Recruiting Rundown: The Quarterback Room

On the subject of positional depth, Alabama has at all times had a humiliation of riches. There isn’t any denying it. 

Being able to rotate a number of gamers that have been as soon as elite recruits, now Energy 5 starters, offers benefits within the areas of accountability, versatility and preparation. Even so, if there’s any place that may be understandably brief on depth, it will be quarterback.

For many applications, getting previous the starter and the backup normally leaves both a freshman or a a lot older participant whose expertise did not outmatch these above him. 

Then once more, Alabama is not most applications.

Here is a fast have a look at Alabama’s QB depth chart

1. Bryce Younger – the highest dual-threat prospect of his class, now a reigning Heisman winner who will be the first quarterback off the board within the subsequent NFL Draft.
2. Jalen Milroe – a 4-star recruit who, as a redshirt freshman, crammed in for Younger the second half of Arkansas and led the offense to 5 scores in eight drives. Did I point out he additionally threw for 111 yards and three landing and ran for 81 extra in his first profession begin in opposition to Texas A&M?
3. Ty Simpson – one other 5-star recruit who was a top-3 QB in his class, now a freshman who’s barely performed in his first season.

The gamers on the bench can be particular starters nearly wherever else, however as a substitute, Nick Saban has two quarterbacks who have been within the high of their respective courses ready for his or her flip, which can comes because it’s inevitable that Younger will go away for the NFL after this season.

As soon as that point comes, nevertheless, a brand new set of challenges current themselves. Milroe and Simpson should compete with two extra 4-star quarterbacks from the 2023 class: Eli Holstein and Dylan Lonergan. 

Whoever survives that battle will then must deal with a) returning gamers who’re hungrier for the place, and b) but one other high recruit in Julian Sayin of the 2024 class.

It is unrealistic to only assume that any of Bryce Younger’s successors will match him in manufacturing, nevertheless it’s additionally equally loopy to suppose that Alabama has a number of choices when it comes to these with the potential to take action. 

Like anybody with potential, nobody actually is aware of the outcomes till they occur, however for the foreseeable future, they will want just a few further chairs within the quarterback room.