Overview
- Alabama coaches credit Daniel Hill with the biggest growth in camp and call him a likely workhorse after he changed his body and improved his schematic play.
- Offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb also said Kevin Riley has shown clear development in maturity, play knowledge, and athletic burst.
- AK Dear suffered a lower-body injury in a scrimmage and is expected to miss time but not the season, creating immediate depth pressure in the backfield.
- Five-star freshman EJ Crowell has missed reps while rehabbing but coaches expect him to be ready by the season opener, and three-star Trae'shawn Brown has emerged as an unexpected contributor.
- The staff reworked the offensive line, tight end room, and running-back preparation after a 2025 run game that ranked near the bottom of FBS, and coaches say early fall scrimmages and the opener will be decisive tests of those fixes.