2 | 5.0 | 33.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 5-3 | 22.9 | 24.0 |
| Conference | 7-1 | 26.9 | 19.1 |
| Non-conference | 4-3 | 32.6 | 19.3 |
Season History · last 12
5 AP top-10 · 12 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-3 | 7-1 | #20 | #4 | 1-1 |
| 2024 | 9-3 | 5-3 | #4 | #1 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 12-1 | 9-0 | #7 | #3 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 10-2 | 6-2 | #4 | #1 | 1-0 |
| 2021 | 12-1 | 8-1 | #3 | #1 | 1-1 |
| 2020 | 11-0 | 11-0 | #2 | — | 2-0 |
| 2019 | 10-2 | 6-2 | #3 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 13-0 | 9-0 | #1 | — | 1-1 |
| 2017 | 11-1 | 7-1 | #1 | — | 2-0 |
| 2016 | 13-0 | 9-0 | #1 | — | 1-1 |
| 2015 | 12-1 | 8-1 | #2 | — | 2-0 |
| 2014 | 12-1 | 8-1 | #1 | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 1-1 ATS · O0/U3
Betting Profile
2025 · 13 w/ line
| Straight up | 11-4 |
| ATS | 7-4-264% |
| Over / Under | 4-9 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 6-3 |
| As underdog | 1-1 |
| Home | 6-1 |
| Away | 1-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #2 · 245 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★274 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #2 | 304 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | #3 | 298 | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| 2024 | #2 | 311 | 5 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | #1 | 328 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
| 2022 | #2 | 322 | 3 | 21 | 2 |
| 2021 | #1 | 328 | 7 | 17 | 1 |
| 2020 | #2 | 310 | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| 2019 | #1 | 318 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| 2018 | #5 | 290 | 2 | 12 | 6 |
| 2017 | #1 | 324 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 17net -7Out 24
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.3 / 3.4
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Devan Thompkins | DL | 4★ | ← USC |
| ▲ | Noah Rogers | WR | 4★ | ← NC State |
| ▲ | Terrance Green | DL | 4★ | ← Oregon |
| ▲ | Nick Brooks | IOL | 4★ | ← Texas |
| ▼ | Isaiah Horton | WR | 4★ | → Texas A&M |
| ▼ | James Smith | DL | 4★ | → Ohio State |
| ▼ | Noah Carter | EDGE | 4★ | → Georgia Tech |
| ▼ | Qua Russaw | EDGE | 4★ | → Ohio State |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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