Hear that loud noise? It’s the transfer portal door slamming shut in Tuscaloosa. At least for now.
This past weekend, the additional one-month window for Alabama football players to enter the transfer portal closed. The previous transfer portal window for all teams had closed at the beginning of January, but then it opened right back up for the Crimson Tide a few days later once Nick Saban retired on Jan. 10 after his legendary 17-season career.
Many talented players stuck around, though. Alabama also added a few via the transfer portal. Plus, Alabama put the finishing touches on the 2024 recruiting class with national signing day in early February. All in all, the roster has finally settled in time for spring practices to begin soon.
There will be another window for players to enter the transfer portal from April 15-30, but for now, new coach Kalen DeBoer can breathe about roster retention at least until then.
That transfer window could lead to not only more departures but also more additions. That could shake up the depth chart more. Plus, spring practices and the A-Day game will help sort it out more for DeBoer and his staff. So the depth chart is far from final. Nonetheless, let’s take stock of where it sits. Here are our way-too-early projections for the depth chart, heading into the spring.
