Jalen Milroe to USC football? Don’t get your hopes up yet. Milroe entered the 2025 NFL draft on Thursday, two days after a brutal performance for Alabama in a loss to Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
We wrote about this topic on Wednesday, before Milroe’s NFL draft declaration:
We can all put two and two together here: Jalen Milroe tanked his NFL draft stock. If he had hoped to be a first-round quarterback, that dream might have died with his turnover-filled effort against Michigan in Tampa. Alabama scored just 13 points, only three in the second half. Milroe did not protect the ball. Milroe made a lot of bad decisions. No NFL scout or talent evaluator could have possibly upgraded him based on that game.
We also have the reality that Jalen Milroe and Kalen DeBoer just didn’t mesh this season. DeBoer got everything he could out of Michael Penix at Indiana and then Washington. The two fit together hand and glove. Milroe just did not grasp what DeBoer wanted to do, and DeBoer’s system did not fit what Milroe wanted to do. It was an oil-and-water pairing. One would have to think that Milroe will not play for DeBoer next year.
It’s clear Milroe was done with Kalen DeBoer and Alabama. Now we need to see what his NFL draft projection is, and whether he stays in the draft or pivots to the transfer portal. Let’s see what happens.