Who is Returning Kickoffs and Punts for the Crimson Tide?

Last season, Alabama rotated at return specialist, partially due to injury to Cole Adams and other players, partially because Alabama needed juice in the return game. Ryan Williams, Cole Adams, Jaylen Mbakwe, and others rotated as returners for the Crimson Tide in 2024.

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Where does that room sit as Alabama continues fall camp after the second scrimmage?

“We haven’t decided on who the starter will be back there. Guys that did a good job a year ago, we got Cole [Adams] back there, really in both - and he started out as our punt returner a year ago - and he’s done a nice job just being steady," DeBoer said.

"And then I think new faces, you’ve got Rico [Scott], probably kickoff return, you know, can do some things back there for us. And then Bak [Jaylen Mbakwe] in both areas as well. He and Cole really I think, can do both, and provide a combination of just consistency with fielding it, and then some explosiveness there, so I would start with those guys. There’s more - Ryan [Williams] had great experience there last year. Had a couple of explosive plays, got thrown into action there when Bak went down through the season. I would have 100% confident having Germie Bernard back there to field punts and things like that. That’s kinda the nuts and bolts of who we put back there.”

You can watch Kalen DeBoer's full press conference here.

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_.