Quarterback
Starter: Bryce Young
Backup: Jalen Milroe
One of the nation’s top players regardless of position, Young returns to Alabama for his junior season in 2022, coming off a 2021 campaign in which he won the Heisman Trophy passing for 4,872 yards with a 47:7 TD:INT.
Running Back
Starter: Jahmyr Gibbs
Backup: Trey Sanders/Jase McClellan
After transferring from Georgia Tech in the offseason, Gibbs likely takes over the Crimson Tide’s starting running back after accounting for 1,211 yards from scrimmage and seven total touchdowns a year ago. Alabama Football also has a few other names to know at running back, most notably Sanders and McClellan.
Wide Receiver
Starter: Jermaine Burton, Ja’Corey Brooks, Tyler Harrell
Backup: Christian Leary, Traeshon Holden, JoJo Earle
The Crimson Tide wide receiver room is as deep as any in the country, a group that will be led by offseason transfers in Burton and Harrell, as well as Brooks who enters his sophomore season. Alabama has numerous other names to know at wide receiver such as Leary, Holden, and Earle, as well as freshman Aaron Anderson, each of which could make a notable impact.
Tight End
Starter: Cameron Latu
Backup: Robbie Ouzts/Amari Niblack
Latu headlines the Crimson Tide’s tight end room coming off a career-year in which he had 26 receptions for 410 yards and eight touchdowns. Ouzts could also see a notable amount of time this season, as could Niblack, a four-star freshman out of Lakewood High School in Florida.
Offensive Line
Starter: Tyler Steen, Javion Cohen, Seth McLaughlin/Darrian Dalcourt, Emil Ekiyor Jr, JC Latham
Backup: Amari Kight/Tommy Brockermeyer, Damieon George Jr, Seth McLaughlin/Darrian Dalcourt, Tanner Bowles, Tyler Booker/Kendall Randolph
Returning names such as Ekiyor and Cohen will likely play key roles at the guard position, while Steen, an offseason transfer from Vanderbilt, could start at left tackle. The biggest question mark entering the year along the offensive line comes at center where McLaughlin and Dalcourt are competing for the starting job.