Former Mississippi State Starting Offensive Tackle Commits to Alabama

Alabama has made another addition to the offensive line via the transfer portal, with Hayes Fawcett of On3 reporting that former Mississippi State offensive tackle Jayvin James has committed to Alabama.

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James, a 6-foot-5, 320-pound offensive tackle, will have two seasons of eligibility remaining. He has appeared in 26 career games with 21 starts in his career and spent his first two seasons of college football with Akron. During his 2023 season with the Zips, he played in three games and earned a redshirt. In 2024, he started nine games and appeared in all 12 for Akron.

In 2025, he started all 12 games he played in for Mississippi State, but missed the season opener at Southern Miss with an injury. He started nine of his 12 games last season at left tackle, playing a total of 856 snaps for the Bulldogs. He allowed three sacks and committed six penalties during the season.

He was originally a three-star prospect from Balnche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida, when he committed to play for Akron as a member of the Zips 2023 recruiting class.

James is the 18th transfer to commit to the Crimson Tide from the transfer portal, and is the sixth offensive lineman commitment for Alabama via the transfer portal.

Josh Ford, TE (Oklahoma State)
Caleb Woodson, LB (Virginia Tech)
Kaden Strayhorn, OL (Michigan)
Devan Thompkins, DL (USC)
Ethan Stangle, Long Snapper (Syracuse)
Adam Watford, P (North Alabama)
Jaxon Shuttlesworth, TE (Jacksonville State)
Carmelo O'Neal, DB (Mercer)
Kedrick Bingley-Jones, DL (Mississippi State)
Lorcan Quinn, Kicker (Marshall)
Ty Haywood, OL (Michigan)
Noah Rogers, WR (NC State)
Caleb Smith, DL (Washington)
Racin Delgatty, IOL (Cal Poly)
Nick Brooks, OL (Texas)
Ethan Fields, OL (Ole Miss)
Terrance Green, DL (Oregon)
Desond Umeozulu, Edge (South Carolina)
Jayvin James, OT (Mississippi State)*

*Most recent addition.

The transfer portal officially opened on January 2 and closed at midnight on Saturday, January 17. Players can no longer enter the portal, but players who are in the portal can still commit to new schools.

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_.