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Alabama lands commitment from Charlotte transfer defensive back

Alabama lands a commitment from defensive back Kameron Howard.

The Alabama Crimson Tide picked up their third transfer portal commitment of the spring window Monday afternoon, as Kameron Howard announced he would be committing to the defending SEC champions.

This comes just days after Howard officially entered the transfer portal this past Saturday.

A defensive back, Howard comes to Alabama from Charlotte, where he spent the 2023 season as a true freshman. There, Howard compiled 38 total tackles during his first season of college football, along with 0.5 TFL, two INTs, and one PD.

Prior to Charlotte, Howard was unranked as a prospect out of high school according to 247Sports, where he came out of national power St. Frances Academy in Maryland as a member of the 2023 class. Out of high school, Howard held offers from programs that included Memphis, Charlotte, and Buffalo, among many others.

Looking ahead, Howard now joins an Alabama defensive back picture that will likely see multiple new starters this season. Entering his sophomore season, Howard should help to provide depth at the safety position.

Former Ohio State football target has entered the transfer portal

Could another former member of the Crimson Tide be headed to Columbus?

During the recruitment of [autotag]Peyton Woodyard[/autotag], Ohio State football was always seen as a potential landing spot for him.

Ultimately the California safety signed with Alabama, but like many others before him, has decided to move on from the Crimson Tide following the retirement of Nick Saban.

The Buckeyes have already benefited from the change, as they added safety Caleb Downs, quarterback Julian Sayin and center Seth McLaughlin. Could another be on the way?

It’s hard to say at this moment, as Woodyard has entered the portal with a do not contact tag, meaning that he most likely already knows where he is headed next.

Could it be Columbus? It could be, but he also was once a Georgia commitment and also highly considered staying home and playing for USC. It is now a wait-and-see with Woodyard and the Buckeyes.

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Ducks could be major contender to land Alabama transfer S Peyton Woodyard

The Oregon Ducks could be adding a big-time safety transfer in Alabama’s Peyton Woodyard.

We knew that in this spring transfer portal window, the Oregon Ducks were in a position where they didn’t have any major needs to fill, but would be aggressive in pursuing certain players if they could help the team immediately, and became available.

That became a possibility on Monday, with former Alabama Crimson Tide safety Peyton Woodyard entering the transfer portal. Woodyard is going to be a true freshman in 2024, and he is from Bellflower, California, having played high school ball with Matayo Uiagalelei at St. John Bosco.

Woodyard was a 4-star recruit in the class of 2024, rated as the No. 115 overall player and No. 8 safety in the nation.

Before committing to Alabama, Woodyard placed the Ducks among his top schools, and took an unofficial visit to Oregon as well. This is certainly a player to watch for the Ducks in the portal, coming at a position where they could bolster their roster with more talent.

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Former 4-star, Alabama safety enters transfer portal with ‘do not contact’ tag

Former four-star recruit and Alabama safety Peyton Woodyard has entered the transfer portal with a “do not contact” tag.

The Alabama Crimson Tide football program took a hit to its defensive back room on Monday. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, former four-star recruit and freshman safety Peyton Woodyard is expected to enter the transfer portal.

Woodyard arrived in Tuscaloosa following early signing day. He had a strong spring and had an impressive showing at Alabama’s A-Day spring game.

An interesting thing to note is that Woodyard has a “do not contact” tag. Meaning he likely knows which program he will play for to begin his college career. Whatever the case may be, he was expected to be a vital part of Alabama’s secondary moving forward. He was going to help add depth to the Crimson Tide’s secondary. Now, it will be interesting to see where he ends up.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the latest regarding the Alabama football program and its involvement in the transfer portal.

Alabama senior Grant Nelson to return to Tuscaloosa for 5th year of college

Nelson registered six 20-point games, including a season-high 24 points and seven rebounds on Nov. 6 in a win over Morehead State.

Alabama senior Grant Nelson announced Monday on Instagram that he will return to the program and utilize his fifth year of college for the 2024-25 season.

Nelson averaged 11.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 1.6 blocks and 1.5 assists on 48.8% shooting from the field in 37 games. He registered six 20-point games, including a season-high 24 points and seven rebounds on Nov. 6 in a win over Morehead State.

He was named to the NCAA West Region All-Tournament Team after helping the Crimson Tide to the Final Four. He became the first player in the NCAA Tournament since Kevin Love in 2008 with 24 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks in the Sweet 16 or later on March 28.

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Nelson transferred to Alabama after spending three years at North Dakota State University. He was an All-Summit League first-team and All-Defensive Team selection last year as a junior and the Sixth Man of the Year as a freshman.

After starting every game, Nelson projects to return to that role next season. The Crimson Tide, who have the second-ranked recruiting class, will add three top-50 prospects to the roster and Aden Holloway, Chris Youngblood and Houston Mallette via the transfer portal.

Alabama has qualified for the NCAA Tournament in four consecutive seasons, including three appearances in the Sweet 16. The team lost to UConn this year in the Final Four.

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Former Alabama OL James Brockermeyer expected to transfer to TCU

The former Alabama center expected to transfer to Big 12 program

Just a few days ago Alabama Crimson Tide center [autotag]James Brockeymeyer[/autotag] announced his intentions of entering the NCAA transfer portal with the caveat that he was to not be contacted by college football programs. Generally speaking, when a player has a “do not contact” tag attached to their portal entry, the said player likely has a destination already in mind.

That appears to be the case for Brockermeyer with the reports surfacing on Sunday afternoon that the redshirt junior is expected to transfer to the TCU Horned Frogs.

Brockermeyer was Alabama’s first-team center during the A-Day Game a couple of weeks ago while Washington transfer [autotag]Parker Brailsford[/autotag] was dealing with some personal issues.

Matt Zenitz of 247Sports was the first to report the news of Brockermery’s expected transfer destination.

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Alabama lands commitment from 2024 4-star guard, former Kansas signee Labaron Philon

On Sunday, Alabama landed a commitment from 2024 four-star point guard Labaron Philon. He was formerly committed to Kansas.

The Alabama Crimson Tide men’s basketball program continues to add firepower to its roster. On Sunday afternoon, 2024 four-star point guard Labaron Philon announced that he was committed to Alabama.

Philon originally signed with Kansas coming out of high school. However, a series of roster moves and other factors led to Philon requesting a release from his National Letter of Intent.

Philon will be the second guard to commit to Alabama this month joining Auburn Tigers transfer guard Aden Holloway. Interestingly enough, Philon was committed to the Tigers before flipping his commitment to Kansas. Now, the Alabama native will be heading to Tuscaloosa to play for the Crimson Tide.

He concluded his career at Link Academy in Branson, Missouri. He was formerly at Baker High School in Mobile, Alabama.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow the latest regarding the Alabama men’s basketball program.

Jaylen Key becomes ‘Mr. Irrelevant’ as New York Jets select the former Alabama DB

Jaylen Key tabbed as Mr. Irrelevant after being selected by the New York Jets in the 2024 NFL draft!

With the final pick in the 2024 NFL draft, the New York Jets have selected former Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Jaylen Key as he earns the infamous title of “Mr. Irrelevant”.

Key is the second former Crimson Tide player to be chosen with the final pick in the draft joining fellow defensive back Ramzee Robinson who earned the title in 2007.

Key spent just one season in Tuscaloosa and despite battling some injuries, played well for [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama defense.

In his lone season with the Tide, Key appeared in 12 games totaling 60 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, and one interception.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to follow former Alabama players as they look to begin their NFL careers in the upcoming 2024 season.

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Meet Alabama’s Jaylen Key, the Mr. Irrelevant of the 2024 NFL Draft

This is probably the first time in recent memory that Alabama is irrelevant in anything related to football.

The New York Jets held the 257th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the final selection of this year’s class – the pick that we all commonly refer to as “Mr. Irrelevant.”

To bring this year’s draft in Detroit, Michigan to a close, the Jets spent the pick on Jaylen Key, a safety from the University of Alabama.

Key, a 6-foot-2 native of Quincy, Florida, began his career at UAB back in 2018 but redshirted as a freshman. From 2019 to 2022, he played in 24 games for the Blazers, notching 78 tackles, a sack and three interceptions. After earning an All-CUSA nod in 2022, he entered the transfer portal and ended up in Tuscaloosa playing for Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide.

 

As a super senior, Key won a starting job at safety for Alabama, tallied 60 tackles and had an interception as the Tide won the SEC and went to the College Football Playoff.

Folks started anointing the final pick of the draft as “Mr. Irrelevant” during the 1970s. Since then, while a whole lot of those players got cut before the first game of the following season, several have gone on to successful NFL careers.

Among the most famous Mr. Irrelevant selections is quarterback Brock Purdy, who just started for the San Francisco 49ers in this year’s Super Bowl. He was the 262nd overall pick in 2022 out of Iowa State and rose to the top job – and then held onto it – after injuries to Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo.

Another Mr. Irrelevant who played in – and won – a Super Bowl is kicker Ryan Succop, selected by the Chiefs with the final pick in 2009. He stuck around the NFL for more than a decade and was the kicker of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when they won it all in 2021.

Last year’s Mr. Irrelevant, Toledo defensive end Desjuan Johnson, played in 11 games as a rookie with the LA Rams.

2024 NFL draft: Watch highlights of new Chargers DT Justin Eboigbe

To get familiar with the newest member of the Chargers, here are some highlights of Justin Eboigbe.

The Chargers addressed the interior part of the defensive line with the selection of Justin Eboigbe.

Los Angeles signed Poona Ford in free agency, but the positional room still needed additional depth. And they fulfilled that by picking up one of the best run-defending defensive tackles.

To get familiar with the newest member of the Bolts, here are some highlights of Eboigbe.