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5 takeaways from Alabama football’s Week 1 depth chart

Breaking down Alabama football’s depth chart for its Week 1 matchup with Utah State.

Alabama head football coach [autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] has never really been a big fan of the depth chart. Nevertheless, on Monday Alabama released its official depth chart for its Week 1 matchup with the Utah State Aggies. As you can imagine social media went into a frenzy as the all too elusive depth chart first surfaced on Twitter.

There is a lot to digest in regards to the depth chart and that is what we are going to be doing here today. Surprises along the offensive line and the starters at receivers are just a couple of the attention grabbers.

Let’s take a few moments to comb through the Week 1 depth chart and dissect some of the most interesting placements within the three deep.

Projecting Alabama’s top wide receivers entering the 2022 season

Projecting the top wide receiver targets for Bryce Young entering the 2022 season.

Football is back, Tide fans! Alabama will kick the 2022 football season off in less than two weeks and the anticipation continues to mount.

As is the case in most seasons, questions regarding the starting lineup for week one are dominating message boards and Twitter threads. Well, with the season just around the corner, I thought I would start dropping my educated projections of who you might see take the first snaps at each position group.

Some groups are obvious such as quarterback and linebacker, but nevertheless, we will take a look at each group and give a little insight into who you might see take the field against Utah State on Sept. 3.

Today we are going to take a look at a group that has some question marks entering the season, the wide receivers.

Let’s roll!

Former Alabama WR Javon Baker explains decommitment from UK, return to the portal

Javon Baker, former Crimson Tide receiver, has re-entered the transfer portal.

Former Alabama wide receiver [autotag]Javon Baker[/autotag] entered the transfer portal on Jan. 14 of this year. After getting beat out for playing time by some younger players like [autotag]JoJo Earle[/autotag] and [autotag]Traeshon Holden,[/autotag] Baker thought it would be in his best interest to hit the portal and find a new program.

After having multiple suitors, Baker decided on the Kentucky Wildcats a week later. He was not on campus this spring, but was planning to enroll for the fall. With star quarterback Will Levis, thinks looked promising for Baker.

Yesterday Baker announced that he will not be joining the Wildcats. There was much speculation that he had changed his mind. However, on his instagram page today Baker shared that Kentucky had pulled his scholarship offer.

Baker officially re-entered the portal today and he surely will garnish interest from multiple programs again. Baker was a four-star out of high school and a top 200 prospect in his class.

Alabama transfer WR Javon Baker shares that Kentucky decomitted him, revoking his scholarship offer.

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Alabama Crimson Tide Snapshot Profile: No. 11 Traeshon Holden

Continuing the Crimson Tide Snapshot Profile, we take a look at junior WR Traeshon Holden.

Going into the 2022 football season, Roll Tide Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Alabama Crimson Tide roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Nick Saban this season.

Today, we breakdown rising junior wide receiver Traeshon Holden, who has gotten the true Alabama experience: not seeing the field much because the upperclassmen that are above you on the depth chart are projected first-round prospects. That being said, 2022 could be the year Holden sees some consistent playing time.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Kissimmee, FL

Ht: 6-3

Wt: 214

247Sports Composite Ranking

4-Star | No. 42 in CA | No. 22 WR

Class in 2021: Sophomore

Career Stats

Year	G	Rec.	Yards	YPC	TDs
2021	11	21	239	11.4	1

PFF Rankings (Team Rankings)

Year	Offense	Run Blocking	Pass
2020	57.3	58.1	4
2021	65.8	65.8	137

Depth Chart Overview

Holden is not currently slated to be a starting wide receiver for the team in 2022, but could very easily work into that role. Jermaine Burton and Tyler Harrell were two key receivers added to the roster for the upcoming season via the transfer portal. The third starting spot is seemingly up for grabs. Holden will compete against Ja’Corey Brooks and JoJo Earle for it.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

What Nick Saban said before the Christmas break

Christmas is just a few days away but that hasn’t slowed down Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide as they prepare for their College Football Playoff semi-final matchup with the Cincinnati Bearcats.

The team will be taking a couple of days off on Thursday and Friday from its preparation to celebrate the holiday season with friends and family.

Before heading home for the holidays, Saban addressed the media on Monday afternoon.

Here are some of the notes from his press conference.

When asked about some of the young receivers who could possibly step up in the absence of John Metchie, Saban mentioned that Javon Baker, Traeshon Holden, Agiye Hall, and Ja’Corey Brooks have all done a good job.
On the Bearcat defense, Saban said that they do a great job of playing together and they don’t really make any mistakes.
Saban also mentioned that Will Anderson’s mindset is what separates him as a player.
On Cincinnati’s secondary, Saban said that they are long and play very aggressively and they are a talented group.
Saban also mentioned that quarterback Bryce Young does a great job of not letting the external factors impact him.
Coach Saban ended his press conference by wishing everyone a happy holiday.

You can watch Coach Saban’s press conference in its entirety by clicking here.

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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?