Spring practice for Alabama kicked off yesterday, and with it, the Tide released the new numbers for all of the new additions to the roster as well as a few number changes from returning players.

New Numbers

RB – AK Dear – 0

WR – Isaiah Horton – 1

CB – Dijon Lee – 5

LB – Justin Hill 8

CB – Cam Calhoun – 9

QB – Keelon Russell – 12

S – Ivan Taylor – 13

LB – Fatutoa (Kevonte) Henry – 14

WR – Lotzeir Brooks – 17

DL – Kelby Collins – 17

TE – Marshall Pritchett – 18

RB – Dre Washington – 20

DL – Steve Mboumoua – 25

LB – Luke Metz – 26

WR – Derek Meadows – 30

P- Alex Asparuhov – 32

LB – Abduall Sanders – 35

P – Blake Doud (walk on) – 38

LB – Nikhai Hill-Green – 41

OL – Mal Waldrep – 52

OL – Michael Carroll – 64

OL – Micah DeBose – 65

OL – Kam Dewberry – 71

OL – Arkel Anugwom – 76

OL – Jackson Lloyd – 78

TE – Peter Knudson (walk on) – 86

Some interesting tidbits:

• Not a single player took a number in the 90s, and the only player in the 80s is walk-on transfer tight end, Peter Knudson. At this point we might as well just eliminate the 80s and 90s.
• WR Derek Meadows taking 30 is definitely an eye catcher. The 30s for receivers seem to usually only be the walk ons that couldn’t get into the 1-20 range. And, apparently, we all hate the 80s so much we’d rather be a WR in the 30s.
• Steve Mboumoua at 25 is going to look funny.
• Keelon Russell at 12 just feels right, as does Lotzeir Brooks taking 17.

Number Changes

WR Jaylen Mbakwe – 9 to 3

RB Daniel Hill – 20 to 4

WR Jalen Hale – 14 to 8

LB Justin Jefferson – 15 to 10

DL Jordan Renaud – 90 to 11

• Sigh… Yet another DL bailed on the 90s for a small number. I really hate this trend, if you can’t tell.
• None of the others are particularly upsetting or exciting. Good for these guys for getting a number they wanted more.

We also got a lot of updated weights from the the roster. Most of the players seemed to stay within a few pounds of their old weights, but there were a few notable changes.

Notable Weight Changes

LB – Deontae Lawson – 239 to 230

LB – Qua Russaw 251 to 241

S – Zay Mincey 180 to 205

LB -Jah-Marien Latham 278 to 265 (LB now)

S – Dre Kirkpatrick Jr 210 to 200

LB – Yhonzae Pierre – 223 to 248

OL – Olaus Alinen – 335 to 325

OL – Kadyn Proctor – 369 to 360

OL – Jaeden Roberts – 310 to 325

DL – Isaia Faga – 299 to 290

DL – Jeremiah Beaman – 296 to 312

• There were some pretty big changes at linebacker. Deontae Lawson and Qua Russaw both dropped about 10 pounds, presumably to add speed to their game. I think Russaw played a little heavy last season, and this will hopefully improve his pass rush.
• Defensive lineman Jah-Marien Latham also dropped another 13 pounds, and is now listed as a linebacker. I assume he’ll be a short-yardage rotational role with Russaw at wolf as a jumbo stand up linebacker.
• Zay Mincey is really embracing his move from corner to safety, and has added 25 pounds since last year.
• Jeremiah Beaman wants to be a legit nose tackle! The dude is really bulking.