Alabama Football 2021 Season Preview: Tight Ends

By Matt Melton | Aug 16, 2021

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 01: Tight end Jahleel Billingsley #19 of the Alabama Crimson Tide carries the football over linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah #6 of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish during the first quarter of the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One at AT&T Stadium on January 01, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

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Alabama Football tight end Major Tennison (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Major Tennison

Class: Redshirt Senior

HT/WT: 6’5, 252 LBs.

Hometown: Flint, TX

High School: Bullard

Number: 88

Arguably the Alabama tight end with the most on-field experience is redshirt senior Major Tennison. Entering year five in Tuscaloosa, Tennison appeared in 12 games a year ago catching one pass for four yards.

Tennison has appeared in 34 games so far during his Alabama career where he has played primarily as a rotational tight end and special teams option. Across the past four seasons, Tennison has caught six passes for 55 yards and one TD.

Looking at Tennison’s outlook for the 2021 season, the redshirt senior should be a prominent special teams player for the Crimson Tide once again, as well as potentially seeing more looks in the passing game. If there is a player from this tight end group that could play a similar role to Forristall a year ago, it’s Tennison.

Prediction for 2021 Season Stat Line:

10 catches, 50 yards, 1 TD

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