As we continue through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire has decided to bring fans a quick snapshot of each scholarship player listed on Alabama’s 2020 football roster.
Each day, we’ll release two player profiles giving fans a glimpse into the players who will be available this upcoming season. Whether that’s size, classification, hometowns or recruiting rankings coming out of high school, we’ve got you covered.
Also included in each article is a quick recap letting you know what to expect from that player for the upcoming 2020 season and beyond.
Next up on the list is freshman running back Roydell Williams out of Hueytown (Ala.).
Roydell Williams, Running Back
Height: 5-10 / Weight: 207
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Hueytown (Ala.)
High School: Hueytown High School
HS ranking (247Sports): 4-star / No. 76 overall / No. 9 RB / No. 4 ALA
HS ranking (Rivals): 4-star / No. 90 overall / No. 7 RB / No. 3 ALA
Analysis: Roydell Williams wasn’t the highest rated running back Alabama signed in its 2020 recruiting class, but he’s certainly talented enough to eventually emerge as a lead back in the Tide’s backfield.
The Hueytown High School product has a prototypical body for an SEC runner while also possessing a wide variety of skills, both physical and mental, that should help him in his quest to eventually work his way up the depth chart.
With Najee Harris, Brian Robinson Jr., Trey Sanders and Keilan Robinson all still on the roster, it will be tough for Williams to earn a significant role — if at all — in 2020, but 2021 and beyond should be interesting as Harris and Robinson both move on to the NFL.
What will be the carry distribution between Williams and fellow freshmen Jase McClellan and Kyle Edwards in a couple of years? That’s anyone’s guess, but it’s a good situation for Alabama to be in.
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