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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.

Alabama Morning Drive: What the addition of Tyler Steen means for the Tide

The latest news and notes involving the Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday morning.

Good morning, ‘Bama fans! Welcome back to another edition of Alabama Morning Drive. We have made it to Wednesday and are one step closer to Easter weekend.

We have a lot to unpack this morning here at Roll Tide Wire. We will first take a look at the Alabama baseball team and how they performed in the midweek. Then we will take a look at where former Alabama running back Camar Wheaton decided to transfer. Finally, we will take a little deeper look at what the addition of Tyler Steen means for the Crimson Tide.

Buckle up and let’s get right to it!

First…’Bama baseball is on the rise…

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Projected Alabama’s starting offensive line at the start of spring practice

A lot can change between now and A-Day, but let’s predict Alabama’s starting offensive line as spring practice begins.

Nick Saban and the Alabama football team began spring practice on Friday afternoon and one of the biggest question marks entering spring is the offensive line.

With just one practice completed, there isn’t any real significant information to use to try and predict how the starting offensive line will look this spring.

So this prediction is simply an educated guess. Truth be told, this prediction is likely to change before spring practice has been completed. All of us will know a lot more about this unit come April 16 when Alabama will host its annual “A-Day” game.

For now, here are my projections.

5 second-year offensive players to watch this spring

5 second-year offensive players to watch this spring

Alabama will return to the gridiron on March 19 to begin spring practice in preparation for the annual “A-Day”  game which will be held on Saturday, April 16.

We have already looked at several second-year defenders as we await the return of the Crimson Tide. Now let’s take a look at second-year offensive players that Tide fans should be excited about this spring.

Alabama is loaded with young talent on the offensive side of the ball so this list was not easy to compile. So, without wasting too much time, let’s get rolling!

Who will replace the Alabama stars going to the NFL in 2022?

Who will step up to fill some important roles in 2022?

Alabama’s 2021 team made it all the way to the national championship, but fell short to the Georgia Bulldogs. The talent the Crimson Tide had on that squad was a mix of young stars and draft-eligible players, many of whom have decided to declare for the 2022 NFL draft.

Big-time difference makers won’t be back next season like wide receivers John Metchie III and Jameson Williams are gone, as well as the offense line leader Evan Neal.

Nick Saban and his coaching staff are tasked with finding their replacements this offseason.

CBS Sports’ Chip Patterson put together a list of replacements for college football’s biggest stars that are moving onto the NFL.

For Evan Neal, Patterson predicts J.C. Latham or Tommy Brockermeyer will step in to fill the left tackle position.

“The top two prospects from Alabama’s 2021 signing class were both five-star tackles, and the efforts to get those commitments were likely done with the expectation that Neal would be on his way to the NFL after his third year with the Crimson Tide,” writes Patterson. “Latham, the No. 1 tackle and No. 3 overall prospect in the 2021 recruiting class, played on special teams and got in work at guard in the Cotton Bowl due to injury. Though Brockermeyer, the No. 2 tackle and No. 6 overall prospect in the 2021 class, did not see any game action in 2021, he’s likely going to play a factor in this replacement wave up front on offense because Nick Saban is tasked with replacing both starting tackles in 2022.”

Next … filling in the WR void

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Alabama Football: 5 position groups to watch this spring

Alabama Football: 5 position groups to watch this spring

Although Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide were not able to claim a national championship this past season, the 2021 team still accomplished quite a bit.

The Tide won the SEC Championship and finished with an impressive 13-2 record and Bryce Young became the first Alabama quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy.

Now that the season has come to an end, let’s shift our focus to spring practice and which position groups Alabama fans should be watching when the Tide returns to practice in a couple of months.

5 players to watch following Alabama’s BYE week

5 players to watch when Alabama returns from the BYE week

No. 3 Alabama is currently in the middle of its BYE week and most fans are still hungry for news on the Crimson Tide.

I thought we could take a few moments to look at a handful of players that fans should keep their eye on when Alabama returns to the action on November 6 against LSU.

Let’s take a look, shall we?

Alabama football: 5 freshmen to watch

Here are the 5 freshmen you should be keeping a close eye on this fall!

August has finally arrived, which means the college football season is just around the corner.

Alabama will begin fall camp in just a few days and with each new season, opportunities are presented for some of those talented first-year players to make an early name for themselves.

With all that being said, I thought it would be a good time to compile a list of a handful of freshmen that I will be paying extra attention to in camp. These are guys who could have an impact almost immediately, in no particular order.

Let’s get started, shall we?

Alabama recruiting: Crimson Tide signs ridiculously good 2021 offensive class

The Alabama Crimson Tide has landed one of the all-time best offensive hauls with its 2021 recruiting class.

Alabama has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country for 2021. That isn’t considered major news at this point, but we need to be talking more about this offensive haul of talent for the Crimson Tide.

On Friday, Alabama landed another big-time signee in massive four-star offensive guard Jaeden Roberts. That gave Nick Saban and company 26 total signees or commitments, and 12 of those came on offense.

Guys, just look at the collection of talent below. The Tide could field an entire unit with top-notch high school talent, which is insane. This is one of the most impressive groups I have ever seen, and it will be a lot of fun to watch and see how it develops over the next couple of years.

It should be noted that Wheaton is only a commitment and won’t sign until February. The other 11 players, however, are all locked in and ready to come in and contribute in 2021. Check this out!

BREAKING: 4-star OG Terrence Ferguson commits to Alabama

Four-star offensive guard Terrence Ferguson has committed to Alabama on Sunday, solidifying yet another top-notch big man up front.

Alabama has been making a strong push in the recruiting world since the middle of April, and on Sunday, the Crimson Tide added yet another piece to its 2021 class.

Terrence Ferguson, a four-star offensive guard from Fort Valley (Ga.), made his commitment to Nick Saban and Alabama.

The month of July has been particularly good to the Crimson Tide, as Ferguson is the No. 6 commitment this month. Here are the other recent additions within the last three weeks:

Ferguson is rated as the No. 47 overall prospect in the 2021 class, the No. 2 offensive guard and the No. 5 player from the state of Georgia, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

He is now commitment No. 15 for the Crimson Tide, which now sits at No. 2 in the nation (No. 1 in the SEC) after a slow start.

Stay tuned for more recruiting updates from Roll Tide Wire, part of the USA TODAY Sports College Wire network!

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