Alabama football is looking to land another wide receiver in the 2023 class, but there isn’t room for much more than that. After landing five speedy receivers in the 2022 class, the Alabama football roster is pretty loaded with young pass-catching talent. Show The current roster also consists of no senior wide receivers. In theory, everyone that is currently on the depth chart could return next season, but history tells us at least one or two guys will have a big year and enter the 2023 NFL draft. The most likely pair to do so would be Georgia transfer Jermaine Burton and fellow junior Traeshon Holden. Louisville transfer Tyler Harrell and the often-overlooked Thaiu Jones-Bell are also in the junior class. Like Burton and Holden, they could turn pro if they have good seasons, but both are very unproven. Until they show otherwise, I expect them to be back on the roster in 2023. Ja’Corey Brooks and slot receivers Jojo Earle and Christian Leary joined Alabama football in the 2021 class, and will not be draft eligible after this season. Kobe Prentice, Isaiah Bond, Aaron Anderson, Shazz Preston, and Kendrick Law make up the true freshmen class. Some of these guys may contribute in 2022 and others may redshirt. Barring transfer, they will all be back on the roster next season. Alabama Football: 2023 class outlookAlabama Football currently has two commits in the 2023 class, and hopes to add one more. The good news is that the Crimson Tide will already be so deep at receiver next year that it should not need instant impact play from its true freshmen in 2023. One of its commits, however, will be held to a different standard. JUCO product Malik Benson will be expected to contribute immediately. Benson is the top overall JUCO prospect in the class and should add speed and experience to the receiver room. The only other commit is Cole Adams, a 4-star recruit who projects as a slot receiver. Adams is undersized, but has good speed with a track background and has good long-term potential. At a glance, one might think Alabama football has had a relative down year recruiting wide receivers. In reality, however, the loaded 2022 class that the Crimson Tide brought in reduced the need for a ton of receivers in 2023. The Tide would like to add one more 2023 freshman wide receiver, preferably a bigger-bodied outside receiver to complement Adams’ slot skill set. Alabama is still in the mix for 4-star Jalen Hale and 3-star Jaren Hamilton, as well as 4-star athlete Demitrius Bell. Bell, who is expected to play wide receiver at the college level, recently decommitted from Michigan State and reopened his recruitment. Hale, the highest ranked of Alabama’s remaining receiver targets, will announce his commitment on September 22nd. He is assumed to be deciding between Alabama and Texas. Alabama football: How receiver room will look in 2023Alabama should be fortunate to have some returning receiver production next year. The two-deep rotation could consist of Ja’Corey Brooks, Christian Leary, Jojo Earle, Tyler Harrell, Thaiu Jones-Bell, and Malik Benson. Whichever guys have the greatest impact of the five receivers in Alabama’s 2022 class will also insert themselves into this conversation. Alabama football should continue to have good receiver play for the next two seasons. It will likely pursue another large haul at the position in the 2024 class with at least six draft eligible guys on the 2023 roster. The Alabama Crimson Tide are one of the most dominant teams in all of sports. Nick Saban’s group has six national titles and nine championship appearances in the last 13 years. Alabama football is just that good, but this post is specifically about Crimson Tide NFL Draft prospects. Alabama is not only dominant at the college level, but the NFL level as well. The Crimson Tide are simply an NFL factory, producing multiple first round picks year after year. Evan Neal and Jameson Williams were the only first-round picks in 2022, but Alabama produced a staggering six first-round selections in 2021. The Crimson Tide are the odds-on favorites to win the national title once again in 2022. Naturally, the roster is overflowing with future NFL talent, as it is every year. Many Alabama football players have first-round potential, but these three are almost locks to go early in the 2023 NFL Draft. Watch College Football Games LIVE with fuboTV (click for free trial) Alabama Football 2023 NFL Draft Prospects3. Eli Ricks Ricks transferred to Alabama from LSU following the 2021 season. The ball-hawking corner adds another weapon to an already-loaded Alabama secondary. Ricks played in eight games for the Tigers as a freshman in 2020. He broke up five passes and intercepted four, returning two of them for touchdowns. He earned second-team All-SEC and third-team All-America honors for his outstanding season. Unfortunately for Ricks, a shoulder injury cut his season short halfway through. In six games in 2021, he only broke up one pass and intercepted another. He entered the transfer portal in November, shortly after LSU head coach Ed Orgeron announced his resignation. Ricks could bounce back in a big way with the Crimson Tide this season. He already has the intangibles of a great corner, being 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds. If he can prove he’s still got it after his season-ending injury, he’ll hear his name called very early at next year’s draft. 2. Bryce Young Young lit up opposing defenses in 2021, his first season as a starter. The sophomore from Pasadena, California set single-season school records with 4,872 passing yards and 47 touchdowns. He won the Heisman Trophy in December, becoming the fourth Alabama player to win the award under Saban. Young figures to have another incredible season in 2022. He has the second-highest odds to win the Heisman and to go No. 1 overall in the draft, both behind Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud. While Alabama football lost its top two receivers in Williams and John Metchie III, other players appear poised to step up. Wide receiver Jermaine Burton and tight end Cameron Latu both earned preseason All-SEC selections. Young will have no shortage of high-end talent to throw to this season. The two Alabama quarterbacks before Young, Mac Jones and Tua Tagovailoa, both became first-round selections in recent years. Young is already shattering their records at Alabama, and could end up as the best NFL player of the three as well. 1. Will Anderson Jr. Anderson has all the makings of a star edge rusher in the NFL. He’s huge at 6-foot-4 and 243 pounds and he posted the most sacks in the country with 17.5 last season. He took home the Bronco Nagurski Trophy as the best defensive player in college football last year. Anderson is so dominant on the defensive line that he’s even receiving Heisman talk. He currently has the fourth-highest odds to win the award, only trailing Stroud, Young and USC’s Caleb Williams. Keep in mind, a defensive player hasn’t won the award since Charles Woodson in 1997. Anderson has the third-highest odds to go No. 1 overall in April, behind only Stroud and Young. Barring injury, Anderson should hear his name called very early at the 2023 NFL Draft, which would bode well for Alabama football. What is Alabama's football schedule for 2023?
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