Alabama Crimson Tide kick off spring football activities without three of their top returning defenders in 2025
When you think of spring sports at the University of Alabama and the calendar turning to March, many are fixated on how the men’s basketball team will do in the tournament this year.
But those who really bleed Crimson and White are watching the college football team year-round.
And on Monday, they kicked off their spring season, but with a lot of familiar faces on the mend…
Alabama Spring Football Injury Report
“Alex Asparuhov, he’ll be out. David Bird will be out, a long snapper. Bubba Hampton will be out. Kevonte Henry, Domani Jackson, Deontae Lawson, Danny Lewis, Keon Sabb (are all out),” said Kalen DeBoer in his first presser of the Spring. “And then we have some guys that are limited really just to ND only and non-contact: Justin Jefferson, Kadyn Proctor, James Smith. Pretty much most of those injuries are all just from last season still and expected. Nothing new there from our standpoint. I know it’s probably new for you.”
Inside LB Deontae Lawson and safety Keon Sabb were two of the most important players on the defense last season. Sabb is a ball-hawking safety that had his impact felt in a major way before a lower-body injury ended his first season in Tuscaloosa, a year removed from winning a national championship with Michigan.
As for Lawson, he was the heart and soul of the Tide defense, serving as the green dot, given to the defensive signal caller and leader of the unit responsible with getting the ball back to playmakers like Ryan Williams.
But the surprise here was CB Domani Jackson, who is slated to miss all of spring despite playing in every game last season. Perhaps it’s a precautionary measure, but then placing him with the non-contact group would be justified.
That’s a storyline to watch over the spring and summer.
“With the list, yeah, there’s a lot of guys that are returners and upperclassmen, so yeah, there’s a chance to build some depth with our guys and get some younger guys a lot of reps,” added DeBoer when asked if some of teh injuries could be a blessing in disguise in regards to the development of younger players.
The Tide will hold their annual A Day spring game on April 12th.
