2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team


The 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represents the University of Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marks the Crimson Tide's 128th overall season, 87th as a member of the Southeastern Conference, and 29th within the SEC Western Division. They play their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and are led by 14th-year head coach Nick Saban.

Previous season

In 2019, the Crimson Tide began the year ranked second in the AP Poll and were favorites to repeat as SEC champions. The Tide won their first eight games of the season, but third-ranked Alabama fell 41-46 in a highly anticipated match-up with the second-ranked LSU Tigers, who went on to win the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship 42-25 against the Clemson Tigers. The Tide went on to win their next two games but ended up falling 45-48 to their rival, the Auburn Tigers, in their final regular season game on a missed field goal that would have sent the game into overtime. This ensured that Alabama would not make the College Football Playoff for the first time since its inception in 2014. In the postseason, the Crimson Tide were selected to play against the Michigan Wolverines in the 2020 Citrus Bowl, which they won 35-16. This was the Tide's first bowl game since 2009 that was not a New Year's Six bowl or BCS National Championship. The Tide finished the season ranked #8 in both the AP and the Coaches Poll.

Offseason

Position key

Offseason departures

Six Alabama players with remaining eligibility declared early for the 2020 NFL Draft. In addition, 14 seniors from the 2019 team graduated.
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Jerry Jeudy4WR6'1192JuniorDeerfield Beach, FLDeclared for NFL Draft
Terrell Lewis24LB6'5252RS JuniorWashington D.C.Declared for NFL Draft
Xavier McKinney15DB6'1200JuniorRoswell, GADeclared for NFL Draft
Henry Ruggs11WR6'0190JuniorMontgomery, ALDeclared for NFL Draft
Tua Tagovailoa13QB6'1218JuniorEwa Beach, HIDeclared for NFL Draft
Jedrick Wills74OL6'5320JuniorLexington, KYDeclared for NFL Draft
Shyheim Carter5DB6'0191SeniorKentwood, LAGraduated
Raekwon Davis99DL6'7312SeniorMeridian, MSGraduated
Trevon Diggs7DB6'2207SeniorGaithersburg, MDGraduated
Anfernee Jennings33LB6'3259RS SeniorDadeville, ALGraduated
Jared Mayden21DB6'0205SeniorSachse, TXGraduated
Tevita Musika91DL6'1338SeniorMilpitas, CAGraduated
Matt Womack77OL6'7325RS SeniorHernando, MSGraduated

Recruiting

Transfers

Outgoing
NameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownNew school
Jerome Ford#27RB5'11212RS SophomoreSeffner, FloridaCincinnati
Scott Lashley#76OL6'7307RS SeniorWest Point, MississippiMississippi State
Mac Hereford#36WR6'2215Graduate SeniorBirmingham, AlabamaVanderbilt
Taulia Tagovailoa#5QB6’0208FreshmanAlabaster, AlabamaMaryland

Incoming
NameNo.Pos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrev. school
Carl Tucker86TE6'22482019Concord, North CarolinaNorth Carolina

2020 NFL Draft

NFL Combine

Team players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Team
15Tua TagovailoaQBMiami Dolphins
110Jedrick WillsOTCleveland Browns
112Henry RuggsWRLas Vegas Raiders
115Jerry JeudyWRDenver Broncos
236Xavier McKinneySNew York Giants
251Trevon DiggsCBDallas Cowboys
256Raekwon DavisDTMiami Dolphins
384Terrell LewisLBLos Angeles Rams
387Anfernee JenningsOLBNew England Patriots

Returning starters

Offense
Defense
Special Teams

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
Lott TrophyDylan MosesLBSr.
Bednarik AwardDylan MosesLBSr.
Bednarik AwardPatrick Surtain IICBJr.
Davey O'Brien AwardMac JonesQBRS Jr.
Doak Walker AwardNajee HarrisRBSr.
Biletnikoff AwardDeVonta SmithWRSr.
Biletnikoff AwardJaylen WaddleWRJr.
John Mackey AwardCarl TuckerTEGS
Butkus AwardShane LeeLBSo.
Butkus AwardDylan MosesLBSr.
Jim Thorpe AwardPatrick Surtain IIDBJr.
Outland TrophyLandon DickersonOLRS Sr.
Outland TrophyAlex LeatherwoodOLSr.
Outland TrophyDeonte BrownOLRS Sr.
Outland TrophyLaBryan RayDLRS Jr.
Bronko Nagurski TrophyPatrick Surtain IIDBJr.
Bronko Nagurski TrophyLaBryan RayDLRS Jr.
Bronko Nagurski TrophyDylan MosesLBSr.

SEC media days

The SEC Media Days will be held July 2020 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Media poll

Media poll

Preseason All-SEC teams

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Depth chart

Projected Depth Chart 2020:
True Freshman

Double Position : *

Schedule

Spring game

The Crimson Tide were scheduled to hold spring practices in March and April 2020 with the Alabama football spring game, "A-Day" to take place in Tuscaloosa, AL on April 18. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the events were canceled.

Regular season

Alabama originally announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019. The 2019 Crimson Tide' schedule had consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral site game for the regular season. Alabama will host four SEC conference opponents Georgia, Mississippi State,
Texas A&M, and arch-rival Auburn for the 85th Iron Bowl to close out the SEC regular season at home and will travel to four SEC opponents Arkansas, Ole Miss, Tennessee and rival LSU to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Alabama is not scheduled to play SEC East opponents Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt in the 2020 regular season. The Crimson Tide's bye week comes during week 9.
The Crimson Tide also had games scheduled against Georgia State, Kent State, USC and UT Martin, which were canceled before the start of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 30, the SEC announced the non-confrence game would be canceled and only ten conference games will be played.

Game summaries

Georgia Bulldogs

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at Ole Miss Rebels

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at Arkansas Razorbacks

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Mississippi State Bulldogs

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at Tennessee Volunteers

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at LSU Tigers

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Texas A&M Aggies

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Auburn Tigers

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Rankings

Statistics

Scoring

Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents)

Scores by quarter (SEC opponents)

Scores by quarter (All opponents)

Awards and honors

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