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2022 Alabama

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Nick Saban, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 2022, game by game: won vs. Utah State 55–0; won at Texas 20–19; won vs. UL Monroe 63–7; won vs. Vanderbilt 55–3; won at No. 20 Arkansas 49–26; won vs. Texas A&M 24–20; lost at No. 6 Tennessee 49–52; won vs. No. 24 Mississippi State 30–6; lost at No. 15 LSU 31–32; won at No. 11 Ole Miss 30–24; won vs. Austin Peay 34–0; won vs. Auburn 49–27; won vs. No. 11 Kansas State 45–20+56−3Won 55–0 vs. Utah State+55Utah StateWon 20–19 at Texas+1TexasWon 63–7 vs. UL Monroe+56UL MonroeWon 55–3 vs. Vanderbilt+52VanderbiltWon 49–26 at No. 20 Arkansas+23No. 20 ArkansasWon 24–20 vs. Texas A&M+4Texas A&MLost 49–52 at No. 6 Tennessee-3No. 6 TennesseeWon 30–6 vs. No. 24 Mississippi State+24No. 24 Mississippi Sta…Lost 31–32 at No. 15 LSU-1No. 15 LSUWon 30–24 at No. 11 Ole Miss+6No. 11 Ole MissWon 34–0 vs. Austin Peay+34Austin PeayWon 49–27 vs. Auburn+22AuburnWon 45–20 vs. No. 11 Kansas State+25No. 11 Kansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsUtah StateW 55–⁠078%
Sep 10atTexasW 20–⁠1971%
Sep 17vsUL MonroeW 63–⁠792%
Sep 24vsVanderbiltW 55–⁠390%
Oct 1at20ArkansasW 49–⁠2665%
Oct 8vsTexas A&MW 24–⁠2080%
Oct 15at6TennesseeL 49–⁠5264%
Oct 22vs24Mississippi StateW 30–⁠680%
Nov 5at15LSUL 31–⁠3266%
Nov 12at11Ole MissW 30–⁠2459%
Nov 19vsAustin PeayW 34–⁠093%
Nov 26vsAuburnW 49–⁠2788%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs11Kansas StateSugar BowlW 45–⁠2065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kansas State 45–⁠20 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 1
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 1
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 6
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 10
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. Wk 13: 8
  14. Wk 14: 6
  15. Wk 15: 5
  16. Final: 5

SEC West champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with LSU

Lombardi AwardWill Anderson Jr., LB; also the Nagurski and Bednarik

Consensus All-AmericanWill Anderson Jr., LB

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 1
Points
534–⁠236
Coach
Nick Saban
Elo
1830 +91 this season
SP+ rating
30.3 No. 4 of 131; offense No. 8, defense No. 12, special teams No. 9
SRS
21.3 No. 3 of 131 in FBS
Returning
55% of last season’s EPA, No. 73 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 2 roster talent No. 1 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Bill O’Brien
Defensive coordinators
Pete Golding and Charles Kelly
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense11th of 131
  • Defense12th of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted10th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted6th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2547%1.3911th of 131
Defense-0.0139%1.1212th of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
-0.04 def		48% off
36% def		—10th off
6th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.8own 3113% allowed
Defense3.5own 2618% caused

CORE rating 23.6, 5th of 131 (offense 9.2, defense -14.4).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsBryce Young QB3,328 yds
Passing touchdownsBryce Young QB32 TD
Rushing yardsJahmyr Gibbs RB926 yds
Rushing touchdownsJahmyr Gibbs RB7 TD
Receiving yardsJermaine Burton WR677 yds
Receiving touchdownsJa’Corey Brooks WR8 TD
TacklesDeMarcco Hellams DB95 tkl
SacksWill Anderson Jr. LB10 sacks
InterceptionsBrian Branch DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Jeremiah Alexander DE★★★★★No. 18
Jihaad Campbell DE★★★★★No. 21
Ty Simpson QB★★★★★No. 26
Aaron Anderson WR★★★★No. 35
Elijah Pritchett OT★★★★No. 37
Emmanuel Henderson Jr. RB★★★★No. 41
Isaiah Bond ATH★★★★No. 52
Shazz Preston WR★★★★No. 56

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks15.00.988
Running backs24.00.972
Receivers53.80.941
Offensive line34.00.951
Defensive line64.30.956
Linebackers14.00.971
Defensive backs43.80.912
Athletes and specialists44.00.954
Whole class264.00.949

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 1Bryce Young QBCarolina Panthers
Rd 1Will Anderson Jr. OLBHouston Texans
Rd 1Jahmyr Gibbs RBDetroit Lions
Rd 2Brian Branch SDetroit Lions
Rd 3Tyler Steen OTPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Byron Young DTLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 3Jordan Battle SCincinnati Bengals
Rd 3Cameron Latu TESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 5Henry To’oTo’o ILBHouston Texans
Rd 7DeMarcco Hellams SAtlanta Falcons

Roster 136

The 2022 roster

136 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2022 portal
Eli Ricks CB★★★★★from LSU
Jahmyr Gibbs RB★★★★★from Georgia Tech
Jermaine Burton WR★★★★from Georgia
Tyler Harrell WR★★★★from Louisville
Tyler Steen OT★★★★from Vanderbilt

Transfers out 24

Drew Sanders LB★★★★to Arkansas
Jahleel Billingsley TE★★★★to Texas
Camar Wheaton RB★★★★to SMU
Agiye Hall WR★★★★to Texas
Javon Baker WR★★★★to UCF
Kaine Williams S★★★to Nebraska
Marcus Banks CB★★★to Mississippi State
Shane Lee LB★★★to USC
Pierce Quick OT★★★to Georgia Tech
Jackson Bratton LB★★★to UAB
Paul Tyson QB★★★to Arizona State
Jaylen Moody LB★★★returned to Alabama

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

5 first team, 7 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2022 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2022 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia8–⁠015–⁠01
Tennessee6–⁠211–⁠26
Alabama6–⁠211–⁠25
LSU6–⁠210–⁠416
Mississippi State4–⁠49–⁠420
Ole Miss4–⁠48–⁠5
South Carolina4–⁠48–⁠523
Arkansas3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
Florida3–⁠56–⁠7
Missouri3–⁠56–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠7
Texas A&M2–⁠65–⁠7
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.