User:Gounc123/sandbox/2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Timeline since 1/11/16 championship game win over Clemson

1/14/16: LB Tim Williams said he will return to Alabama for his senior season; Williams said coach Nick Saban and others indicated it would benefit him draft-wise to return to school and prove that he can be a productive every-down player
1/14/16: S Eddie Jackson said he will return to Alabama for his senior season
1/15/16: QB Alec Morris, who would have been a fifth year senior, announced he is transferring to North Texas
1/19/16: TE O.J. Howard and senior DE Jonathan Allen announced they will return for their senior seasons

Depth chart

(DEPTH CHART NOTATIONS: Name; Year at Alabama/total years of eligibility; 2015 games started/played)

Defense

S
4 Eddie Jackson, 4/4, 15/15 *1st team AP All-SEC after 2015 regular season
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FS
Ronnie Harrison, 2/4, 1/15 early enrollee in January 2015 on 2nd team D in 2015 Spring Game *his 455-pound squat in Spring 2015 was tied for the best among Alabama DBs; 295-pound power clean was tied for the best among safeties, and his 33-inch vertical jump was tied for second-best among DBs
Deionte Thompson, 2/5, N/A
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WLB	MLB	SLB
Tim Williams, 4/4, 0/15 *2015 Unsung Hero Award winner at 2015 team banquet	10 Reuben Foster, 4/4, 8/15 *2nd leading tackler in 2015-16 season	Ryan Anderson, 5/5, 0/15 *2015 "Unsung Hero Award" winner at 2015 team banquet
Rashaan Evans, 3/4, 0/14	20 Shaun Hamilton, 3/4, 5/15	Christian Miller, 3/5, 0/12
Keith Holcombe, 3/5, 0/15	Mack Wilson, 1/4, N/A Walker Jones, 4/5, 0/1	⋅

SS
29 Minkah Fitzpatrick, 2/4, 10/14 Ran track after 2015-16 season started 2nd game in 2015 in nickle set *labelled next great Alabama DB by commentator Herbstreet in first game in 2015
Laurence Hootie Jones, 3/4, 0/9 *his first son born on 11/4/14
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CB
26 Marlon Humphrey, 3/5, 15/15 *Ran track after the 2014 season and was part of the 4x400 Alabama relay team
Shyheim Carter, 1/4, N/A
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DE	NT	DE
93 Jonathan Allen, 4/4, 11/15 Scheduled to have surgery to repair a torn labrum after the 2015-16 season 1st team AP All-SEC after 2015 regular season led team in sacks in 2015 with 12 won "Commitment to Academic Excellence Award" at 2014 football banquet	Daron Payne, 2/4, 3/15 *won 2015 "Iron Man Award" at 2015 team banquet	Dalvin Tomlinson, 5/5, 0/15 Won 2015 "Iron Man Award" at 2015 team banquet Three-time state heavyweight wrestling champion in Georgia in high school *Two ACL injuries during his time at Alabama
Joshua Frazier, 3/4, 0/6	Raekwon Davis, 1/4, N/A	Da'Shawn Hand, 3/4, 0/15 *5-star recruit in 2014
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CB
Anthony Averett, 4/5, 0/6 ran Alabama's fastest 40 time (4.3 seconds) in Spring 2015 long-jumper on Alabama's track team
Tony Brown, 3/4, 0/13 media reports on 4/4/16 that Brown will have a NCAA-related suspension sent home the day before the 2015 playoff game against Michigan State *started in nickle-back set in a game in 2015 for injured Minkah Fitzpatrick
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Offense

WR
Robert Foster, 4/4, 3/3 *Hurt shoulder against Ole Miss in 2015 and out for rest of season
Cam Sims, 3/4, 0/13 6'4, 208 Injured ACL in March 2015 Played in 12/13 games in 2014
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WR
Calvin Ridley, 2/4, 11/15 2nd team AP All-SEC after 2015 regular season #1 WR in 2014 recruiting class *Was 20-years old when started classes at Alabama in 2015
Gehrig Dieter, 5/5, N/A *Graduate transfer from Bowling Green
Xavian Marks, 2/4, 0/1 5'8, 160 *Ran track after 2015-16 season

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Cam Robinson, 3/4, 15/15 6'6, 326 *1st team AP All-SEC after 2015 regular season	Ross Pierschbacker, 3/5, 15/15 6'4, 298 Practiced at center in Spring 2016 out of high school ranked as the top player in Iowa by ESPN (and #3 G in USA) Won "Up-Front Award" at 2015 team banquet' school*	Bradley Bozeman, 4/5, 0/15 6'5, 320 had starting guard job after Spring 2015, but lost it based on practice line-up after 2nd scrimmage in Fall 2015 started 2 games at center in 2014 for injured Kelly	Korren Kirven, 5/5, 1/6 Started in place of Jackson in 11/21/15 game against Charleston Southern listed on roster as OL/DL in April 2015 *Roommates with Alabama defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson in 2015	Jonah Williams, 1/4, N/A Started at LT in place for injured Robinson in first spring scrimmage in 2016 Early enrollee in January 2015; will move into his dorm on January 9th *His high school coach called him the most dominant player he has ever seen in his section in California
Matt Womack, 2/5	Lester Cotton, 2/4, 0/4 6'5, 320 offered scholarship by Saban at camp before his junior year played tackle, guard and center in high	J.C. Hassenauer, 3/4, 0/6 Would come into games when Kelly injured in 2015 Coming out of high school in Minnesota was ranked the No. 1 center in the nation by 247Sports and Scout.com; ranked #2 overall player in Minnesota	Josh Casher, 2/4, 0/1 s behind him in 2016 championship game against Clemson	Dallas Warmack, 2/4, 0/7 younger brother of former Alabama player Chance Warmack (starting RG for Titans as of 11/25/14) received scholarship offers after his sophomore year in high school
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TE
O. J. Howard, 4/4, 15/15 5 catches for 208 yards and 2 touchdowns in championship game against Clemson in 2015-16 season Had 394 yards receiving and zero touchdowns in all of the other games of the season *won "Commitment to Academic Excellence Award" at 2014 football banquet
Hale Hentges, 2/4, 2/14 *Started Charleston Southern game on 11/21/15 in two-TE set with Howard
Brandon Greene, 5/5, 1/15 at LT when Robinson didn't practice in spring 2015 played TE in 2014 caught pass against LSU in 2014 won "Iron Man Award" at 2014 football banquet and "Unsung Hero Award" at 2015 banquet played TE against Charleston Southern on 11/21/15 Dakota Ball, 5/5, 2/12 appeared to be primary blocking TE in first game

WR
ArDarius Stewart, 4/5, 15/15
Raheem Falkins, 4/5, N/A 6'4, 210 *DNP in 2015 due to leg injury from the summer
Derek Kief, 3/5, 0/10 6'4, 198

QB
Jalen Hurts, 1/4, N/A
Cooper Bateman, 4/5, 1/15
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Special teams

RB
Damien Harris, 2/4, 0/12 *5'11", 205 pounds
Bo Scarbrough, 2/4, 0/7 6'2", 240 pounds his senior year at IMG he averaged 11 yards per carry
Joshua Jacobs, 1/4, N/A B.J. Emmons, 1/4, N/A

Breakdown of fourth year players at Alabama

27 players in 2012 freshman class
13 no longer on roster (2 left early for NFL draft after Junior year; 1 JC graduated; 9 no longer with team; 1 passed away in car crash)

Name, position	Started a game in '15	Played in '15	Left team and/or note
Allen, DE	X	X
Jackson, CB	X	X
Howard, TE	X	X
Stewart, WR	X	X
Foster, LB	X	X
Bateman, QB	X	X
Foster, WR	X	X	Suffered season-ending shoulder injury in 2015
Williams, LB		X	During the 2015 SEC Championship game TV announcer Gary Danielson said Williams could go pro based on being a pass rushing specialist
M. Smith, CB		X	Transferred to Georgia before his senior season
Bozeman, C		X
Mazza, LS		X
Averett, CB		X
W. Jones, LB		X
Falkins, WR			Injured leg before 2015 season
Robinson, DE/NG	X	X	Entered NFL draft after his Junior year
Henry, RB	X	X	Entered NFL draft after his Junior year
Brown (JC transfer, G)			Graduated; started 12/14 games in 2014; started one game in 2013
G. Hill, OL			On medical leave in spring 2015; not on first roster or at first practice in Fall 2015
Cook, DB			6/15: "left team"
T. Jones, RB			Kicked off team; subsequently enrolled at Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College
Kamara, RB			Transferred to Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College for '14 then to Tennessee for '15
B. Hill, OL			Transferred to Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College for '14
McLeod, QB			Transferred to Western Kentucky for '14, then left after season
Rio, QB			Transferred to Oregon State, then to Florida
Miller, S			Out of football
Liner, DL			Transferred to Arkansas State
Tenpenny, RB			5/15: transferred to UNLV; 8/15: kicked off UNLV team; 10/15: died in car crash after getting dismissed from Nichols State football team

Third year players at Alabama in 2016

Scholarship Commits^[1]^[2]	Position	ESPN Stars	State from	Note	Enrolled early?
Cameron Robinson	OT	5	LA	#1 OT, #3 recruit in ESPN 300^[3], played in high school with fellow recruit Cameron Sims^[4]	Early enrollee
Da'Shawn Hand	DE	5	VA	#2 DE, #6 recruit in ESPN 300^[5], #1 recruit in Rivals 100^[6]
Tony Brown	CB	5	TX	#4 CB, #11 recruit in ESPN 300, will also run track^[7], arrested in January 2014	Early enrollee
Marlon Humphrey	CB	5	AL	#5 CB in ESPN 300
Laurence "Hootie" Jones	S	4	LA	#2 Safety, de-committed then re-committed to Alabama^[8]	Early enrollee
Christian Miller	OLB	4	SC	#1 OLB
Cameron Sims	WR	4	LA	#8 WR, played in high school with fellow recruit Cameron Robinson^[9]	Early enrollee
Rashaan Evans	OLB	4	AL	From same high school as sophomore linebacker Reuben Foster^[10]
David Cornwell	QB	4	OK	#2 pocket passer	Early enrollee
Ross Pierschbacker	G	4	IA	#1 G
Ronnie Clark	"Athlete"	4	AL	#12 "Athlete" recruit; initially indicated as working at safety, but tore Achilles in October 2014; played QB and S in high school; played RB in 2015 Spring Game
Shaun Dion Hamilton	ILB	4	AL	#6 ILB	Early enrollee
Joshua Frazier	DT	4	AR	#9 DT
Josh Casher	C	4	AL	#1 center
J.C. Hassenauer	C	4	MN
Derek Kief	WR	4	OH
O.J. Smith	DT	4	LA		Will redshirt in 2014 due to shoulder surgery^[11]
Keith Holcombe	OLB	4	AL

Second year players at Alabama in 2016

Name^[12]	Position	ESPN Stars	State from	Note	Early enrollee in 2015?
Bo Scarbrough	RB	5	AL	5-star recruit in 2014 that was ineligible for 2014 Fall season. Spent 2014 football season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Started classes at Alabama in January 2015. Started practicing with team on December 16, 2014. “Once a guy finishes all the things that he has to do by NCAA rules and is admitted to school, he's eligible to practice,” Saban said after that first day of Sugar Bowl practice. “He can't play. So while we're practicing here, he can participate in practices. This was his first day.”^[13] He wore the number of Ohio State's running back in practice for the 2014 semifinal game. He injured his ACL in April 2015 scrimmage and did not play in a game through middle of the 2015 season; he also suffered a torn ACL his sophomore year in high school	Early enrollee
Calvin Ridley	WR	4	FL	Top-ranked WR; went to same high school as Burgess-Becker; did not academically qualify to enroll early in January 2015
Minkah Fitzpatrick	DB	4	NJ
Damien Harris	RB	4	KY
Da'Ron Payne	DT	4	AL	6'3, 348, visited Alabama for 2014 Iron Bowl; mentioned OL coach Mario Cristobal treats him like a son; top-ranked recruit at all positions from state of Alabama
Hale Hentges	TE	4	MO
Ronnie Harrison	S	N/A	FL	Originally committed to UNC; was a finalist for Florida's Mr. Football; played QB and S; said Alabama expects him to be QB of secondary^[14]	Early enrollee
Daylon Charlot	WR	4	LA	Left after his first season
Shawn Burgess-Becker	DB	4	FL	Went to same high school as Ridley; left after his first season
Kendall Sheffield	CB	5	TX	Redshirted in 2015; did not enroll (?) in 2016
Blake Barnett	QB	5	CA	Redshirted in 2015	Early enrollee
Lester Cotton	OL	4	AL	Offered scholarship by Saban at summer camp before his junior year; played tackle, guard and center in high school; played high school a mile from Alabama stadium
Dallas Warmack	OL	4	GA	Younger brother of former Alabama player Chance Warmack (starting RG for Titans as of 11/25/14; got scholarship offers after his sophomore year	Early enrollee
Xavian Marks	RB	4	AL	Agreed in July 2015 to join Alabama; originally committed to New Mexico State; 5'8"; 160 pounds
Adonis Thomas	LB	4	GA	Flipped from Florida; redshirted in 2015; left after his first season
Brandon Kennedy	OL	4	AL	Scheduled to enroll in January 2015; recruited as center, but has played guard and tackle; redshirted in 2015	Early enrollee
Richie Pettibon	OL	4	DC	Grandson of former Washington Redskins DC and HC; redshirted in 2015
Mekhi Brown	LB	4	GA	redshirted in 2015
Deionte Thompson	S	4	TX	Practiced at WR in Spring 2015; redshirted in 2015	Early enrollee
Joshua McMillon^[15]	LB	N/A	TN	Tore his ACL in senior year playoffs; redshirted in 2015
Matt Womack	OT	N/A	MS	Signed financial aid agreement with LSU to enroll early in January 2015, but then Womack ended up signing with Alabama; redshirted in 2015
Anfernee Jennings	DE	N/A	AL	Alabama trainers identified a slipped disk when Jennings arrived on campus in Summer 2015; will not practice for a while, as of 8/13/15; redshirted in 2015

Committed 2016 freshmen

Committed ^[16]	Position	Stars (highest from any recruiting service)	State from	Note	Early enrollee?
Jonah Williams	OL	5	CA	Saban said on 2/5/16 that Williams was one of the most athletic linemen he saw in recruiting and can play center, guard or tackle	Early enrollee
Ben Davis	LB	5	AL	Was a "prospect" until 2/3/16; inside linebacker; his father Wayne Davis is Alabama's career leading tackler
Lyndell "Mack" Wilson	LB	5	AL	Was a "prospect" until 2/3/16; outside linebacker
Terrell Hall	LB/DE	5	DC	Was a "prospect" until 2/3/16; recruited as DE; listed as LB on initial bio
Kendall "The Hulk" Jones	DL	5	TX	Reportedly weighed as much as 360 pounds in his senior year in high school; listed at 350 pounds in initial Alabama bio on 2/4/16; ended up not qualifying academically
Deonte Brown	OL	4	AL
Raekwon Davis	DL	4	MS
Trevon Diggs	WR	4	MD	Younger brother of Vikings WR Stefon Diggs who played three years at the University of Maryland
B.J. Emmons	RB	4	NC	Top-ranked RB in 2016 recruiting class; Bleacher Report said on 12/15/15 that Emmons is a potential Heisman candidate; not academically qualified to enroll as of 2/4/16
Jalen Hurts	QB	4	TX	Nick Saban visited him two days after the 2015 SEC championship game	Early enrollee; wore Clemson QB's # in practices before 1/11/16 game against Clemson
Nigel Knott	CB	4	MS	Committed to AL on 2/1/16; 4th-ranked player in MS
Scott Lashley	OL	4	MS	Committed to AL on 2/3/16; coaches pitched him on redshirting his first year
T.J. Simmons	WR	4	AL		Early enrollee
Quinnen Williams	DL	4	AL
Shyheim Carter	CB	4	LA	Was a "prospect" until 2/3/16
Jared Mayden	DB	4	TX	Not even listed by most tracking services as an Alabama "prospect" a day before signing day on 2/3/16
Joshua Jacobs	RB	4	OK	Not even listed by most tracking services as an Alabama "prospect" a day before signing day on 2/3/16
Aaron Robinson	DB	4	FL	Not even listed by most tracking services as an Alabama "prospect" a day before signing day on 2/3/16
Irvin Smith	TE	4	LA	Not even listed by most tracking services as an Alabama "prospect" a day before signing day on 2/3/16
Miller Forristall	TE	3	GA	Graduated high school early and took college classes; will enter Alabama with enough academic credits to be a sophomore	Early enrollee
Shawn Jennings	DB	3	AL	Brother of Alabama redshirt freshman LB Anfernee Jennings	Early enrollee
Chris Owens	OL	3	TX		Early enrollee
Christian Bell	DE	3	AL	Said he is committed to Alabama (12/3/14) after winning state football championship; may play "jack" position; "greyshirted" in 2015; did not return for his second year	Early enrollee/able to participate in 2015 playoff practices
Scott Meyer	Long Snapper		GA	Will walk-on

Committed 2016 junior college players

Committed ^[17]	Position	Stars (highest from any source)	J.C.	High school state	Note	Early enrollee?
Charles Baldwin	OL	5	ASA College in Brooklyn, NY	CT	Kicked off team	Early enrollee
Jamar King	DL	4	Mendocino C.C. (CA)	MI	Not on a monitor list before 2/3/16 signing day

De-Committed 2016 recruits

Name	Position	Stars (highest)	State from	Date de-committed	Note
Joshua Perry	DB	3	LA	2/3/16	to Memphis
Tyler Simmons	WR	4	GA	2/3/16	to UGA
Riley Cole	LB		AL	1/31/16	Subject of "grayshirting" may have been brought up by Alabama's new defensive coaches after his primary recruiters left for Georgia
Brendan Scales	TE		MO	2/3/16	Flipped from AL to Missouri; 3-star recruit
Jaquan Yulee	LB	4	VA	1/24/16

[1] ttp://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/school/_/id/333/class/2014

[2] ttp://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/rn300/sort/rank/class/2014

[3] ttp://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/rn300/sort/rank/class/2014

[4] ttp://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/09/cameron_robinson.html

[5] ttp://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/rn300/sort/rank/class/2014

[6] ttp://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-3235

[7] ttp://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20140106/NEWS/140109807?p=2&tc=pg#gsc.tab=0

[8] ttp://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20140106/NEWS/140109807?p=2&tc=pg#gsc.tab=0

[9] ttp://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2013/09/cameron_robinson.html

[10] ttp://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2014/05/rashaan_evans_alabama.html

[11] ttp://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2014/08/freshman_dl_oj_smith_facing_se.html

[12] ttp://espn.go.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/view/rn300jr/sort/rank/class/2015

[13] ttp://bleacherreport.com/articles/2310156-alabama-football-the-return-of-bo-scarbrough

[14] ttp://alabama.247sports.com/Article/Getting-To-Know-The-2015-Class-Ronnie-Harrison-34065296

[15] ttp://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/11/5-star_alabama_commit_minkah_f.html

[16] ttps://rivals.yahoo.com/alabama/football/recruiting/commitments/2016

[17] ttps://rivals.yahoo.com/alabama/football/recruiting/commitments/2016

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