It'll be hard to duplicate the portal and fill every hole they're gonna have. Travis is gone. They lose at least 2 guys on their OL. The other 3 starters are 4th and 5th year juniors. Could lose 1-2 more. They likely lose Robert Scott, their LT, to the draft. So 3/5 starters. Both of their TEs that transferred in are 4th year juniors and could leave. Bell probably declares.
Doubt Coleman and Wilson both stay at WR. Wilson can't catch anything so he may have to return. Coleman is gone. Benson is gone at RB because shelf life in the NFL is so short. He probably should have declared last year.
Verse, Fiske, Lovett, Briggs all gone from the DL. 4 of their 2 deep. Probably 3 of them are starters.
Bethune and Lovett are gone at LB. Both starters. Jarrian Jones and Dent are gone at DB. Cyrpress is likely headed for the draft too. That's 3/5 of their secondary.
Ya.. they're gonna be really busy in the portal and I'm sure they pull some but that's a ton of holes to fill. Very risky to bank on hitting every single position. There's some young talent on the roster but really not much. Hykeem is a drop off from Coleman at WR. I like Edwin Joseph and Hussey at DB. I think they fall off at DL, LB, WR, QB, RB, and OL. At minimum. Mike might need to leverage this season into a new job (Alabama may call if Saban retires? Idk what other option there would be) or really risk it going downhill next year.
A lot different than cherry picking a couple on the OL, a WR, a few TEs, and a DB. That's almost a rebuild through the portal.
