Alabama Football: 3 Impactful Transfers for the Crimson Tide

In three seasons as a phenom at the prep level, Overton recorded 229 tackles, 96.5 tackles for loss, and 48 sacks. Overton certainly provides depth to a defensive line that will be a strength for this team, and he could be penciled in as a starter when it is all said and done.

CB Domani Jackson

Previous School: USC Trojans

6’1”, 190 lbs.

In 2023, Domani Jackson recorded 33 tackles and three pass breakups in 11 games. As a former 5-star recruit, Jackson was ranked in the Top 15 nationally and the #1 player in California in the 2022 recruiting class. 

Jackson uses elite speed to run stride for stride with receivers, possesses excellent coverage skills, and fills a position of need in a secondary that was gutted by NFL Draft declarations and players transferring out.

OL Parker Brailsford

Previous School: Washington Huskies

6’2”, 275 lbs.

Starting all 15 games for the Huskies last season, Parker Brailsford beat out bigger and taller players for the starting job and can play multiple positions, having played right guard and center last season. Brailsford is very strong for his size and stays engaged on his blocks with defenders until the play is blown dead. 

A member of the Huskies offensive line unit that won the 2023 Joe Moore Award as the top offensive line in college football, Brailsford was named to the 2^nd Team All-PAC 12 and to the 1^st Team Freshman All-American team. Brailsford follows his former head coach to Tuscaloosa and fills a critical position of need for the Crimson Tide that returns just three starters on the offensive line.

The Crimson Tide won 10 or more games in 16 of Saban’s 17 seasons as the head man in Tuscaloosa, as they reloaded with talented 5-star recruits every season. There was an expectation to win, and Saban made it look easy. I cannot remember a Saban-coached Alabama team losing this much talent through attrition in one off-season.

DeBoer has been a winner at each of his coaching stops. Make no mistake, this is now a very different Alabama football program. Can the Crimson Tide continue the streak of 10-win seasons? The pressure will be on DeBoer to continue the winning ways of his predecessor, a pressure to win that has not been felt in Tuscaloosa in almost 20 years.