2012 Alabama roster

117 players. From 15 states and 1 other country; the most from Alabama (48) and Georgia (20). The 2012 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
10	A.J. McCarron QB4-star recruit	6′4″		Mobile, AL	2,933 passing yards, 30 TD
6	Blake Sims QB4-star recruit	6′0″		Gainesville, GA	187 rushing yards, 2 TD
12	Phillip Ely QB	6′1″		Tampa, FL	42 passing yards, 1 TD
11	Alec Morris QB	6′3″		Allen, TX
14	Edward Aldag QB	6′0″	183	Birmingham, AL
19	Dustin Ellison QB	6′0″	180	Monroeville, AL

Running backs 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
42	Eddie Lacy RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Geismar, LA	1,322 rushing yards, 17 TD
4	T.J. Yeldon RB5-star recruit	6′2″		Daphne, AL	1,108 rushing yards, 12 TD
17	Kenyan Drake RB4-star recruit	6′1″		Powder Spring, GA	281 rushing yards, 5 TD
1	Dee Hart RB4-star recruit	5′9″		Orlando, FL	88 rushing yards
34	Ben Howell RB	5′9″		Gordo, AL	52 rushing yards
45	Jalston Fowler RB4-star recruit	6′1″		Mobile, AL	85 rushing yards
32	Trey Roberts RB	6′0″	189	Mobile, AL

Receivers 15

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
9	Amari Cooper WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Miami, FL	59 catches, 1,000 yards, 11 TD
83	Kevin Norwood WR4-star recruit	6′2″		D’Iberville, MS	29 catches, 461 yards, 4 TD
22	Christion Jones WR	5′11″		Adamsville, AL	27 catches, 368 yards, 4 TD
7	Kenny Bell WR4-star recruit	6′1″		Rayville, LA	17 catches, 431 yards, 3 TD
2	DeAndrew White WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Houston, TX	8 catches, 105 yards, 2 TD
80	Marvin Shinn WR4-star recruit	6′2″		Mobile, AL	6 catches, 42 yards
81	Danny Woodson WR4-star recruit	6′1″	195	Mobile, AL	1 catch, 9 yards
1	Chris Black WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Jacksonville, FL
15	Eddie Williams WR5-star recruit	6′3″	204	Panama City Beach, FL
18	Nick Williams WR	5′10″	185	Fort Lauderdale, FL
24	Nathan McAlister WR	5′11″	165	Russellville, AL
33	Marcus Polk WR	5′8″	180	Lithonia, GA
81	Ty Reed WR	6′1″		Rocky Hill, CT
87	Parker Barrineau WR	6′0″		Northport, AL
88	Josh Magee WR	6′0″	170	Hoover, AL

Tight ends 9

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2012
89	Michael Williams TE4-star recruit	6′6″	Reform, AL	24 catches, 183 yards, 4 TD
31	Kelly Johnson TE	6′3″	Bluffton, SC	5 catches, 39 yards
82	Harrison Jones TE	6′4″	Germantown, TN	1 return, 9 yards
84	Brian Vogler TE4-star recruit	6′7″	Columbus, GA	2 catches, 21 yards
41	Kurt Freitag TE	6′4″	Buford, GA
46	Michael Nysewander TE	6′1″	Hoover, AL
47	Corey McCarron TE	6′2″	Mobile, AL
85	Malcolm Faciane TE4-star recruit	6′5″	Picayune, MS
89	Brandon Greene TE4-star recruit	6′5″	Ellenwood, GA

Offensive line 19

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
50	Alphonse Taylor OL4-star recruit	6′5″	345	Mobile, AL
54	Russell Raines OL	6′2″	277	Satsuma, AL
57	Aaron Joiner OL	6′2″	265	Florence, AL
59	Harold Nicholson OL	6′5″	283	Columbus, OH
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	Alex Shine OL	6′3″	300	Scottsdale, AZ
68	Isaac Luatua OL	6′2″	315	La Mirada, CA
69	Paul Waldrop OL	6′4″	285	Phenix City, AL
70	Ryan Kelly OL4-star recruit	6′5″	297	West Chester, OH
71	Cyrus Kouandjio OL5-star recruit	6′6″	310	Hyattsville, MD
74	Caleb Gulledge OL	6′4″	280	Prattville, AL
75	Barrett Jones OL4-star recruit	6′5″	302	Memphis, TN
76	D.J. Fluker OL5-star recruit	6′6″	335	Foley, AL
77	Arie Kouandjio OL4-star recruit	6′5″	315	Beltsville, MD
78	Chad Lindsay OL	6′2″	302	The Woodlands, TX
78	Korren Kirven OL4-star recruit	6′4″	311	Lynchburg, VA
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	Dakota Ball DL	6′3″		Lindale, GA
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	Dalvin Tomlinson DL4-star recruit	6′3″		McDonaugh, GA
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
64	Michael Newsome DL	6′2″	250	Cockeysville, MD
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	Darren Lake DL	6′3″	315	York, AL
99	Brandon Ivory DL	6′4″	308	Memphis, TN

Linebackers 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
32	C.J. Mosley LB4-star recruit	6′2″		Theodore, AL	2 INT
25	Dillon Lee LB4-star recruit	6′4″		Buford, GA	1 INT
21	Brent Calloway LB4-star recruit	6′1″		Russellville, AL	63 rushing yards
47	Xzavier Dickson LB4-star recruit	6′3″		Griffin, GA	1 return, 9 yards
11	Tana Patrick LB4-star recruit	6′3″	238	Bridgeport, AL
19	Jonathan Atchison LB	6′3″	236	Atlanta, GA
19	Reggie Ragland LB4-star recruit	6′2″		Madison, AL
22	Ryan Anderson LB4-star recruit	6′2″		Daphne, AL
30	Denzel Devall LB4-star recruit	6′2″	252	Bastrop, LA
33	Trey DePriest LB5-star recruit	6′2″		Springfield, OH
35	Nico Johnson LB5-star recruit	6′3″		Andalusia, AL
36	Tyler Hayes LB4-star recruit	6′2″	210	Thomasville, AL
38	Tyler Owens LB	6′0″	225	Columbiana, AL
42	Adrian Hubbard LB4-star recruit	6′6″	252	Lawrenceville, GA
48	Rowdy Harrell LB	6′0″	221	Moundville, AL
55	Josh Dickerson LB	6′1″	228	Evans, GA

Defensive backs 21

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
6	Ha Ha Clinton-Dix DB5-star recruit	6′1″		Orlando, FL	5 INT
37	Robert Lester DB	6′2″		Foley, AL	4 INT
5	Cyrus Jones DB4-star recruit	5′10″		Baltimore, MD	18 returns, 311 yards
3	Vinnie Sunseri DB	6′0″		Tuscaloosa, AL	2 INT
13	Deion Belue DB	5′11″		Tuscumbia, AL	2 INT
28	Dee Milliner DB	6′1″		Millbrook, AL	2 INT
26	Landon Collins DB5-star recruit	6′0″		New Orleans, LA	1 return, 13 yards
3	Bradley Sylve DB4-star recruit	6′0″	180	Port Sulphur, LA
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
17	Caleb Castille DB	5′11″	170	Birmingham, AL
17	Parker Philpot DB	5′10″	180	Alpharetta, GA
18	Levi Cook DB	5′10″	190	Decatur, AL
20	Jarrick Williams DB4-star recruit	6′1″		Mobile, AL
22	Hunter Bush DB	5′11″	195	Wetempka, AL
23	Jabriel Washington DB4-star recruit	5′11″		Jackson, TN
23	Taylor Morton DB	5′11″	185	Centreville, AL
24	Geno Smith DB4-star recruit			Atlanta, GA
27	Nick Perry DB4-star recruit	6′1″		Prattville, AL
31	Jerrod Bierbower DB	6′1″	198	Dublin, OH

Specialists 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
5	Jeremy Shelley PK	5′10″		Raleigh, NC	11 of 11 field goals
29	Cody Mandell P	6′4″		Lafayette, LA	50 punts, 44.3 average
43	Cade Foster PK	6′1″		Southlake, TX	4 of 9 field goals
46	Wilson Whorton P	5′10″	175	Leeds, AL
59	M.K. Taylor LS	5′10″	230	Oxford, AL
98	Dillon Drake PK	5′9″	175	Fort Walton Beach, FL
99	Adam Griffith PK	5′10″		Calhoun, GA

Athletes and others 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
51	Carson Tinker		6′1″	220	Murfreesboro, TN

Hometowns of the 2012 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 48
Georgia 20
Florida 11
Louisiana 6
Texas 5
Tennessee 5
Maryland 4
Ohio 4

Top counties

Mobile County, Alabama pop. 413,000 10
Jefferson County, Alabama pop. 668,000 8
Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 5
Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 4
Baldwin County, Alabama pop. 247,000 4

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’ 2012 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.