Ranking Alabama football’s position groups ahead of 2026 season: Wide Receivers

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We dissected two positions on defense – safeties and cornerbacks – as the strongest units for Alabama football in the upcoming season.

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Now, we shift to the offensive side of the ball.

The Crimson Tide has a lot to be excited for in year three of the Kalen DeBoer/Ryan Grubb system.

Alabama has a competitive quarterback competition, a stacked roster of running backs, talented wide receivers, capable tight ends, and offensive linemen ready to prove themselves.

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In looking at the third-strongest position on the team, we turn to the wide outs.

-Positional Ranking: [3]

-Strengths: Production, size, speed, explosiveness

-Weaknesses: Dropped passes, lack of experienced depth

-Analysis:

Alabama has a talented wide receiver room as Ryan Coleman-Williams is the leader.

He had an issue with dropping passes in 2025 as a lack of concentration caused his numbers to dip from his impressive freshman campaign. Coleman-Williams finished with 49 receptions for 689 receiving yards and four touchdowns, but he is determined to have a bounce back year.

He has also increased in size, going from 175 to 182 pounds.

Lotzier Brooks, a sophomore, comes behind Coleman-Williams as a wide out with marquee production.

The New Jersey native shined as a freshman with 32 catches for 441 yards and two touchdowns. He totaled five receptions for 79 yards and two scores in the Crimson Tide’s 34-24 comeback victory over Oklahoma in the opening round of the College Football Playoff. Brooks brings speed and explosiveness all over the field.

Rico Scott, a redshirt sophomore, is in his third season from Pennsylvania.

He does not have the production of Coleman-Williams and Brooks; however, he does have time on task through 19 career games with three touchdowns. The 6-foot, 198-pounder is the ideal one to fill in the shoes left behind by Germie Bernard as he’s now in the NFL with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Derek Meadows and Cederian Morgan (freshman) don’t have the marquee experience as those listed above, yet they are very talented. Both have elite size at 6-foot-4 or taller, giving a quarterback a huge target to hit. Meadows and Morgan performed well in spring practice.

Noah Rogers, a transfer from North Carolina State, has production and experience from the Atlantic Coast Conference, but an injury on A-Day sets him back. He suffered a serious knee injury in the spring game and will miss time. Hopefully, he returns much stronger.

Alabama also has Tyler Henderson (junior college transfer), Aubrey Walker (freshman), and Amari Sabb (freshman) on its roster. Walker and Sabb will arrive in the summer.

Scott, Meadows, or Morgan will have to step up to replace Rogers.

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Stephen M. Smith is a team writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine.  You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.