Alabama’s latest injury report for its trip to LSU brings a little more clarity, but not a full picture just yet.
The Crimson Tide will head to Baton Rouge for its seventh SEC game of the 2026 season on Saturday, Nov. 7, with kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. CT against No.
14 LSU. Under the SEC’s 2024 policy, conference games now come with mandatory injury reports, and Alabama’s first post for this matchup lists seven players as questionable.
That group includes wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams, cornerback Zabien Brown, running back EJ Crowell, center Racin Delgatty and nose tackle Terrance Green - all of whom were unavailable in Alabama’s home win over Texas A&M on Oct. 24. Their status as questionable suggests movement in the right direction after the bye week, and head coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday that each player has been getting back onto the field in some capacity.
"A lot of these guys from Zabien Brown to Ryan Coleman-Williams, EJ, Racin, Terrance Green in particular, those guys are all working onto the football field," DeBoer said. "They're not all in the exact same spot, but they're all out there going through workouts. Some are taking team reps, some are taking non-contact reps.
"But I think the progress by all of them is headed in a good direction. We'll see. I think a lot of it has to do with how their bodies respond after they're out there being pushed a little bit more."
He offered another update Wednesday night on Hey Coach radio, stressing that the key now is how those players handle the physical side of practice.
"Guys are making good progress," DeBoer said. "I think that's what a lot of it was said on Monday.
A lot of guys out there going through practice. Some of it is just how are they responding to the physicality of what the practice gives, because it's going to be another level when you talk about the contact and what a football game entails.
I know a lot of that report will be coming out here, as we have to do with the SEC report."
Two other names were added to the report: quarterback Jett Thomalla and running back AK Dear. Thomalla has not appeared in a game this season, while Dear has played in two games.
There are also a few longer-term absences to keep in mind. Edge rusher Desmond Umeozulu has not played since the win over Florida State because of turf toe, and DeBoer said Monday that he won’t be back until "toward the very back end of the regular season." Freshman JUCO defensive back Nick Sherman still has not made his Alabama debut after suffering an injury in a fall scrimmage.
Jeremiah Beaman and Cayden Jones will both miss the 2026 season. Beaman tore his ACL in practice roughly two weeks before the opener, and it’s the second straight year he has suffered that injury after also tearing his ACL in Week 1 of the 2025 season. DeBoer announced Jones’ season-ending situation on Sept. 21, though he did not disclose the junior’s diagnosis.
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