Alabama unveils official depth chart for Week 1 game vs. MTSU
Alabama will kick off the 2023 season later tonight, and before game time, the Crimson Tide unveiled its official depth chart for its Week 1 matchup against Middle Tennessee.
We learned Friday that Jalen Milroe will start at quarterback, according to ESPN, backing up what the spring and summer had been suggesting. But Alabama coach Nick Saban has said the Game 1 starter won’t necessarily be the guy all year – competition will continue. Milroe, Tyler Buchner, Ty Simpson and Dylan Lonergan were separated by an “or.”
In addition to Buchner, 20 newcomers were on the Week 1 depth chart, including 13 true freshmen. Two of them, safety Caleb Downs and offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor, were listed as starters ahead of the season opener. All five of the Tide’s additions via the transfer portal appeared on the depth chart, with linebacker Trezman Marshall, safety Jaylen Key and tight end CJ Dippre landing on the top lines of their respective position groups.
Outside of the quarterbacks, there were also 10 other ors on the depth chart, signifying an ongoing competition among two or more players. However, only two of those ors separated first-team players, and those were at the tight end position and at the X receiver spot. Dippre and second-year tight end Danny Lewis were listed as co-starters, while junior college transfer Malik Benson and veteran Ja’Corey Brooks shared the first-team role.
Below is Alabama’s complete depth chart for Week 1, ors and all.
DEFENSE
DE – Jaheim Oatis
Tim Smith
James Smith OR Monkell Goodwine
NG – Tim Keenan III
Damon Payne Jr.
Anquin Barnes Jr.
DE – Justin Eboigbe
Jah-Marien Latham
Jordan Renaud
SAM – Dallas Turner
Quadarrius Robinson
MIKE – Trezmen Marshall
Kendrick Blackshire
Shawn Murphy
WILL – Deontae Lawson
Jihaad Campbell
Justin Jefferson
JACK – Chris Braswell
Keanu Koht OR Jeremiah Alexander
CB – Kool-Aid McKinstry
Antonio Kite
CB – Terrion Arnold
Trey Amos
FS – Jaylen Key
Kristian Story OR DeVonta Smith
SS – Caleb Downs
Tony Mitchell OR Jake Pope
STAR – Malachi Moore
Earl Little II
OFFENSE
LT – Kadyn Proctor
Elijah Pritchett
LG – Tyler Booker
Terrence Ferguson II
C – Seth McLaughlin
James Brockermeyer
RG – Darrian Dalcourt
Jaeden Roberts
RT – JC Latham
Miles McVay OR Wilkin Formby
TE – CJ Dippre OR Danny Lewis Jr.
Amari Niblack OR Robbie Ouzts
QB – Jalen Milroe OR Tyler Buchner OR Ty Simpson OR Dylan Lonergan
RB – Jase McClellan
Roydell Williams OR Jam Miller
Justice Haynes OR Richard Young
WR (Z) – Jermaine Burton
Kendrick Law
Shazz Preston
WR (X) – Malik Benson OR Ja’Corey Brooks
Jalen Hale
WR (H) – Isaiah Bond
Kobe Prentice
Cole Adams
SPECIAL TEAMS
PK – Will Reichard
Conor Talty
HOLD – James Burnip
P – James Burnip
Will Reichard
SN – Kneeland Hibbett
PR – Kool-Aid McKinstry
Isaiah Bonds
Cole Adams
KR – Kendrick Law AND Ja’Corey Brooks
Terrion Arnold AND Cole Adams
*** This story will be updated.
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