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Football 🏈 Tony's takes: Predictions on Alabama's biggest preseason position battles

Talking season is over, and battle season has officially begun. Alabama will open its preseason camp on Wednesday, exactly one month before it kicks off its season against Western Kentucky on Aug. 31.

Unlike last year, the Crimson Tide doesn’t have to worry about baking up a new starting quarterback. Still, Kalen DeBoer will need to monitor a few heated competitions at several other positions over the next five weeks.

In this week’s column, I’ll predict the winners of Alabama’s six biggest position battles heading into camp. With that said, pour yourself a drink, and let's dive in.


Vanderbilt football tickets

Tickets to the Vanderbilt game go on sale this Thursday at 10am.
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Football Recruiting LIVE UPDATES: Alabama's Champions Cookout

Alabama will host its annual Champions Cookout on Sunday, July 28. A host of commits and top underclassman targets are set to attend.

Follow along for live updates from a huge day for the Tide on the recruiting trail.

2025 COMMITS:

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https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/chuck-mcdonald-iii-295064?view=pv

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2025 TARGETS



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2027 TARGETS:

Football Recruiting Four-star 2026 CB Jamarrion Gordon flips from Alabama to UCF

Gordon originally committed to Alabama on May 18. He is currently on a visit to UCF.

“I want my name to be remembered FOREVER, when I go 1st round out of UCF my legacy will live forever,” Gordon told Rivals.

The Crimson Tide is back down to one commit in the Class of 2026, four-star DB Dorian Barney. Plenty of 2026 targets will be in town this weekend for the Champions Cookout.

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Football 🏈 Tide Illustrated Top 40 series

We'll leave a running thread with the stories from each group of Alabama's top 40 players heading into the 2024 season:

Starting with Tony's story from Monday with Nos 40-36:

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