Alabama head football coach Kalen DeBoer kept many of the recruits Nick Saban brought to Tuscaloosa during the initial NIL years from 2021 to 2023. Class of 2020 DL Tim Smith got a fifth season due to COVID-19 affecting his freshman year,

Alabama will have a new starting quarterback taking reps when the Crimson Tide opens the 2025 season on the road against Florida State. And as spring practice nears, DeBoer said he sees an opportunity for incoming redshirt junior Ty Simpson.

Kalen DeBoer's first season as Alabama's head football coach is widely believed to be a major flop when looking at it from the "Bama Standard" Nick Saban set. Keeping that aside, DeBoer has done a commendable job with a four-loss season and largely in everything he has done after the conclusion of their season.