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Former Alabama WR Aaron Anderson transferring to LSU

Aaron Anderson missed part of his freshman season with a knee injury. Following the season, he entered the transfer portal and is now headed to play for LSU.

It did not take long for former Alabama wide receiver Aaron Anderson to find a new place to call home. On Sunday, the Louisiana native announced that he was transferring back home to play for LSU.

Anderson was highly recruited out of high school by the Tigers. However, he ultimately chose to attend Alabama. In his lone season with the program, he recorded no stats. Anderson was plagued by a preseason injury that caused him to miss significant time. After being able to return, he played sparingly.

At this point, 13 scholarship players have entered the transfer portal. Nine of the 13 have already announced their transfer destination. Interestingly enough, all of them have transferred to Power-5 programs. Anderson joined that list on Sunday evening.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Anderson’s college career as well as other Alabama football news.

Former five-star LSU commit enters transfer portal

Alabama WR Aaron Anderson, a New Orleans native, was once committed to the Tigers.

[autotag]Aaron Anderson[/autotag] was one of the top recruits in the country for the class of 2022. He was rated as a five-star and the No. 23 player in the country on Rivals, and he announced his intention to transfer away from Alabama on Monday.

Anderson played his high school ball at Edna Karr High School in New Orleans. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] has put an emphasis on finding Louisiana natives in the transfer portal and Anderson was ranked as high as the No. 2 player in Louisiana last year.

At one time, he was even committed to LSU. He committed to the Tigers on December 19, 2020, and that commitment held firm until Alabama entered the picture and took him away on October 29, 2021.

So, a former five-star wide receiver from New Orleans that was once committed to LSU has entered the transfer portal? I’m sure coach Kelly will be all over this to try and bring a Louisiana kid back home.

With [autotag]Jaray Jenkins[/autotag] announcing his plans to enter the draft, the Tigers could use another wide receiver.

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Alabama WR Aaron Anderson enters NCAA transfer portal

Alabama wide receiver Aaron Anderson is the latest player to enter the transfer portal after spending just one season in Tuscaloosa.

Alabama freshman wide receiver Aaron Anderson entered the transfer portal on Monday, according to On3’s Matt Zenitz. Anderson spent just one season with the program.

The Louisiana native joined the Tide as a part of the 2022 recruiting class. After being committed to LSU, he decided to flip his commitment to Alabama. After having a good spring, he was expected to see meaningful playing time this season. However, a knee injury sidelined Anderson for multiple games.

After returning, he was only able to see the field once and it came on Nov. 19 against Austin Peay. Anderson became the 12th Alabama player on scholarship to enter the transfer portal.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Alabama football and the transfer portal.

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Alabama head coach Nick Saban provides positive update on freshman wide receiver

Alabama head coach Nick Saban told the media that wide receiver Aaron Anderson is “finally healthy.”

Alabama’s wide receiver room could be adding some reinforcements in the near future. On Wednesday, head coach Nick Saban informed the media that freshman wide receiver Aaron Anderson was “finally healthy.”

Anderson has been nursing a foot injury for the majority of the season and hasn’t seen any game action. However, he had a good spring before suffering the injury.

The Louisiana native was ranked as the No. 35 recruit in the 2022 recruiting class, according to 247Sports’ recruiting rankings. Anderson played football and ran track at Edna Karr High School. The Tide could find different packages to incorporate Anderson’s speed and versatility into the offense. That is one thing that the team has lacked offensively this season.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow Anderson’s status as well as other Alabama football injury news.

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10 Alabama football players that should see more playing time in the weeks to come

Here are several of Alabama’s current players who should be seeing more playing time in the future.

Alabama has looked inconsistent at times this season. That goes for both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Certain position groups have shown strides of improvement while other spots have struggled down the stretch.

Everybody knows that talent isn’t a question. There has been an abundance of talent that has been recruited at each of the different position groups. That goes for both the offense and defense. As the season progresses, Alabama’s coaching staff will work to put players in the best position to be successful.

Through the first seven weeks, the team has had its share of highs and lows. Whatever the case may be, there is still plenty of time to fix the areas of concern and prevent these issues from re-occurring in the future.

There is always room for more playmakers and leaders. That is why Alabama’s depth could come into play throughout the course of the season. Today, Roll Tide Wire looks at 10 Crimson Tide players who should see more playing time in the near future.

Will Alabama implement two new WRs into the rotation for the Mississippi State game?

There is a strong possibility that two wide receivers will make their debuts at Alabama in the near future.

Thus far, two wide receivers, Tyler Harrell and Aaron Anderson have yet to make their debuts at Alabama. The two missed the first four games due to injury but haven’t seen any action up to this point after being suited up for several weeks now.

The expectation to begin the season was that Harrell would have a sizable role at wide receiver. However, that has not been the case so far. At Louisville, Harrell hauled in 20 receptions for 559 receiving yards and six touchdowns. The junior averaged almost 24 yards per catch with the Cardinals.

It has been somewhat surprising to see Harrell on the bench since he has been available to play. There is a possibility that he will be featured at some point but that remains unknown as of now.

The other wide receiver that could soon be implemented into the wide receiver rotation is freshman Aaron Anderson. After having an impressive spring, Anderson was projected to see playing time at the Z position (slot wide receiver). However, a knee injury sidelined Anderson for the first few games.

Now, both appear to be healthy as seen in a recent tweet by AL.com’s Michael Casagrande. It will be interesting to see if either of the two sees playing time in this weekend’s game against Mississippi State. Alabama has played a number of wide receivers and could add two playmakers to the offense for quarterback Bryce Young to throw the ball to.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to monitor the Alabama football roster as well as other Alabama football news.

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Predicting Alabama’s WR depth chart after the addition of Tyler Harrell

Projecting Alabama’s WR depth chart after the addition of Tyler Harrell

On Friday afternoon Nick Saban and the Alabama football team received a massive commitment via the transfer portal from former Louisville wide receiver Tyler Harrell.

Harrell will join a loaded but unproven wide receiver corp in Tuscaloosa and will most likely push for some significant playing time due to his elite ability to stretch a defense vertically.

It’s hard to say with absolute certainty who the starting receivers will be for the Tide this fall. Outside of Jermaine Burton, who coach Saban praised all throughout spring practice, there hasn’t been anyone that has taken the bull by the horns just yet.

With the addition of Harrell, I thought it was a good time to try and see if we can predict how things will shake up for Alabama at the wide receiver position.

First…X-WR position…

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5 offensive players Alabama fans need to watch during A-Day

5 offensive players Alabama fans need to watch during A-Day

Alabama’s annual A-Day game is set to kick off on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. CT inside Bryant-Denny Stadium.

There is plenty of talent both young and old to be excited about if you are a ‘Bama fan, and it will also be our first opportunity of the spring to see this year’s version of the Tide.

In his Thursday press conference leading up to A-Day, head coach Nick Saban said the format for the scrimmage would be the first-team offense against the first-team defense and the second-team offense against the second-team defense. With this format, fans will get to experience a more game-like scenario with good on good.

Leading up to the start of A-Day tomorrow, I wanted to sit down and give fans a handful of players from each side of the ball that I believe could make an impact during the scrimmage. I want fans to keep in mind that these are players that fans have not seen make a tremendous impact yet for the Crimson Tide, but could on Saturday and during the 2022 season.

Today we will look at the offensive side of the ball. Let’s roll.

What Nick Saban said following Alabama’s first scrimmage of the spring

On Saturday afternoon inside Bryant-Denny Stadium, the Alabama football team completed its first of three scrimmages of the 2022 spring festivities. After the scrimmage was wrapped up, head coach Nick Saban took to the podium to answer some …

On Saturday afternoon inside Bryant-Denny Stadium, the Alabama football team completed its first of three scrimmages of the 2022 spring festivities. After the scrimmage was wrapped up, head coach Nick Saban took to the podium to answer some questions from members of the media.

Here are a few of the thoughts from the seven-time national championship head coach.

First…thoughts on the wideouts…

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Spring Preview: Looking at the Alabama WR depth chart

Jermaine Burton and Agiye Hall could make for a fantastic duo

One of the biggest strengths of the 2021 Alabama football team was the wide receiver position. But now the Tide must replace its top three targets from last season in Jameson Williams, John Metchie, and Slade Bolden.

The absence of Williams and Metchie was felt a bit prematurely in the national championship game against Georgia when Metchie missed the entire contest and Williams went down early with an ACL injury and the Alabama offense fell stagnant.

Talent is not the question in Tuscaloosa. Alabama has recruited the wide receiver position as well as anyone in the country over the past several years. The question is whether or not that talent can translate to on-the-field production for reigning Heisman-winning quarterback Bryce Young.

Alabama is not only returning several young players, but coach Nick Saban was also able to grab arguably the best wide receiver in the transfer portal in former Georgia Bulldog Jermaine Burton.

Burton brings plenty of talent and experience but will be asked to carry the load for the first time in his career. A young player must step up and it starts this spring.

Let’s take a look at the wide receiver depth in Tuscaloosa.