The Alabama wide receiver room will look almost completely revamped when they take the field on offense this season after retooling.
This comes after the Crimson Tide lost their three of its leading pass catchers from last season in Jermaine Burton, who took his talents to the NFL, while Isaiah Bond and Amari Niblack both entered the NCAA transfer portal and found new homes with SEC newcomer, the Texas Longhorns.
The Tide still has a couple of familiar names remaining in their wide receiver room in Kobe Prentice and Kendrick Law, who are both juniors returning to Tuscaloosa after Prentice has seen substantial playing time and Law has played limited roles on offense in seasons past. Prentice currently has the most experience in an Alabama uniform, recording 18 receptions for 314 yards and a score last season. Law is a close second after being seldomly used on offense, recording 15 catches for just 135 yards in 2023.
Alabama is expected to lean on the pair in 2024, along with a cast of newcomers in Washington transfer, Germie Bernard, and some talented young and inexperience wideouts in Emmanuel Henderson, Cole Adams, Caleb Odom, Ryan Williams, Rico Scott, Cole Adams, Bubba Hampton and Amari Jefferson.
Alabama’s co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Jamarcus Shepard described the status of the room he is inheriting in his first year at Alabama with one word, ‘Inexperienced.’
“This group hasn’t had a ton of experience out there but they’re going to get it,” Shephard said. “It’s on the way, it’s coming here soon. The practices really are their experience, so you know, even in saying that, I’ve given them plenty of experience in practice. Now being in a game environment, it really isn’t a lot different. We put them through so much in practices that really i’d hope for the games to be a lot easier than what we already do in practice.”
Shephard and the raw talent and development of the Alabama wide receiver room is definitely something to keep an eye on Saturday.
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Personal: Trevion Ware is from Dallas, Tx, born February 16th. He is a 2018 High school graduate from Dallas Carter High School. He attended 3 colleges, Texas A&M University Commerce, Butler Community College, and The University of Louisiana at Monroe. Trevion is a former collegiate track athlete as well.
D.W. CARTER HS
Was a four-time letterwinner at D.W. Carter HS, helping his team to a Class 4A UIL state championship before graduating in 2018…As a senior in 2017-18, was part of the 4x400 meter relay champions at Texas Relays and 4x200 Class 4A State Championship relay…As a junior in 2016-17, was part of the Texas Class 4A 4x400 relay state championship and won the 4A regional championship…As a sophomore in 2015-16, was a DISD 4A District Champion and a regional qualifier…As a freshman in 2014-15, was a DISD 4A District Champion and a regional qualifier…Also lettered in football.
TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE
As a freshman in 2018-19, posted a season-best time of 50.16 in the 400 meters at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/8/18)…Qualified for the Lone Star Conference Indoor Championship…
BUTLER CC
Competed in outdoor track & field at Butler CC in El Dorado, Kansas, in 2021…Part of the NJCAA national qualifying 4x800 meter relay team, running a season-best time of 8:23.39 in the NJCAA Region VI Championships (4/29-5/1/21) …Had his best 800 time, 1:59.08, at the 2021 Tabor College Open (4/24/21)…Also competed in the 4x400 relay.
Trevion Ware is also 2 time college graduate. He college graduate from Butler Community College in 2021, with his associates degree in liberal arts. He then continued his education at The University of Louisiana at Monroe. He began working in talk radio at ULM during his college career before transitioning to sports media. Trevion later went on to graduate from ULM with his Bachelors degree in mass communications in the spring of 2024. Trevion has a strong passion and drive for sports journalism. This sentiment has taken this young man far. Trevion Ware is now the newest journalist reporter for Touchdown Alabama Magazine in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He will begin covering the Crimson Tide in the upcoming 2024 season! The best is truly yet to come for this young man and he will be a great asset to the TDA family/franchise.
