An impressive 16 early enrollees were part of Alabama’s No. 1-ranked 2017 recruiting class. By enrolling at UA in January, those 16 newcomers are already working out with the team and will be able to play in the A-Day spring game, set for April 22.
The Crimson Tide recently updated its online roster to show the jersey numbers for the newcomers, as well as a few number changes for returning players.
Here are the early enrollees’ numbers, in alphabetical order:
- OT Elliot Baker No. 78
- DL Isaiah Buggs No. 49
- LS Thomas Fletcher No. 45
- RB Najee Harris No. 22
- WR Jerry Jeudy No. 4
- QB Mac Jones No. 10
- OT Alex Leatherwood No. 70
- CB Kyriq McDonald No. 26
- S Xavier McKinney No. 25
- LB Dylan Moses No. 6
- RB Brian Robinson No. 24
- WR Tyrell Shavers No. 14
- QB Tua Tagovailoa No. 13
- TE Major Tennison No. 88
- WR Chadarius Townsend No. 12
- S Daniel Wright No. 3
Here are the new numbers for returning players:
- DL Johnny Dwight No. 95 (previously 36)
- RB D.J. Emmons No. 6 (21)
- RB Josh Jacobs No. 8 (25)
- S Jared Mayden No. 21 (8)
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