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2025 Alabama

11–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kalen DeBoer, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 2025, game by game: lost at Florida State 17–31; won vs. UL Monroe 73–0; won vs. Wisconsin 38–14; won at No. 5 Georgia 24–21; won vs. No. 16 Vanderbilt 30–14; won at No. 14 Missouri 27–24; won vs. No. 11 Tennessee 37–20; won at South Carolina 29–22; won vs. LSU 20–9; lost vs. No. 11 Oklahoma 21–23; won vs. Eastern Illinois 56–0; won at Auburn 27–20; lost vs. No. 3 Georgia 7–28; won at No. 8 Oklahoma 34–24; lost vs. No. 1 Indiana 3–38+73−35Lost 17–31 at Florida State-14Florida StateWon 73–0 vs. UL Monroe+73UL MonroeWon 38–14 vs. Wisconsin+24WisconsinWon 24–21 at No. 5 Georgia+3No. 5 GeorgiaWon 30–14 vs. No. 16 Vanderbilt+16No. 16 VanderbiltWon 27–24 at No. 14 Missouri+3No. 14 MissouriWon 37–20 vs. No. 11 Tennessee+17No. 11 TennesseeWon 29–22 at South Carolina+7South CarolinaWon 20–9 vs. LSU+11LSULost 21–23 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma-2No. 11 OklahomaWon 56–0 vs. Eastern Illinois+56Eastern IllinoisWon 27–20 at Auburn+7AuburnLost 7–28 vs. No. 3 Georgia-21No. 3 GeorgiaWon 34–24 at No. 8 Oklahoma+10No. 8 OklahomaLost 3–38 vs. No. 1 Indiana-35No. 1 Indiana
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atFlorida StateL 17–⁠3168%
Sep 6vsUL MonroeW 73–⁠080%
Sep 13vsWisconsinW 38–⁠1469%
Sep 27at5GeorgiaW 24–⁠2130%
Oct 4vs16VanderbiltW 30–⁠1463%
Oct 11at14MissouriW 27–⁠2443%
Oct 18vs11TennesseeW 37–⁠2061%
Oct 25atSouth CarolinaW 29–⁠2267%
Nov 8vsLSUW 20–⁠973%
Nov 15vs11OklahomaL 21–⁠2371%
Nov 22vsEastern IllinoisW 56–⁠097%
Nov 29atAuburnW 27–⁠2070%
Dec 6vs3GeorgiaSEC ChampionshipL 7–⁠2841%
Dec 19Bowls & playoffat8OklahomaCFP First RoundW 34–⁠2446%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs1IndianaRose Bowl, CFP QuarterfinalL 3–⁠3842%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Indiana 38–⁠3 in the Rose Bowl, CFP Quarterfinal; No. 9 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 8
  2. Wk 2: 21
  3. Wk 3: 19
  4. Wk 4: 14
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Wk 6: 10
  7. Wk 7: 8
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 4
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Wk 12: 4
  13. Wk 13: 10
  14. Wk 14: 10
  15. Wk 15: 10
  16. Wk 16: 11
  17. Final: 9

Consensus All-AmericanKadyn Proctor, OL

Record
11–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 4
Points
443–⁠288
Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Elo
1714 +69 this season
SP+ rating
14.8 No. 20 of 136; offense No. 36, defense No. 11, special teams No. 103
SRS
12.7 No. 17 of 136 in FBS
Returning
43% of last season’s EPA, No. 52 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 3 roster talent No. 2 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Ryan Grubb, JaMarcus Shephard and Nick Sheridan
Defensive coordinators
Kane Wommack and Maurice Linguist
Captains
Ty Simpson, Parker Brailsford, Tim Keenan III and Deontae Lawson
Offense
Spread / air raid
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5, Swarm

How good, play by play

  • Offense33rd of 136
  • Defense37th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted19th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted23rd of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1541%1.3133rd of 136
Defense0.0439%1.2537th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.00 def		46% off
36% def		—19th off
23rd def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense48%7.7 yds12%2.9016%
Defense41%6.4 yds7%3.0015%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 3014% allowed
Defense3.6own 2918% caused

CORE rating 16.7, 16th of 136 (offense 8.3, defense -8.5).

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 yardsTy Simpson QB3,567 yds
Passing touchdownsTy Simpson QB28 TD
Rushing yardsJamarion Miller RB504 yds
Rushing touchdownsDaniel Hill RB6 TD
Receiving yardsGermie Bernard WR862 yds
Receiving touchdownsIsaiah Horton WR8 TD
TacklesDeontae Lawson LB80 tkl
SacksYhonzae Pierre LB8 sacks
InterceptionsBrayson Hubbard DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Keelon Russell QB★★★★★No. 2
Dijon Lee Jr. CB★★★★★No. 14
Michael Carroll OL★★★★★No. 17
Jackson Lloyd OT★★★★No. 45
Chuck McDonald III CB★★★★No. 51
A.K. Dear RB★★★★No. 53
Justin Hill DE★★★★No. 60
Ivan Taylor S★★★★No. 62

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.921
Running backs14.00.973
Receivers44.00.928
Offensive line44.30.948
Defensive line23.50.928
Linebackers34.00.918
Defensive backs34.30.978
Athletes and specialists13.00.813
Whole class204.00.934

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 1Kadyn Proctor OTMiami Dolphins
Rd 1Ty Simpson QBLos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Germie Bernard WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4L.T. Overton DEDallas Cowboys
Rd 5Parker Brailsford CCleveland Browns
Rd 5Justin Jefferson LBCleveland Browns
Rd 5Josh Cuevas TEBaltimore Ravens
Rd 6Domani Jackson CBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Tim Keenan III DTLos Angeles Rams
Rd 7Jam Miller RBNew England Patriots

Roster 127

The 2025 roster

127 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 75 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2025 portal
Isaiah Horton WR★★★★from Miami
Cameron Calhoun CB★★★★from Utah
Kelby Collins DL★★★★from Florida
Nikhai Hill-Green LB★★★★from Colorado
Kam Dewberry OL★★★from Texas A&M
Arkel Anugwom OT★★★from Ball State
Dre’Lyn Washington RB★★★from Louisiana
Brody Dalton TE★★★from Troy
Jack Sammarco TE★★★from West Virginia
Jayden Hobson OT★★★from South Alabama
Peter Knudson TE★★★from Weber State

Transfers out 26

Jaheim Oatis DL★★★★to Colorado
Elijah Pritchett OT★★★★to Nebraska
Justice Haynes RB★★★★to Michigan
Kendrick Law WR★★★★to Kentucky
Caleb Odom WR★★★to Ole Miss
Damon Payne Jr. DL★★★to Michigan
DeVonta Smith S★★★to Notre Dame
Jayshawn Ross DE★★★to Kansas State
Kobe Prentice WR★★★to Baylor
Emmanuel Henderson Jr. WR★★★to Kansas
Hunter Osborne DL★★★to Virginia
Justin Okoronkwo LB★★★to South Carolina

And 14 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss7–⁠113–⁠23
Georgia7–⁠112–⁠26
Texas A&M7–⁠111–⁠28
Alabama7–⁠111–⁠49
Texas6–⁠210–⁠312
Oklahoma6–⁠210–⁠313
Vanderbilt6–⁠210–⁠315
Missouri4–⁠48–⁠5
Tennessee4–⁠48–⁠5
LSU3–⁠57–⁠6
Kentucky2–⁠65–⁠7
Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠75–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠8
South Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
Arkansas0–⁠82–⁠10

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