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2026 Alabama

5–⁠2 (3–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Kalen DeBoer. The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠1, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 2026, game by game: won vs. East Carolina 48–10; won at Kentucky 45–17; won vs. Florida State 50–36; won vs. South Carolina 49–18; won at No. 16 Mississippi State 56–23; lost vs. No. 2 Georgia 17–20; lost at No. 14 Tennessee 10–26+38−16Won 48–10 vs. East Carolina+38East CarolinaWon 45–17 at Kentucky+28KentuckyWon 50–36 vs. Florida State+14Florida StateWon 49–18 vs. South Carolina+31South CarolinaWon 56–23 at No. 16 Mississippi State+33No. 16 Mississippi Sta…Lost 17–20 vs. No. 2 Georgia-3No. 2 GeorgiaLost 10–26 at No. 14 Tennessee-16No. 14 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsEast CarolinaW 48–⁠1068%
Sep 12atKentuckyW 45–⁠1763%
Sep 19vsFlorida StateW 50–⁠3682%
Sep 26vsSouth CarolinaW 49–⁠1879%
Oct 3at16Mississippi StateW 56–⁠2362%
Oct 10vs2GeorgiaL 17–⁠2054%
Oct 17at14TennesseeL 10–⁠2652%
Oct 24vsTexas A&MPreview71%
Nov 7atLSUPreview48%
Nov 14atVanderbiltPreview64%
Nov 21vsChattanoogaPreview91%
Nov 28vsAuburnPreview75%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 12
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 6
  7. Wk 7: 6
Record
5–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP now
No. 6 in the week 7 poll; peak No. 6
Points
275–⁠150
Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Elo
1691 +48 this season
SP+ rating
23.0 No. 8 of 138; offense No. 5, defense No. 16, special teams No. 45
SRS
30.1 No. 1 of 138 in FBS
Returning
26% of last season’s EPA, No. 91 of 136
Recruiting class
No. 2 roster talent No. 4 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Grubb
Defensive coordinators
Kane Wommack and Maurice Linguist
Offense
Run and Gun
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5, Swarm

How good, play by play

  • Offense18th of 138
  • Defense15th of 138
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted4th of 138
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted3rd of 138
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2548%1.2918th of 138
Defense-0.0437%1.3215th of 138
Opponent-adjusted0.26 off
-0.05 def		49% off
34% def		—4th off
3rd def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense49%9.8 yds17%3.4014%
Defense45%8.8 yds11%2.6021%
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
Offense4.9own 3318% allowed
Defense3.7own 2618% caused

CORE rating 31.6, 2nd of 138 (offense 16.5, defense -15.1).

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 yardsKeelon Russell QB1,746 yds
Passing touchdownsKeelon Russell QB12 TD
Rushing yardsTrae’shawn Brown RB313 yds
Rushing touchdownsKeelon Russell QB5 TD
Receiving yardsLotzeir Brooks WR415 yds
Receiving touchdownsRyan Williams WR4 TD
TacklesCaleb Woodson LB53 tkl
SacksYhonzae Pierre LB3.5 sacks
InterceptionsBrayson Hubbard DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

E.J. Crowell RB★★★★★No. 15
Xavier Griffin LB★★★★★No. 23
Jorden Edmonds CB★★★★★No. 29
Jireh Edwards S★★★★★No. 33
Cederian Morgan WR★★★★No. 44
Jett Thomalla QB★★★★No. 48
Jamarion Matthews DL★★★★No. 62
Nolan Wilson DL★★★★No. 70

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.931
Running backs33.70.904
Receivers53.40.906
Offensive line43.80.912
Defensive line53.80.927
Linebackers24.00.927
Defensive backs44.30.958
Athletes and specialists13.00.858
Whole class263.70.920

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.

Roster 127

The 2026 roster

127 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 17

The 2026 portal
Devan Thompkins DL★★★★from USC
Noah Rogers WR★★★★from NC State
Terrance Green DL★★★★from Oregon
Nick Brooks OL★★★★from Texas
Ty Haywood OT★★★★from Michigan
Desmond Umeozulu DE★★★from South Carolina
Jayvin James OT★★★from Mississippi State
Ethan Fields OL★★★from Ole Miss
Racin Delgatty OL★★★from Cal Poly
Caleb Smith DL★★★from Washington
Caleb Woodson LB★★★from Virginia Tech
Carmelo O’neal S★★★from Mercer

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 24

Isaiah Horton WR★★★★to Texas A&M
James Smith DL★★★★to Ohio State
Keon Keeley DL★★★★to Notre Dame
Noah Carter DE★★★★to Georgia Tech
Qua Russaw DE★★★★to Ohio State
Wilkin Formby OT★★★★to Texas A&M
Jordan Renaud DE★★★★to Ole Miss
Jaylen Mbakwe WR★★★★to Georgia Tech
Cameron Calhoun CB★★★to Ohio State
Kelby Collins DL★★★to South Carolina
Micah DeBose OL★★★to Vanderbilt
Arkel Anugwom OT★★★to Northwestern

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kentucky4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1
Tennessee3–⁠16–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠15–⁠1
Florida3–⁠25–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠2
LSU2–⁠25–⁠2
Missouri2–⁠25–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠24–⁠2
Auburn2–⁠24–⁠2
Texas1–⁠24–⁠2
Oklahoma1–⁠23–⁠3
Texas A&M1–⁠34–⁠3
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠3
Arkansas1–⁠33–⁠4
Vanderbilt0–⁠43–⁠4

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