Kalen DeBoer’s offseason in Tuscaloosa continues to test Alabama’s margin for error. Losses are coming from multiple directions including both the transfer portal and former ties that once defined his rise.

Yhonzae Pierre has remaining eligibility after leading Alabama with eight sacks. Justin Hill can also return after a freshman season in which he tallied 10 tackles and broke up a pass.

An in-state tight end transfer is heading to Alabama. Jacksonville State redshirt freshman Jaxon Shuttlesworth has committed to Alabama, as announced on Instagram Saturday in a post on which Shuttlesworth is a collaborator. The Chelsea High School product has three years of college eligibility on his ledger.

Alabama linebacker Noah Carter will transfer to Georgia Tech, On3 reported on Saturday. Carter had nine tackles in 11 games this season.

O’Neal played his high school football at Westlake in Atlanta. He did not have a 247Sports composite star rating when he joined Mercer as part of the 2024 recruiting class. The defensive back became the eighth player to join Alabama’s current transfer portal class. 20 players have decided to transfer away from UA.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Jameel Morris had 21 points in Alcorn State's 64-62 win against Alabama A&M on Saturday.

Multiple defensive backs who were part of the Alabama team in 2025 will not be returning to the squad in 2026. Kameron Howard (who signed with Boston College) and Cam Calhoun both officially entered the transfer portal after the end of the season. DaShawn Jones and Domani Jackson, both former transfers themselves, are out of eligibility.