• Alabama football's depth chart is here. •• See where players stand before MTSU game •

• 2023 Bama Sports 2023 •  Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama football’s depth chart for the Middle Tennessee State season opener is finally out. Nick Saban opted to not put one out the Monday of game week, as had been his custom for the first 16 years of his tenure with the Crimson Tide. Saban blamed the decision on his players negatively responding to seeing their place in the pecking order published. “it creates a lot of distractions on our team,” Saban said. “It creates a lot of guys thinking that, ‘Well, this guy won the job now and I’m not going to play,’ or whatever. And quite frankly, we don’t need that. I want all of our players to continue to compete, to continue to compete for playing time, to try to play at the highest level. And I don’t want anybody on our team to think that they’re a backup player or whatever. The depth chart kind of does that.” Nevertheless, the Crimson Tide did release a game day depth chart in the Bryant-Denny Stadium press box. Before Alabama and MTSU kick off at 6:300 p.m. on the SEC Network, here’s a look at what the Tide put out. Offense: QB: Jalen Milroe or Ty Simpson or Tyler Buchner or Dylan Lonergan RB: Jase McClellan, Roydell Williams orJam Miller, Justice Hayes or Richard Youngr LT: Kadyn Proctor, Elijah Pritchett LG: Tyler Booker, Terrerence Ferguson II C: Seth McLaughlin, James Brocekrmeyer RG: Darrian Dalcourt, Jaeden Roberts RT: JC Latham, Miles McVay or Wilkin Formby TE: CJ DJpiire or Danny Lewis Jr., Amari Niblack or Robby Ouzts WR (Z): Jermain Burton, Kendrick Law, Shazz Preston WR (X): Malik Benson or Ja’Corey Brooks, Jalen Hale WR (H: Isaiah Bond, Kobe Prenteice, Cole Adams Defense: DE: Jaheim Oatis, Tim Smith, James Smith or Monkell Goodwine NG: Tim Keenan III, Damon Payne Jr., Anquin Barnes Jr. DE: Justin Eboigbe, Jah-Marian Latham, Jordan Renaud SAM: Dallas Turner, Quandarrius Robinson MIKE: Trezman Marshall, Kendrick Blackshire, Shawn Murphy WILL: Deontate Lawson, Jihaad Campbell, Shawn Murphy JACK: Chris Braswell, Keanu Koht or Jeremiah Alexander CB: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Antonio Kite CB: Terrion Arnold, Trey Amos FS: Jaylen Key, Kristian Story or DeVonta Smith SS: Caleb Downs, Tony Mitchell or Jake Pope STAR: Malachi Moore, Earl Little II Special Teams: K: Will Reichard, Conor Talty HOLD: James Burnip P: James Burnip, Will Reichard SN: Kneeland Hibbett PR: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Isaiah Bond, Cole Adams KR: Kendrick Lawn and Ja’Corey Brooks, Terrion Arnold and Cole Adams • ROLLING WITH THE TIDE •