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Alabama Football Transfer Portal Tracker: Players Coming and Going This Winter

Keeping up with the offseason transfer portal activity for the Alabama Crimson Tide program after year two of the Kalen DeBoer era.
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Jul 19, 2022; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Alabama helmet on the stage during the SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
Jul 19, 2022; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Alabama helmet on the stage during the SEC Media Days at the College Football Hall of Fame. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

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The 2025-26 season did not end how Alabama football hoped, with an ugly 38-3 loss to Indiana in the Rose Bowl marking the conclusion of Kalen DeBoer's second season in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide won 11 games, falling short of its goal to win the national title, a feat the team has not accomplished since the 2020-21 season.

On Friday, the winter transfer portal window officially opened. This article will track and analyze the Alabama program's portal activity, including transfer additions and departures, as well as positional ramifications and impacts on the Crimson Tide's roster for next season.

The winter portal window will close on Jan. 16. In September, the spring transfer portal window was eliminated, leaving the winter period as the primary option for athletes wishing to transfer schools (they still have the ability to transfer if their program's head coach departs).

Outgoing Players

  • Tailback Richard Young didn't see a lot of playing time in 2025, even as the Alabama offense struggled persistently to run the football. It was announced that Young would be entering the portal on the first day it opened. He had 23 carries for 64 yards and two scores in his third season at Alabama; nine of those attempts came in the season opener at Florida State. Young was not much of a presence thereafter, averaging 2.8 yards per carry. He combined for 36 carries and 170 yards through the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
  • The first Alabama player to officially announce his intentions to enter the transfer portal during the winter window in 2025, defensive back Kameron Howard will have three years of eligibility remaining upon choosing a new school. Howard had 48 tackles as a true freshman at Charlotte in 2023 but only appeared in six games across two seasons with the Crimson Tide. He played in two games this past season, against ULM and Wisconsin, compiling two total tackles.
  • Offensive lineman Roq Montgomery played in 14 games through three seasons as a member of the Crimson Tide's program, with the bulk of that time coming in 2024 (12 games) after he took a redshirt for the 2023 campaign. He did not appear in any 2025 contests and re-shared a report from Chris Hummer of 247Sports confirming his decision to enter the transfer portal.
  • Wide receiver Bubba Hampton left the Crimson Tide early in fall camp, which was revealed by DeBoer in September. Hampton played in three games as a freshman in 2024, later redshirting, and was not a participant during spring practice in 2025 due to injury.

Incoming Players

  • Former Oklahoma State tight end Josh Ford, who played in four games and caught three passes for 45 yards and a touchdown at Oklahoma State in 2025, signed to play for the Crimson Tide in mid-December. The program officially announced Ford's addition prior to its first-round College Football Playoff game at Oklahoma. Starting tight end Josh Cuevas' eligibility expired with Alabama's Rose Bowl loss against Indiana. The 2026 campaign will be Ford's redshirt sophomore season.

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Will Miller is the primary baseball writer for BamaCentral/Alabama Crimson Tide On SI. He also covers football and basketball. Miller graduated from the University of Alabama in December 2024 with experience covering a wide array of sports.

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