The University of Alabama football program sees another walk-on player enter the NCAA transfer portal.
Hayden Neighbors, a wide receiver, follows tight end Charlie Skehan out of Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Neighbors, a Huntsville (Ala.) native, chose the Crimson Tide from Huntsville High School in the 2022 recruiting class.
The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder performed well on the scout team in practice for two years, giving Alabama’s defense quality looks for its opponents. Neighbors has two Southeastern Conference Championship rings, including one from the 2023 season. He was also on the Crimson Tide’s Allstate Sugar Bowl team in 2022.
Neighbors has a verified 40-yard dash time of 4.48 seconds and a 35″ vertical jump.
He graduates in May and looks to start graduate school with two years of eligibility remaining.
Neighbors posted a video to social media of him having marquee success in practice for schools to see.
I am thankful for what the University of Alabama has provided me the last 2 years. I will be graduating at the end of May, and looking to start graduate school. #BPsiPhi pic.twitter.com/HeedKz0HnJ
— Hayden Neighbors (@Haydeneighbors) January 5, 2024
His skill set may resemble Georgia’s Ladd McConkey as Neighbors worked routes and caught passes from Alabama quarterbacks at practice.
It will be interesting to see where Neighbors ends up.
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