South Alabama's 2024 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster not available yetDef Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Gio Lopez FR | 6'0"/220 | 205/311 (66%), 2557 Yds, 18 TD / 5 INT | 82 Car, 465 Yds, (5.7 YPC), 7 TD, 2 FUM | B- | A- | #59 | 680 (78%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #4 Bishop Davenport SO | 6'2"/194 | 48/79 (61%), 604 Yds, 3 TD / 1 INT | 37 Car, 161 Yds, (4.4 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | C- | C+ | #139 | 197 (22%) | USU ('23) | |
| #16 Jared Hollins FR | 6'4"/187 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #14 Brett Nezat JR | 6'5"/234 | 3* HS ('20) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3 Kentrel Bullock JR | 5'10"/203 | 152 Car, 832 Yds, (5.5 YPC), 7 TD, 1 FUM | 15 Rec, 153 Yds, (10.2 YPR), 1 TD | A- | C- | #111 | 437 (49%) | MISS ('23) | |
| #24 Fluff Bothwell FR | 5'10"/219 | 112 Car, 834 Yds, (7.4 YPC), 13 TD, 0 FUM | 12 Rec, 90 Yds, (7.5 YPR), 0 TD | A | C | #17 | 300 (34%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Braylon McReynolds SO | 5'7"/190 | 20 Car, 111 Yds, (5.6 YPC), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 4 Rec, 54 Yds, (13.5 YPR), 0 TD | B- | B- | #497 | 65 (7%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #22 PJ Martin FR | 5'10"/211 | 13 Car, 98 Yds, (7.5 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 3 Rec, 33 Yds, (11 YPR), 0 TD | B+ | C- | #480 | 54 (6%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #28 Iverson Celestine JR | 5'10"/209 | 6 Car, 21 Yds, (3.5 YPC), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Rec, 18 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD | B- | B- | #470 | 18 (2%) | TULN ('24) | |
| #33 Dorian Smith FR | 5'7"/168 | 1 Car, 9 Yds, (9 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #00 Da'Marion Bothwell FR | 5'11"/220 | 3* HS ('24) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Devin Voisin SR | 5'10"/198 | 34 Rec, 407 Yds, (12 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C- | #339 | 539 (47%) | 2* HS ('19) | |
| #11 Anthony Eager FR | 6'1"/174 | 10 Rec, 133 Yds, (13.3 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 5 Car, 57 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | B+ | #509 | 138 (12%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #9 Jeremy Scott FR | 6'3"/198 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 10 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||
| #18 Keyshawn Woodyard JR | 6'1"/195 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | 7 (1%) | 3* HS ('20) | |||
| #6 Micah Woods JR | 6'0"/185 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | 7 (1%) | BUFF ('24) | |||
| #88 Chris Holifield Jr. JR | 5'8"/186 | NA | |||||||
| #83 Jerrian Graham FR | 6'1"/194 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #10 Noah Toster SO | 6'4"/193 | CHO ('24) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #82 Trent Thomas FR | 6'5"/246 | 1 Rec, 5 Yds, (5 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | F | D | C | 282 (24%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #19 Rod Gibbs SO | 6'4"/241 | 1 Rec, 4 Yds, (4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | A- | B- | 142 (12%) | NA | |
| #89 Andrew Bench SR | 6'4"/251 | 1 Rec, 19 Yds, (19 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C- | B+ | B | 69 (6%) | BGSU ('24) | |
| #85 Will Loerzel FR | 6'5"/244 | 3* HS ('24) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #79 Jordan Davis (T) JR | 6'5"/306 | C- | D+ | A- | 857 (98%) | SC ('23) | |
| #77 Malachi Carney (T) SO | 6'4"/312 | C- | B+ | B- | 855 (97%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #72 Ethan Hubbard (T) FR | 6'6"/304 | C- | C | B | 29 (3%) | DUKE ('24) | |
| #73 Daniel Foster-Allen (T) JR | 6'4"/293 | B- | A- | B- | 19 (2%) | AUB ('22) | |
| #69 Kenton Jerido (G) SO | 6'1"/336 | D+ | D | A | 826 (94%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #70 Asher Hale (G) FR | 6'5"/262 | C | C+ | B- | 342 (39%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #74 Reid Gavin (G) JR | 6'4"/289 | B | A | 16 (2%) | 3* HS ('21) | ||
| #55 Malachi Preciado (C) SO | 6'2"/312 | C- | C+ | B- | 852 (97%) | PUR ('24) | |
| #56 Adrian Griffin (C) FR | 6'4"/297 | C- | C+ | 17 (2%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #59 Sam Williams (C) JR | 6'0"/289 | C | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #54 Jayden Hobson (OL) FR | 6'5"/262 | MSST ('24) | |||||
| #52 John Ward (OL) FR | 6'5"/299 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||
| #76 Logan Joellenbeck (OL) FR | 6'6"/334 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #42 Anthony Zaccaro (LS) JR | 6'1"/227 | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #21 Jordan Norman (DE) FR | 6'4"/249 | 25 Tac, 7 Solo, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | C+ | 393 (41%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #97 Tyler Thomas (DE) FR | 6'4"/246 | 19 Tac, 6 Solo, 4 TFL, 3 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C | C | 259 (27%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #95 Jalyn Durgan (DE) JR | 6'4"/251 | 13 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | C+ | 234 (24%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #20 Lamondre Brooks (DE) JR | 6'2"/258 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | D+ | 38 (4%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #96 Eli Webb (DE) SO | 6'2"/250 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | 8 (1%) | NA | ||
| #75 Tyler Carter (DE) FR | 6'4"/259 | C- | 2 (0%) | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| #45 Ed Smith IV (DT) JR | 6'1"/306 | 23 Tac, 10 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C | C- | 321 (36%) | NA | |
| #18 RJ Moss Jr. (DT) FR | 6'3"/269 | 12 Tac, 6 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | D+ | C | 166 (19%) | NA | |
| #91 Nathan Jennings (DT) FR | 6'3"/274 | 6 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C- | C | 32 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #30 Achilles Woods (DT) FR | 6'4"/262 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C | 28 (3%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #49 Tre Brown (DL) FR | 6'2"/301 | 3* HS ('23) | |||||||
| #00 Tre'Darius Brown (DL) | 0'0"/ | TTU ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Bryston Dixon (DL) | 0'0"/ | GT ('24) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #32 Blayne Myrick SO | 6'3"/232 | 101 Tac, 45 Solo, 8 TFL, 2 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | C | C+ | C | 752 (125%) | NA | |
| #28 Darius McKenzie JR | 6'2"/240 | 72 Tac, 20 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | C | 530 (88%) | MAINE ('24) | |
| #10 Aakil Washington JR | 6'2"/234 | 41 Tac, 12 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | B- | 483 (80%) | LIB ('24) | |
| #27 Gavin Forsha JR | 6'2"/227 | 26 Tac, 10 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | D | F | 240 (40%) | KSU ('23) | |
| #15 Chrystyile Caldwell SO | 6'1"/216 | 10 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | C | D+ | C+ | 91 (15%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #26 Parker Shattuck FR | 6'1"/205 | 11 Tac, 5 Solo, 3 TFL, 3 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B | C- | 85 (14%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #11 Dalton Hughes JR | 6'3"/225 | 16 Tac, 7 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | C- | 72 (12%) | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #33 Julien Demby FR | 6'1"/208 | 3 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | 24 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #17 Courtney McBride Jr. SR | 6'1"/236 | 39 Tac, 20 Solo, 11 TFL, 5 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | FAU ('24) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 Lardarius Webb Jr. (CB) JR | 5'9"/168 | 40 Tac, 27 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | C+ | 838 (66%) | OKST ('24) | |
| #8 Jordan Scruggs (CB) JR | 5'11"/176 | 70 Tac, 33 Solo, 5 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C- | B+ | 662 (52%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #19 Amarion Fortenberry (CB) FR | 5'11"/175 | 43 Tac, 31 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 6 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | A- | C | 597 (47%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #24 Damyrion Darby (CB) FR | 5'10"/169 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 19 (2%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #16 Brian Dillard (CB) SR | 6'2"/195 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #34 Jordan Buchanan (CB) SO | 6'0"/174 | PUR ('23) | |||||||
| #23 Cube Gurley (CB) FR | 6'1"/183 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #00 Charles Gurley III (CB) FR | 6'1"/170 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||||
| #1 Ricky Fletcher (CB) JR | 6'3"/197 | 3* HS ('22) | |||||||
| #6 Wesley Miller (S) SO | 5'11"/193 | 59 Tac, 39 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 3 INT (1 TDS) | C | C- | C+ | 767 (74%) | MSST ('23) | |
| #3 Rickey Hyatt Jr. (S) JR | 6'0"/199 | 29 Tac, 14 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | C+ | 144 (14%) | UK ('22) | |
| #13 C. Wallace Jr. (S) JR | 5'11"/187 | 11 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | C- | 141 (14%) | NA | |
| #31 Mike Harris (S) JR | 5'11"/172 | 7 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | D+ | 86 (8%) | 3* HS ('20) | ||
| #22 Ty Goodwill (S) FR | 6'2"/192 | 9 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | C- | B- | 78 (8%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #14 Cole Blaylock (S) FR | 6'0"/197 | 10 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('23) | |||
| #29 Kaleb Jackson (S) FR | 5'8"/184 | C | 3 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #9 Trent Singleton (S) SO | 6'0"/198 | C | 1 (0%) | MSST ('24) | |||||
| #25 Dashaun Caffee (S) FR | 5'7"/160 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | NA | |||||
| #24 Jordan Davis (DB) FR | 6'2"/180 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | SC ('23) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #99 Laith Marjan JR | 6'2"/219 | 16/17 (94.1%), Long 49 Yds | 42/44 | 90 Pts | A- | A- | ECU ('24) | |
| #35 Davis Little FR | 6'0"/175 | 0/1 (0%), Long 0 Yds | 4/4 | 4 Pts | D+ | D+ | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #94 Hamilton DiBoyan FR | 5'11"/163 | 1/1 (100%), Long 24 Yds | 4/5 | 7 Pts | D+ | D+ | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #40 Aleksi Pulkkinen SO | 6'4"/190 | 46, 1858 YDS (40.4 YPP), Long 67 YDS | 16 In 20, 2 TB | B- | D- | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Major Applewhite new hireOC Rob Ezell new hireDC Will Windham new hire
Players with Starting experience2411 off • 13 def
Team Talent542#95 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.83Blue-chip 0%
Roster Size8224 portal (21.8%)
Talent Off: 216.98 (37)
Talent Def: 223.34 (41)
Talent ST: 11.16 (4)
New Portal In: 15 (13.6%)
Portal Losses: 15
Unrated/No Stats: 28
Total Team Snaps: 16894
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 0
Top 100 Pos: 8
JAG: 55
Low JAG: 3
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 4637 (27%)
SO Snaps: 5089 (30%)
JR Snaps: 6447 (38%)
SR Snaps: 721 (4%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
42% Snaps by Upperclassmen
28 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Portal Starters 2024 portal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
1 (1)
0 (0)
877(0)
Exp 100% • Prod 100% — Gio Lopez returns, who started multiple games in '25.
RBHB
1 (1)
0 (0)
875(0)
Exp 98% • Prod 100% — lost their lead Rusher, but returns their #2 Kentrel Bullock, from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
1 (1)
0 (0)
1194(0)
Exp 31% • Prod 29% — South Alabama lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
3 (1)
1 (0)
3816(0)
T 100% • G 68% • C 99% — South Alabama OL: 3 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '24 Portal, 0 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
2 (3)
0 (0)
1481(0)
DE 49% • DT 31% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
2 (0)
2 (0)
2277(0)
LB 126% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
3 (0)
1 (0)
3342(0)
CB 84% • S 59% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 6762 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% via Portal) • Defense 7100 (0 portal) 100% returning, (0% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge