We have got a full crop, but no clear cut favorites outside of Carroll returning (sorta) at Right Tackle. How do yall see it shaping up? I would be lying if I said i know much about any of these guys. What do yall know?

OT
Michael Carroll - So.
Jackson Lloyd - So.
Jared Doughty - Fr.
Bryson Cooley - Fr.
Bear Fretwell - Fr.
Ty Haywood - R-Fr. (Transferring In)
Nick Brooks - So. (Transferring In)
Jayvin James - R-Jr. (Transferring In)

OG
Tyrell Miller - Jr.
William Sanders - R-So.
Casey Poe - R-So.
Chris Booker - Fr.
Ethan Fields - R-Jr. (Transferring In)

C
Mal Waldrep - R-Fr.
Kaden Strayhorn - R-Fr. (Transferring In)
Racin Delgatty - R-Jr. (Transferring In)

(Thanks to Sl0thstronaut for compiling this list)

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Posted by scottydoesntknow

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Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:02 pm to SECSolomonGrundy

Yikes that is a young Oline

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Posted by South Alabama Tide

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Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:04 pm to SECSolomonGrundy

LT James
LG Haywood
C Delgatty
RG Brooks
RT Carroll

Sanders seems like he would be a safe pick but he barely played behind some dog shite guards. He’s light for a guard too. Could see Lloyd and Poe being considered but there again, at some point if they couldn’t push the guys last year, then geez.

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Posted by tide06

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Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:16 pm to South Alabama Tide

Week 1 I agree:

LT James
LG Haywood
C Delgatty
RG Brooks
RT Carroll

Late Season?

LT Lloyd
LG Haywood
C Delgatty
RG Sanders
RT Carroll

I don’t think any of those guards can get complacent because there will be a pack behind them with game experience and size scratching and clawing.

Have to say I wouldn’t be shocked to see one of the guys listed as a guard or Strayhorn push Degatty at C either due to strength or if he struggles with those elite defenses late.

Gonna be an absolute crucible starting with Georgia and not everyone who goes in a starter to that stretch will finish it that way IMO.

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Posted by UhOhOreo

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Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:30 pm to SECSolomonGrundy

Haywood Lloyd Racin Sanders Carroll

Pick and choose your tackle situation between Carroll Lloyd Haywood, albeit I lean Haywood guard

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Posted by SECSolomonGrundy

Slaughter Swamp

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Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:49 pm to South Alabama Tide

quote:
Sanders seems like he would be a safe pick but he barely played behind some dog shite guards. He’s light for a guard too

Yeah he played some early in the season and it looked to me like he moved around pretty good.

I would love to see somebody play as a jumbo FB. We have enough bodies that somebody can play 6th OL and FB. Somehow or another we have got to be able to run the ball.

Im optimistic that we have upgraded this whole position group. But we are losing two guys who could be good NFL players. The coaching staff has had the table set for them. Gotta be able to make a good dinner with all those groceries.

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