Alabama Unveils Opening Day Depth Chart Against East Carolina

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- On Friday morning, Yea Alabama, Alabama's name, image, and likeness collective, unveiled the Crimson Tide's opening-day depth chart for tomorrow's season opener against East Carolina.

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QB

Keelon Russell - Starter
Austin Mack
Jett Thomalla

No surprises appeared on the quarterback depth chart, with Keelon Russell listed as the starter, as announced last week, and Austin Mack as the backup. True freshman Jett Thomalla is listed as the third-string QB, with fellow freshman Tayden-Evan Kaawa behind him.

RB

Daniel Hill (OR)
Trae'shawn Brown (OR)
Kevin Riley (OR)
EJ Crowell

Daniel Hill will likely get the starting nod at running back on Saturday against the Pirates, but the plethora of "or" in the running back room means Alabama is prepared to rotate heavily at that position, with former three-star Trae'shawn Brown poised to take advantage of reps early in the season after strong spring and fall camps. AK Dear was not listed as he continues to recover from injury.

WR (Z)

Rico Scott
Cederian Morgan

WR (X)

Ryan Coleman-Williams
Derek Meadows

WR (H)

Lotzeir Brooks
Tyler Henderson

The Tide's wide receiver room should feature several guys with different skill sets, with Scott, Coleman-Williams, and Brooks listed as the opening day starters. Freshman Cederian Morgan is listed as the Z behind Scott.

TE (Y)

Kaleb Edwards (OR)
Josh Ford (OR)
Danny Lewis Jr.

TE (H)

Marshall Pritchett
Jay Lindsey
Mack Sutter

Alabama's coaching staff has been very high on Pritchett this fall camp, with Kaleb Edwards and Josh Ford expected to be two of the top options at tight end. The tight end room is likely Alabama's deepest on the offense.

LT

Jackson Lloyd
Tyrell Miller

LG

William Sanders (OR)
Mal Waldrep Jr.
Kaden Strayhorn

C

Racin Delgatty
Casey Poe

RG

Michael Carroll
Ethan Fields

RT

Jayvin James
Nick Brooks

James beat out Brooks in Alabama's right tackle competition. Meanwhile, Waldrep and Sanders are listed as co-starters at left guard, but offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb said that Sanders will get the nod on Saturday.

Bandit

Devan Thompkins (OR)
Desmond Umeozulu
Fatutoa Henry

USC transfer Devan Thompkins gets the starting nod at Bandit with South Carolina transfer Desmond Umeozulu listed as his co-starter. Alabama loves to rotate in the front of the defensive line, so expect to see both early and often.

NT

Terrance Green
London Simmons (OR)
isaia Faga

DT

Kedrick Bingley-Jones (OR)
Devan Thompkins
Edric Hill

Wolf

Yhonzae Pierre
Justin Hill (OR)
Jah-Marien Latham

Stinger

Caleb Woodson
Xavier Griffin

Mike

Luke Metz
QB Reese
Abduall Sanders Jr.

CB

Zabien Brown
Zyan Gibson

CB

Dijon Lee Jr.
Carmelo O'Neal

FS

Bray Hubbard
Zavier Mincey

SS

Keon Sabb
Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. (OR)
Ivan Taylor

Husky

Red Morgan
Chuck McDonald III (OR)
Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.

PK/KO

Lorcann Quinn (OR)
Conor Talty

Quinn will handle kickoffs, and Talty will be the field goal kicker and extra points.

Hold

Alex Asparuhov

P

Alex Asparuhov
Adam Watford (OR)
Anderson Green

SN

Ethan Stangle (OR)
Alex Rozier

PR

Ryan Coleman-Williams (OR)
Dijon Lee Jr. (OR)
Rico Scott

KOR

Lotzeir Brooks (OR)
Trae'shawen Brown (OR)
Dijon Lee Jr.

Alabama is scheduled to open the 2026 season hosting the East Carolina Pirates on Saturday, September 5. Kickoff is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. CT.

Wyatt Fulton is the Tide 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.