It has been a quiet spring Transfer Portal window for Alabama football so far. The Crimson Tide hasn't been interested in getting into bidding wars and Kalen DeBoer and company are comfortable with the projected starters for the 2025 season. They are, however, looking to fill some spots around the margins and improve depth at a couple of positions.
One of those positions is tight end, which by the end of spring practice, Alabama only had one healthy scholarship option. With Josh Cuevas, Danny Lewis Jr., and Marshall Pritchett all out, redshirt freshman Jay Lindsay was the last man standing.
Alabama will get reinforcements in the summer with 4-star TE Kaleb Edwards enrolling. But it was obvious after spring practice the Crimson Tide needed at least one more body in the room.
DeBoer and company have set their sights on Troy TE transfer Brody Dalton. Per AL.com, Dalton will be in Tuscaloosa on an official visit sometime soon.
Dalton is a Fyffe, Alabama native and spent the last two seasons at Troy after transferring there following his freshman season at UAB. Dalton caught 15 passes for 188 yards and three touchdowns last season for the Trojans.
Dalton would figure to be the in-line tight end the Crimson Tide is looking for and an obvious potential replacement for Robbie Ouzts. Ouzts never put up big statistics in Tuscaloosa, but he was a valuable part of the offense with his blocking ability.
Dalton wouldn't be a splashy addition, but he's just the type of player DeBoer is looking for this spring.
A quiet spring Transfer Portal has been welcome for Alabama fans
This spring Transfer Portal window has been "boring." That's just okay for Alabama fans.
Following Nick Saban's retirement last January, Tide fans endured a wave of transfers out of the program while the new coaching staff had nobody to poach themselves until the spring with the portal window being closed. It was open season on the Alabama roster. It was not fun.
A quiet portal window has been a welcome sight for Alabama fans. The window opened on Wednesday, and there still hasn't been a scholarship player to enter the portal out of Tuscaloosa. It could still happen as the portal window is open until the 25th. But there won't be a mass exodus this cycle. Instead, it's been all quiet in Tuscaloosa and downright boring.
And boring is just fine for Alabama fans.