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Alabama WR Jaren Hamilton plans to enter the transfer portal

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Alabama wide receiver Jaren Hamilton plans to enter the transfer portal per Rivals. Hamilton has three years of eligibility remaining .

Hamilton just finished his first season in Tuscaloosa. He appeared in two games as a freshman against Middle Tennessee in the opener and then Chattanooga.

Hamilton played high school football at F. W. Buchholz (FL) where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 282 overall recruit in the 2023 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He finished as a Top-40 WR in the class and the No. 55 player out of Florida.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

Alabama in the transfer portal

Since the ending of the regular season, a handful of Alabama players have entered their names into the NCAA Transfer Portal. Keanu Koht was the first player to enter, doing so on December 2, 2024. In all this cycle, 31 players prior to Hamilton entered the portal.

The Crimson Tide just wrapped up the 2024 season, which is the first under head coach Kalen DeBoer. Alabama posted a 9-3 record in the regular season, which not only left it out of the SEC title game, but also on the outside looking in for the College Football Playoff.

Ultimately, Alabama was left out and ended up playing in the ReliaQuest Bowl vs. the Michigan Wolverines. That ended in a 19-13 win for Michigan and brought a sour ending to the first year of the DeBoer era.

While it is early, DeBoer is believed to be in trouble at Alabama by analyst and radio host Paul Finebaum. On Get Up on Wednesday, Finebaum explained more.

“It was a mess and Alabama fans with whom I’ve been in contact with since yesterday are hopping mad,” Finebaum said. “A lot of the good that he did early in the season went out the window. People will talk about ‘is he in trouble,’ and he’s not in trouble for his job but let me make it clear, the goodwill is gone for him. He enters a very critical season next year because I firmly believe he’s on a scorching hot seat. Doesn’t mean he’ll get fired but he’s gonna undergo a great deal of pressure next year.”