re: 2020 FB Recruiting & Roster

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Summer enrollees have a mountain to claim in an Alabama football depth chart, but a handful could populate the two-deep at the end of fall camp.

Fifteen members of the 2019 Alabama football signing class got a winter head start by enrolling early. A dozen of their classmates will have joined them in Tuscaloosa with a day or two of Memorial Day. Exact arrival dates are impacted by some late graduations.

The 15 got a big boost by going through the fourth quarter program and spring training. Some of them have a good opportunity to be in a Crimson Tide two-deep by the end of fall camp. A couple might earn starting roles.

The 12 come in behind, needing to quickly acclimate to college life and with much football knowledge to absorb in a limited amount of time. Most important for the summer group is their physical condition when they arrive in Tuscaloosa. All of them have had nutrition and weight directives for months. Summer workouts will soon reveal if they are close to being physically ready to contribute as freshmen.

Based on little more than broad speculation, let’s look at true freshmen with a two-deep chance by the end of fall camp. Special-teams roles other than kicker are not included.
Alabama Football Early Enrollees
Possible First Team Chances
Will Reichard And D. J. Dale (see article for analysis)

Possible Two-Deep Chances(see article for analysis)
John Metchie
Evan Neal
Shane Lee
It would be unfair to rule out the next group as having some two-deep chance: Taulia Tagivailoa; Darrian Dalcourt; Justin Eboigbe and Antonio Alfano.
Alabama Football Summer Enrollees

Predicting quick success probability for a summer enrollee is little more than guessing. Our best guesses below are a mixture of recruiting profiles, positions of need and position learning-curve difficulty.
(see article for analysis)
Byron Young
Ishmael Sopsher
Trey Sanders
Jahleel Billingsley
Demarcco Hellams
Fitting the ‘unfair to count them out’ roles are Braylen Ingraham and Christian Harris. For any early two-deep shots, this pair will have to shine in fall scrimmages.

That is a large group of young guys with possible chances for significant early playing time. One reason so many can be considered is Alabama football will be a young team in 2019. Quite a few guys ahead of the true freshman don’t have much playing experience.

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