Alabama made waves earlier this week when it added Ohio State transfer Jameson Williams. The 6-foot-2, 188-pound receiver recorded nine receptions for 154 yards and two touchdowns during his sophomore season last year and is the first non-graduate to transfer into the program under scholarship since defensive back Phelon Jones joined the Tide from LSU in 2009.
While Alabama hasnât typically leaned on transfers during the Nick Saban era, there have been a few that have made their mark on the Tide. Hereâs a breakdown of some of Alabamaâs incoming transfers in recent years.
Carl Tucker, TE (2020)Â
The need: Alabama entered last season without much depth at the tight end position. The Tide was especially in need of a blocking option at the position as it leaned on offensive linemen Chris Owens and Kendall Randolph as blocking tight ends the year before. The answer was to bring in Carl Tucker, a 6-foot-2, 248-pound graduate transfer from North Carolina who earned fir
While Alabama fans are used to five-star athletes coming into the program and leaving as top rated draft prospects, the Tide have seen their fair share of misses. Simple statistics tell us that not every highly rated recruit is going to make it to the NFL, and some don t even make it in college. Here is a list of Alabama s biggest recruiting flops since 2000.
Star Jackson
Star Jackson was a four-star and ninth rated pro-style quarterback in the 2008 recruiting class, according to 247Sports. Part of a culture changing recruiting class at Alabama, Jackson came in alongside players like Julio Jones, Marcel Dareus and Mark Ingram. Scouts all across the country were in awe of Jackson s tall pocket presence and bullet like passes, and the quarterback picked up offers from Alabama, Auburn, Georgia, Minnesota, Pittsburgh and UCF.