Alabama makes one change to depth chart prior to SEC opener vs. Ole Miss

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama’s official depth chart for its SEC opener against Ole Miss had one change compared to the first three weeks of the 2023 football season, and it matches what head coach Nick Saban announced in his first press conference of the week Monday.

Jalen Milroe is now alone at the top of the quarterback line. Prior to Saturday’s matchup with the Rebels, the four quarterbacks on the depth chart – Milroe, Tyler Buchner, Ty Simpson and Dylan Lonergan – were separated by three ORs. Now, there are no longer any ORs, and Simpson is listed at No. 2 ahead of Buchner and Lonergan, respectively.

This move comes after Saban named Milroe the starter to begin the week.

“Jalen really showed the leadership that I was looking for during the game in terms of supporting his teammates and doing the things he needed to do,” Saban said on Monday. “He’s had the opportunity to play. So has the other guys. Jalen played the best of all those guys, and so I think he’s earned the opportunity to be the quarterback.”

Milroe started the first two games of the season, but Saban told ESPN he promised all three quarterbacks he would give them chances in games. Upon finding this out, Milroe was “initially frustrated” and did not play at South Florida, but the redshirt sophomore showed the kind of leadership Saban wanted to see and is now back in the Alabama starting lineup.

Quarterback, however, was the only area that changed on Alabama’s Week 4 depth chart. All of the other positions remained the same as they had been for the previous three weeks.

Below is UA’s complete depth chart for its Week 4 game against Ole Miss, ORs and all.

DEFENSE

DE – Jaheim Oatis
Tim Smith
James Smith OR Monkell Goodwine

NG – Tim Keenan III
Damon Payne Jr.
Anquin Barnes Jr.

DE – Justin Eboigbe
Jah-Marien Latham
Jordan Renaud

SAM – Dallas Turner
Quadarrius Robinson

MIKE – Trezmen Marshall
Kendrick Blackshire
Shawn Murphy

WILL – Deontae Lawson
Jihaad Campbell
Justin Jefferson

JACK – Chris Braswell
Keanu Koht OR Jeremiah Alexander

CB – Kool-Aid McKinstry
Antonio Kite

CB – Terrion Arnold
Trey Amos

FS – Jaylen Key
Kristian Story OR DeVonta Smith

SS – Caleb Downs
Tony Mitchell OR Jake Pope

STAR – Malachi Moore
Earl Little II

OFFENSE

LT – Kadyn Proctor
Elijah Pritchett

LG – Tyler Booker
Terrence Ferguson II

C – Seth McLaughlin
James Brockermeyer

RG – Darrian Dalcourt
Jaeden Roberts

RT – JC Latham
Miles McVay OR Wilkin Formby

TE – CJ Dippre OR Danny Lewis Jr.
Amari Niblack OR Robbie Ouzts

QB – Jalen Milroe
Ty Simpson
Tyler Buchner
Dylan Lonergan

RB – Jase McClellan
Roydell Williams OR Jam Miller
Justice Haynes OR Richard Young

WR (Z) – Jermaine Burton
Kendrick Law
Shazz Preston

WR (X) – Malik Benson OR Ja’Corey Brooks
Jalen Hale

WR (H) – Isaiah Bond
Kobe Prentice
Cole Adams

SPECIAL TEAMS

PK – Will Reichard
Conor Talty

HOLD – James Burnip

P – James Burnip
Will Reichard

SN – Kneeland Hibbett

PR – Kool-Aid McKinstry
Isaiah Bonds
Cole Adams

KR – Kendrick Law AND Ja’Corey Brooks
Terrion Arnold AND Cole Adams

The Alabama-Ole Miss game will kick off at 2:39 p.m. CT on CBS. Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker, Jason McCourty and Tiffany Blackmon will be on the call for the SEC West battle.

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