Alabama WR Rico Scott Enters Transfer Portal

Alabama wide receiver Rico Scott has entered the transfer portal, according to a report by On3 Sports' Hayes Fawcett. Scott is a 6-foot, 196-pound wide receiver from Bishop McDevitt High School and is originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

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Scott was a consensus four-star wide receiver in the 2024 recruiting class, ranked as the No. 4 player in the state of Pennsylvania and the No. 48 wide receiver in the class. He originally chose the Crimson Tide over the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Auburn Tigers, the Georgia Bulldogs, and the Texas A&M Aggies.

Scott saw minimal action during his true freshman season in 2024, but did appear in four games for the Crimson Tide, most notably, in the Reliaquest Bowl against the Michigan Wolverines. In that game, Scott caught one pass for nine yards and took an end-around handoff 28 yards against Michigan. He redshirted after the 2024 season.

In 2025, he appeared in 15 games and made three starts for the Crimson Tide. Scott ended the 2025 season with 11 receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown. His Alabama career ends with 16 total receptions for 158 yards and three touchdowns, and one rush for 28 yards.

Scott is the fifth wide receiver to enter the transfer portal from Alabama and the 13th overall player to do so thus far.

Alabama is down to five receivers currently on the roster for the 2025-26 season:

Redshirt junior Isaiah Horton (Pending NFL draft decision)
Sophomore Ryan Williams
Freshman Lotzeir Brooks
Freshman Derek Meadows
Early enrollee Cederian Morgam

Here are the players who have entered the portal so far from Alabama:

WR Rico Scott*
DE Keon Keeley
WR Cole Adams
WR Aeryn Hampton
WR Jalen Hale
WR Jaylen Mbakwe
RB Richard Young
LB Noah Carter
OL Roq Montgomery
OL Joseph Ionata
OL Olaus Alinen
OL Micah DeBose
OL Wilkin Formby

*Most recent addition.

The transfer portal opened on Friday, January 2, and will remain open for 15 days, until January 16.

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_.