Overview
- Multiple outlets report Jordan Renaud entered the NCAA transfer portal after starting three late-season games at Alabama's hybrid edge role.
- He becomes the third Bandit defensive end to exit ahead of 2026, following LT Overton heading to the NFL draft and Keon Keeley transferring to Notre Dame.
- Renaud played in all 15 games in 2025 and logged eight pressures, according to Pro Football Focus data cited by AL.com.
- Fatutoa Henry is the lone returner from last season's Bandit room, The Tuscaloosa News reports.
- Alabama added Washington transfer Caleb Smith on Tuesday and previously brought in USC’s Devan Thompkins and Mississippi State’s Kedrick Bingley-Jones, with a five-man 2026 defensive line class in place and the portal closing Friday.