Alabama Football: Pre-Spring Practice Depth Chart

TUSCALOOSA, AL - NOVEMBER 07: Fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide cheer against the Louisiana State University Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 7, 2009 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
TUSCALOOSA, AL - NOVEMBER 07: Fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide cheer against the Louisiana State University Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on November 7, 2009 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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Tight End and Offensive Line

Tight End

Starter: Miller Forristall

Backup: Major Tennison

Reserves: Kedrick James, Michael Parker, Jahleel Billingsley

James would be in the mix for a starter or at least a backup role except for a suspension. Few suspension details were released in December. James did not travel with the team to either playoff game and Nick Saban said the violations were NCAA-related. James could well miss games at the start of the 2019 season.

Michael Parker is also a bit of a question mark. Parker was recently listed at 216 pounds. On his 6-feet-6 frame, that is not tight end weight. Consider this as pure conjecture, but traditional ‘West Coast’ sets included spacing the tight end away from a tackle, thereby making the position another wide receiver. Parker would fit into such a role well.

Freshman tight end Jahleel Billingsley does not enroll until summer.

Offensive Line

Right Tackle

Starter: Jedrick Wills

Backup: TBD

Right Guard

Starter: Matt Womack

Backup: TBD

Center

Starter: Chris Owens

Backup: Emil Ekiyor

Left Guard

Starter: Emil Ekiyor

Backup: TBD

Left Tackle

Starter: Alex Leatherwood

Backup: Scott Lashley

Deonte Brown is missing from the starter list at guard for the same reason as Kedrick James. Brown’s NCAA-related suspension may well extend into part of the 2019 season. Otherwise, he would be solidly set for left guard.

The use of TBD above reflects a fluid situation with the offensive line two-deep. Several reserves can work themselves into the two-deep. Most likely are redshirt freshman Tommy Brown, redshirt sophomore Kendall Randolph and three true freshmen; Evan Neal, Darrian Dalcourt and Pierce Quick. Neal, Dalcourt and Quick were early enrollees.