2011 Alabama roster

119 players. From 13 states and 1 other country; the most from Alabama (59) and Georgia (15). The 2011 season.

Quarterbacks 5

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
10	A.J. McCarron QB4-star recruit	6′4″		Mobile, AL	2,634 passing yards, 16 TD
6	Blake Sims QB4-star recruit	6′0″		Gainesville, GA	107 rushing yards
14	Phillip Sims QB5-star recruit	6′2″		Chesapeake, VA	163 passing yards
12	Phillip Ely QB	6′1″		Tampa, FL
18	Morgan Ogilvie QB	6′0″	198	Mountain Brook, AL

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
3	Trent Richardson RB5-star recruit	5′11″		Pensacola, FL	1,679 rushing yards, 21 TD
42	Eddie Lacy RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Geismar, LA	674 rushing yards, 7 TD
45	Jalston Fowler RB4-star recruit	6′1″		Mobile, AL	385 rushing yards, 4 TD
1	Dee Hart RB4-star recruit	5′9″		Orlando, FL
26	Nick Tinker RB	5′10″		Ralph, AL
34	Ben Howell RB	5′9″		Gordo, AL
48	Tommy Keys FB	6′2″	230	West Point, MS

Receivers 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
4	Marquis Maze WR	5′10″		Birmingham, AL	56 catches, 627 yards, 1 TD
15	Darius Hanks WR	6′0″		Norcross, GA	26 catches, 328 yards, 1 TD
22	Christion Jones WR	5′11″		Adamsville, AL	10 returns, 65 yards
7	Kenny Bell WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Rayville, LA	17 catches, 255 yards, 2 TD
2	DeAndrew White WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Houston, TX	14 catches, 151 yards, 2 TD
11	Brandon Gibson WR4-star recruit	6′2″		Mobile, AL	14 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD
83	Kevin Norwood WR4-star recruit	6′2″		D’Iberville, MS	11 catches, 190 yards
5	Ronald Carswell WR	6′0″	180	Macon, GA
8	Duron Carter WR	6′4″	210	Fort Lauderdale, FL
18	Nick Williams WR	5′10″	185	Fort Lauderdale, FL
19	Ronald James WR	5′8″	166	Castro Valley, CA
24	Nathan McAlister WR	5′11″	165	Russellville, AL
43	Taylor Conant WR	6′0″	195	Tuscaloosa, AL
46	William Strickland WR	6′0″	191	Tuscaloosa, AL
80	Marvin Shinn WR4-star recruit	6′2″		Mobile, AL
81	Danny Woodson WR4-star recruit	6′1″	195	Mobile, AL
81	Hardie Buck WR	5′9″	190	Birmingham, AL
88	Michael Bowman WR4-star recruit	6′4″		Rossville, GA

Tight ends 9

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
17	Brad Smelley TE	6′3″		Tuscaloosa, AL	34 catches, 356 yards, 4 TD
89	Michael Williams TE4-star recruit	6′6″		Reform, AL	16 catches, 191 yards, 2 TD
87	Chris Underwood TE	6′4″		Vestavia Hills, AL	2 catches, 12 yards
82	Harrison Jones TE	6′4″		Germantown, TN	1 catch, 5 yards
84	Brian Vogler TE4-star recruit	6′7″		Columbus, GA	1 catch, 6 yards
20	Nate Carlson TE	6′4″	236	Birmingham, AL
31	John Baites TE	6′4″	231	Hendersonville, TN
31	Kelly Johnson TE	6′3″		Bluffton, SC
85	Malcolm Faciane TE4-star recruit	6′5″		Picayune, MS

Offensive line 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
52	Alfred McCullough OL	6′2″	311	Athens, AL
54	Russell Raines OL	6′2″	277	Satsuma, AL
57	Aaron Joiner OL	6′2″	265	Florence, AL
59	Arie Kouandjio OL4-star recruit	6′5″	335	Beltsville, MD
61	Anthony Steen OL	6′3″	303	Lambert, MS
63	Kellen Williams OL	6′3″	302	Lawrenceville, GA
65	Chance Warmack OL	6′3″	320	Atlanta, GA
67	John Michael Boswell OL4-star recruit	6′5″	300	Northport, AL
68	Austin Gray OL	6′0″	309	Woodstock, GA
68	Issac Luatua OL	6′2″	299	La Mirada, CA
69	David Blalock OL	6′5″	261	Charlotte, NC
70	Ryan Kelly OL4-star recruit	6′5″	297	West Chester, OH
71	Cyrus Kouandjio OL5-star recruit	6′6″	310	Hyattsville, MD
72	Tyler Love OL5-star recruit	6′6″	307	Mountain Brook, AL
73	William Vlachos OL4-star recruit	6′1″	294	Birmingham, AL
74	Allen Skelton OL	6′1″	267	Coker, AL
75	Barrett Jones OL4-star recruit	6′5″	311	Memphis, TN
76	D.J. Fluker OL5-star recruit	6′6″	335	Foley, AL
78	Chad Lindsay OL	6′2″	302	The Woodlands, TX
79	Austin Shepherd OL	6′5″	320	Buford, GA

Defensive line 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
8	Jeoffrey Pagan DL4-star recruit	6′4″	290	Asheville, NC
44	LaMichael Fanning DL4-star recruit	6′7″	270	Hamilton, GA
49	Ed Stinson DL	6′4″	292	Homestead, FL
51	Wilson Love DL	6′3″	286	Mountain Brook, AL
53	Anthony Orr DL	6′4″	289	Madison, AL
54	Jesse Williams DL	6′4″	320	Brisbane, Australia
56	William Ming DL	6′3″	283	Athens, AL
57	D.J. Pettway DL4-star recruit	6′2″	270	Pensacola, FL
58	Nick Gentry DL	6′1″	284	Prattville, AL
86	Undra Billingsley DL	6′2″	288	Birmingham, AL
90	Quinton Dial DL4-star recruit	6′6″	304	Pinson, AL
92	Damion Square DL4-star recruit	6′3″		Houston, TX
93	Chris Bonds DL	6′4″	273	Columbia, SC
95	Brandon Lewis DL4-star recruit	6′3″	288	Pleasant Grove, AL
99	Brandon Ivory DL	6′4″	308	Memphis, TN
99	Josh Chapman DL	6′1″	310	Hoover, AL

Linebackers 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
30	Dont’a Hightower LB4-star recruit	6′4″		Lewisburg, TN	1 INT
32	C.J. Mosley LB4-star recruit	6′2″		Theodore, AL	1 INT
35	Nico Johnson LB5-star recruit	6′3″		Andalusia, AL	1 INT
41	Courtney Upshaw LB4-star recruit	6′2″		Eufaula, AL	1 INT
5	Jerrell Harris LB4-star recruit	6′3″	242	Gadsden, AL
11	Tana Patrick LB4-star recruit	6′3″	238	Bridgeport, AL
19	Jonathan Atchison LB	6′3″	236	Atlanta, GA
21	Brent Calloway LB4-star recruit	6′1″		Russellville, AL
33	Trey DePriest LB5-star recruit	6′2″	242	Springfield, OH
36	Chris Jordan LB4-star recruit	6′3″		Brentwood, TN
40	DeMarcus DuBose LB	6′1″	240	Montgomery, AL
42	Adrian Hubbard LB4-star recruit	6′6″	252	Lawrenceville, GA
47	Xzavier Dickson LB4-star recruit	6′3″		Griffin, GA
48	Rowdy Harrell LB	6′0″	221	Moundville, AL
55	Josh Dickerson LB	6′1″	228	Evans, GA
91	Alex Watkins LB	6′3″	234	Brownsville, TN

Defensive backs 21

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
28	Dee Milliner DB	6′1″		Millbrook, AL	3 INT
4	Mark Barron DB4-star recruit	6′2″		Mobile, AL	2 INT
37	Robert Lester DB	6′2″		Foley, AL	2 INT
9	Phelon Jones DB	5′11″		Moblie, AL	1 INT
24	DeQuan Menzie DB	6′0″		Columbus, GA	1 INT
3	Bradley Sylve DB4-star recruit	6′0″	180	Port Sulphur, LA
3	Vinnie Sunseri DB	6′0″		Tuscaloosa, AL
6	Ha’Sean Clinton-Dix DB	6′1″	209	Orlando, FL
10	John Fulton DB4-star recruit	6′0″	186	Manning, SC
11	Ranzell Watkins DB	5′9″	172	Charlotte, NC
13	Diege Barry DB	5′10″	180	Mobile, AL
17	Caleb Castille DB	5′11″	170	Birmingham, AL
18	Levi Cook DB	5′10″	190	Decatur, AL
20	Jarrick Williams DB4-star recruit	6′1″		Mobile, AL
21	Dre Kirkpatrick DB5-star recruit	6′3″		Gadsden, AL
23	Jabriel Washington DB4-star recruit	5′11″		Jackson, TN
27	Nick Perry DB4-star recruit	6′1″		Prattville, AL
29	Will Lowery DB	5′9″		Hoover, AL
31	Jerrod Bierbower DB	6′1″	198	Dublin, OH
34	Hunter Bush DB	5′11″	195	Wetempka, AL
43	Sam Kearns DB	5′6″	155	Mobile, AL

Specialists 4

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
5	Jeremy Shelley PK	5′10″		Raleigh, NC	21 of 27 field goals
29	Cody Mandell P	6′4″		Lafayette, LA	39 punts, 39.3 average
43	Cade Foster PK	6′1″		Southlake, TX	2 of 9 field goals
44	Jay Williams P	6′3″	221	Thomasville, AL

Athletes and others 3

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
49	M.K. Taylor	5′10″	208	Oxford, AL
50	Robert Cramer	6′0″	240	Hoover, AL
51	Carson Tinker	6′1″	220	Murfreesboro, TN

Hometowns of the 2011 Alabama roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Alabama 59
Georgia 15
Tennessee 9
Florida 8
Texas 4
Louisiana 4
North Carolina 4
Mississippi 4

Top counties

Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 16
Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 11
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama pop. 238,000 8
Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 4
Shelby County, Tennessee pop. 919,000 3

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2011 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.