There are already five backs, but Alabama isn’t opposed to adding more experience. The Tide have hosted a few players from the portal, most notably Utah State ’s Rahsul Faison. Staying at five will allow for young players Hill, Riley and the incoming Dear to get a lot of spring reps, then the staff can re-evaluate the position entering the summer.

The Bama247 team has its finger on the pulse of Alabama transfer portal news, recruiting, staff moves and more as Kalen DeBoer enters a critical second year in Tuscaloosa

Alabama football is still in the roster-building stages ahead of the 2025 season. A few pieces are locked in with LT Overton, Justin Jefferson, Domani Jackson and Deontae Lawson each returning for the 2025 season.

Alabama football picked up a huge addition through the transfer portal at the running back position. The Crimson Tide are coming off a tough first year under head coach Kalen DeBoer. Alabama barely missed the College Football Playoff and then ended its season with a brutal 19-13 loss to 7-5 Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl.

What Alabama football gets in Louisiana RB Dre'lyn Washington . A former three-star back out of Hemphill, Texas, Washington has always been a weapon in a stable of running backs f