MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. — Kalen DeBoer is confident. The Alabama football coach, once the Crimson Tide takes the field this August, will be fully healthy.
At SEC Spring Meetings May 27, DeBoer said there are "too many, as a whole, that are still coming off of last season," who missed sprung practice. Heading into the summer workouts DeBoer said "there'll be a pretty good group that now is in full swing" and a few that will be limited.
"But by the time we hit August, we feel very confident that we will have everyone back and be ready to roll at the level we need to," DeBoer said.
Players like linebacker Deontae Lawson , defensive back Keon Sabb and Domani Jackson were out for spring, while offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor , defensive lineman James Smith and linebacker Justin Jefferson were limited. Ryan Williams was also held out for the Alabama football A-Day scrimmage.
Alabama also had an extremely limited tight end room with Marshall Pritchett, Josh Cuevas and Danny Lewis out with injuries, leading to the additions of Brody Dalton and Jack Sammarco via the transfer portal.
Not only is DeBoer confident that he will have a full Alabama roster come August, he predicted that is hungry.
"Guys are pouring everything into it right now," DeBoer said. "They are almost over the top with the work they want to put in because of the desire they have to, you want to be great and have an amazing season. Coming off of last year, they want to prove some people right and prove some people wrong."
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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