2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Consensus national champion Rose Bowl champion SEC champion SEC Western Division champion
SEC Championship Game, W 52–46 vs. Florida
Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal) W 31–14 vs. Notre Dame CFP National Championship, W 52–24 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	13–0 (10–0 SEC)
Head coach	Nick Saban (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Sarkisian (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Air Raid
Defensive coordinator	Pete Golding (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Charles Kelly (2nd season)
Base defense	3–4
Captain	Landon Dickerson DeVonta Smith Alex Leatherwood Mac Jones
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2019 2021  →

2020 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 13 Florida x		8	–	2					8	–	4
No. 7 Georgia		7	–	2					8	–	2
Missouri		5	–	5					5	–	5
Kentucky		4	–	6					5	–	6
Tennessee*		3	–	7					3	–	7
South Carolina		2	–	8					2	–	8
Vanderbilt		0	–	9					0	–	9
West Division
No. 1 Alabama x$#^		10	–	0					13	–	0
No. 4 Texas A&M		8	–	1					9	–	1
Auburn		6	–	4					6	–	5
LSU*		5	–	5					5	–	5
Ole Miss		4	–	5					5	–	5
Arkansas		3	–	7					3	–	7
Mississippi State		3	–	7					4	–	7
Championship: Alabama 52, Florida 46
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions * – Tennessee vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. LSU was ineligible for postseason due to self imposed ban. Note: Due to COVID-19, the SEC played a conference-only schedule. Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This was the Crimson Tide's 126th overall season, 87th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and 29th within the SEC Western Division. They played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and were led by 14th-year head coach Nick Saban (with second-year offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian serving as acting coach for Game 8, against Auburn, due to COVID-19 protocols).

They finished the season undefeated with a record of 13-0 (10-0 in the SEC) and as national champions. Looking to build on the successes of the 2019 campaign, Alabama entered the 2020 season as the favorite to win the Western Division and meet the Florida Gators in the 2020 SEC Championship Game. Alabama closed the regular season with a 11–0 record including five wins against Top 25-ranked teams—and met the Gators for the SEC Championship in a rematch of the 2016 contest. Alabama was victorious by a final score of 52–46 to capture their 9th SEC championship title. The following day, final College Football Playoff (CFP) standings were unveiled. No. 1 ranked Alabama would meet No. 4 ranked Notre Dame for the Rose Bowl game in a rematch of the 2013 contest, defeated the Fighting Irish 31–14 to meet No. 3 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes for the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in a rematch of their 2015 contest. In the College Football Playoff National Championship, the Crimson Tide defeated the Buckeyes, 52–24, to capture their third CFP National Championship title in seven years. The victory over Ohio State gave Alabama their 18th national championship in football (their 13th wire service title since the AP Poll began in 1936) and their tenth perfect season since 1925.

The season marked the first time a wide receiver at Alabama won the Heisman Trophy, as DeVonta Smith won the award over several finalists including Clemson Tigers quarterback Trevor Lawrence. In addition to the Heisman, Smith won numerous other awards, including the Maxwell Award and the Biletnikoff Award. Other award winners included quarterback Mac Jones (Davey O’Brien Award and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award), running back Najee Harris (Doak Walker Award), Alex Leatherwood (Outland Trophy), Landon Dickerson (Rimington Trophy), the offensive line (Joe Moore Award), and offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian (Broyles Award). Six players were named to various All-America Teams with Patrick Surtain II, DeVonta Smith, Alex Leatherwood, Landon Dickerson, and Najee Harris as unanimous selections and Mac Jones as a consensus selection.

The team finished the 2020 season with a final ranking of No. 1 in both the AP and Coaches' Polls.

Because of their dominance of their all SEC schedule with multiple ranked opponents, and the fact that they finished with three Heisman Trophy candidates, several pundits have called the team the greatest in college football history with ESPN citing them as the greatest team of the playoff era. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Offseason

Position key

HalfBack

HB

Center

C

Cornerback

CB

Defensive back

DB

Defensive end

DE

Defensive lineman

DL

Defensive tackle

DT

End

E

Fullback

FB

Place Kicker

PK

Guard

G

Halfback

HB

Kicker

K

Kickoff returner

KR

Offensive tackle

OT

Offensive lineman

OL

Linebacker

LB

Long snapper

LS

Split end

SE

Punter

P

Punt returner

PR

Quarterback

QB

Running back

RB

Safety

S

Tight end

TE

Wide receiver

WR

Offseason departures

Six Alabama players with remaining eligibility declared early for the 2020 NFL draft. In addition, 14 seniors from the 2019 team graduated.

2020 Alabama offseason departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jerry Jeudy	4	WR	6'1	192	Junior	Deerfield Beach, FL	Declared for NFL Draft
Terrell Lewis	24	LB	6'5	252	RS Junior	Washington D.C.	Declared for NFL Draft
Xavier McKinney	15	DB	6'1	200	Junior	Roswell, GA	Declared for NFL Draft
Henry Ruggs	11	WR	6'0	190	Junior	Montgomery, AL	Declared for NFL Draft
Tua Tagovailoa	13	QB	6'1	218	Junior	Ewa Beach, HI	Declared for NFL Draft
Jedrick Wills	74	OL	6'5	320	Junior	Lexington, KY	Declared for NFL Draft
Shyheim Carter	5	DB	6'0	191	Senior	Kentwood, LA	Graduated
Raekwon Davis	99	DL	6'7	312	Senior	Meridian, MS	Graduated
Trevon Diggs	7	DB	6'2	207	Senior	Gaithersburg, MD	Graduated
Anfernee Jennings	33	LB	6'3	259	RS Senior	Dadeville, AL	Graduated
Jared Mayden	21	DB	6'0	205	Senior	Sachse, TX	Graduated
Tevita Musika	91	DL	6'1	338	Senior	Milpitas, CA	Graduated
Matt Womack	77	OL	6'7	325	RS Senior	Hernando, MS	Graduated

Recruiting

Main article: 2020 college football recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bryce Young QB	Philadelphia, PA	Mater Dei High School (CA)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 22, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Chris Braswell DE	Baltimore, MD	St. Frances Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 25, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 91
Drew Sanders ATH	Denton, TX	Billy Ryan High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Apr 29, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 86
Jase McClellan RB	Aledo, TX	Aledo High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 86
Will Anderson Jr. DE	Hampton, GA	Dutchtown High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Jun 17, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 85
Roydell Williams RB	Hueytown, AL	Hueytown High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 24, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Demouy Kennedy LB	Theodore, AL	Theodore High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 9, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Thaiu Jones-Bell WR	Miami, FL	Miami Carol City Senior High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 20, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Quandarrius Robinson LB	Birmingham, AL	P.D. Jackson-Olin High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 11, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Brian Branch S	Tyrone, GA	Sandy Creek High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 19, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Jah-Marien Latham DT	Reform, AL	Pickens County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Nov 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 84
Jackson Bratton LB	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 24, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Timothy Smith DT	Sebastian, FL	Sebastian River High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	324 lb (147 kg)	Jul 17, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 83
Kristian Story ATH	Lanett, AL	Lanett High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jul 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Malachi Moore CB	Trussville, AL	Hewitt-Trussville High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Aug 13, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Traeshon Holden WR	Harbor City, CA	Narbonne High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 2, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 81
Javon Baker WR	Powder Springs, GA	McEachern High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 25, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Seth McLaughlin OL	Buford, GA	Buford High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Mar 24, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Damieon George OT	Houston, TX	North Shore High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Jun 15, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Caden Clark TE	Akron, OH	Archbishop Hoban High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	257 lb (117 kg)	Jul 31, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Jamil Burroughs DT	Powder Springs, Georgia	McEachern High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	322 lb (146 kg)	Oct 16, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Jahquez Robinson CB	Jacksonville, FL	Sandalwood High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 18, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Ronald Williams S	Ferriday, LA	Hutchinson Community College (JC)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Dec 14, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Javion Cohen OT	Phenix City, AL	Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 11, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Kyle Edwards RB	Destrehan, LA	Destrehan High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 23, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 3   247Sports: 2   ESPN: 3
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019. "ESPN commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved December 18, 2019.

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	New school
Jerome Ford	#27	RB	5'11	212	RS Sophomore	Seffner, Florida	Cincinnati
Scott Lashley	#76	OL	6'7	307	RS Senior	West Point, Mississippi	Mississippi State
Mac Hereford	#36	WR	6'2	215	Graduate Senior	Birmingham, Alabama	Vanderbilt
Taulia Tagovailoa	#5	QB	6’0	208	Freshman	Alabaster, Alabama	Maryland
Tyrell Shavers	#14	WR	6’6	200	Junior	Lewisville, Texas	Mississippi State
Giles Amos	#14	TE	6’4	242	Junior	Perry, Georgia	Arkansas State

Incoming

Name	No.	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Prev. school
Carl Tucker	86	TE	6'2	248	2019	Concord, North Carolina	North Carolina
Charlie Scott	85	P	6’1	195	2019	Greenwood Village, Colorado	Air Force

2020 NFL draft

NFL Combine

Main article: 2020 NFL draft

Team players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Team
1	5	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	Miami Dolphins
1	10	Jedrick Wills	OT	Cleveland Browns
1	12	Henry Ruggs	WR	Las Vegas Raiders
1	15	Jerry Jeudy	WR	Denver Broncos
2	36	Xavier McKinney	S	New York Giants
2	51	Trevon Diggs	CB	Dallas Cowboys
2	56	Raekwon Davis	DT	Miami Dolphins
3	84	Terrell Lewis	LB	Los Angeles Rams
3	87	Anfernee Jennings	OLB	New England Patriots

Returning starters

Offense Player Class Position Mac Jones RS Junior Quarterback DeVonta Smith Senior Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle Junior Wide receiver Najee Harris Senior Running back Miller Forristall RS Senior Tight end Landon Dickerson RS Senior Offensive line Alex Leatherwood Senior Offensive line Evan Neal Sophomore Offensive line Deonte Brown RS Senior Offensive line Reference:

Defense Player Class Position D. J. Dale Sophomore Defensive lineman LaBryan Ray RS Junior Defensive lineman Christian Harris Sophomore Linebacker Shane Lee Sophomore Linebacker Dylan Moses Senior Linebacker Patrick Surtain II Junior Defensive back Reference:

Special teams Player Class Position Joseph Bulovas RS Junior Placekicker Jaylen Waddle Junior Kick Returner Reference:

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy [4]	Dylan Moses	LB	Sr.
Dodd Trophy [5]	Nick Saban	HC	--
Bednarik Award [6]	Dylan Moses	LB	Sr.
	Patrick Surtain II	CB	Jr.
Davey O'Brien Award [7]	Mac Jones	QB	RS Jr.
Doak Walker Award [8]	Najee Harris	RB	Sr.
Biletnikoff Award [9]	DeVonta Smith	WR	Sr.
	Jaylen Waddle	WR	Jr.
John Mackey Award [10]	Carl Tucker	TE	GS
Butkus Award [11]	Shane Lee	LB	So.
	Dylan Moses	LB	Sr.
Jim Thorpe Award [12]	Patrick Surtain II	DB	Jr.
Outland Trophy [13]	Landon Dickerson	OL	RS Sr.
	Alex Leatherwood	OL	Sr.
	Deonte Brown	OL	RS Sr.
	LaBryan Ray	DL	RS Jr.
Bronko Nagurski Trophy [14]	Patrick Surtain II	DB	Jr.
	LaBryan Ray	DL	RS Jr.
	Dylan Moses	LB	Sr.
Paul Hornung Award [15]	Jaylen Waddle	WR	Jr.
Wuerffel Trophy [16]	Miller Forristall	TE	RS Sr.
Maxwell Award [17]	Jaylen Waddle	WR	Jr.
	DeVonta Smith	WR	Sr.
	Najee Harris	RB	Sr.
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Mac Jones	QB	RS Jr.

SEC Media Days

In the preseason media poll, Alabama was predicted to win the West Division and the Conference Championship Game. ^[18]

Media poll (West Division) Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Alabama 660 (86) 2 LSU 489 (8) 3 Auburn 488 4 Texas A&M 454 (2) T5 Ole Miss 238 T5 Mississippi State 238 7 Arkansas 121

Media poll (SEC Championship) Rank Team Votes 1 Alabama 77 T2 Georgia 7 T2 LSU 7 4 Florida 5

Preseason All-SEC teams

The Crimson Tide placed 11 players (at 13 positions) on the 2020 Preseason SEC Team as selected by SEC coaches and 13 players (at 15 positions) on the 2020 Preseason SEC Team as selected by SEC media.

Offense 1st team Najee Harris – RB (Coaches, Media) DeVonta Smith – WR (Coaches, Media) Jaylen Waddle – WR (Coaches, Media) Alex Leatherwood – OL (Coaches, Media) Landon Dickerson – OL (Coaches, Media) 2nd team Deonte Brown - OL (Coaches, Media) 3rd team Mac Jones - QB (Media) Evan Neal - OL (Coaches, Media) Landon Dickerson - C (Coaches, Media)

Defense 1st team LaBryan Ray - DL (Coaches, Media) Dylan Moses – LB (Coaches, Media) Patrick Surtain II - DB (Coaches, Media) 3rd team D. J. Dale - DL (Media) Josh Jobe - DB (Coaches)

Specialists 1st team Jaylen Waddle – RS (Coaches, Media) Jaylen Waddle - AP (Media)

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Alabama in current position
Nick Saban	Head coach	14th
Steve Sarkisian	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	2nd
Charles Huff	Associate head coach/Running backs coach	2nd
Jeff Banks	Special teams coordinator/Tight end coach	3rd
Pete Golding	Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach	3rd
Charles Kelly	Associate Defensive coordinator/Safeties coach	2nd
Karl Scott	Cornerbacks coach	3rd
Kyle Flood	Offensive line coach	2nd
Holmon Wiggins	Wide receivers coach	2nd
Sal Sunseri	Outside linebackers coach	2nd
Freddie Roach	Defensive line coach	1st
David Ballou	Strength and conditioning	1st
Reference: [19]

Graduate assistants

• Tino Sunseri ^[20]
• Andy Kwon
• Max Bullough
• Jake Long

Analysts

• Dean Altobelli
• Major Applewhite
• Javier Arenas
• Bert Biffani
• Rob Ezell
• Johnathan Galante
• Butch Jones
• Shiloh Keo
• A. J. Milwee
• Alex Mortensen
• Nick Perry
• Patrick Reilly
• Gordon Steele
• Mike Stoops
• Charlie Strong

Roster

2020 Alabama Crimson Tide Football
Quarterback 7 – Braxton Barker – sophomore (6'1, 202) 9 – Bryce Young – freshman (6'0, 190) 10 – Mac Jones – junior (6'2, 205) 12 – Logan Burnett – senior (6'2, 200) 15 – Paul Tyson – freshman (6'4, 220) 16 – Jayden George – sophomore (6'3, 192) 19 – Stone Hollenbach - sophomore (6'3, 208) Running back 2 – Keilan Robinson – sophomore (5'9, 184) 4 – Brian Robinson Jr. – senior (6'1, 226) 21 – Jase McClellan – freshman (5'11, 200) 22 – Najee Harris – senior (6'3, 230) 23 – Roydell Williams – freshman (5'10, 207) 26 – Trey Sanders – freshman (6'0, 214) 27 – Kyle Edwards – freshman (6'0, 210) 35 – Connor Bishop – freshman (6'1, 195) Wide receiver 3 – Xavier Williams – sophomore (6'1, 195) 5 – Javon Baker – freshman (6'1, 183) 6 – DeVonta Smith – senior (6'1, 175) 8 – John Metchie III – sophomore (6'0, 195) 11 – Traeshon Holden – freshman (6'3, 196) 14 – Thaiu Jones-Bell – freshman (6'0, 190) 17 – Jaylen Waddle – junior (5'10, 182) 18 – Slade Bolden – sophomore (5'11, 191) 25 – Jonathan Bennett – freshman (5'8, 178) 31 – Shatarius Williams – freshman (6'3, 187) 32 – C.J. Williams – freshman (5'10, 159) 36 – Bret Bolin – junior (6'0, 176) 42 – Sam Reed – sophomore (6'1, 165) 84 – Joshua Lanier – senior (5'11, 160) 85 – Drew Kobayashi – senior (6'2, 200) 89 – Grant Krieger – sophomore (6'2, 192) Placekicker 16 – Will Reichard – sophomore (6'1, 180) 82 – Chase Allen – freshman (6'2, 188) 93 – Tripp Slyman – sophomore (6'1, 180) 97 – Joseph Bulovas – junior (6'0, 203) Punter 12 – Skyler DeLong – junior (6'4, 188) 85 – Charlie Scott – senior (6'1, 195) 95 – Jack Martin – sophomore (6'0, 206) 98 – Sam Johnson – freshman (6'3, 215) 99 – Ty Perine – sophomore (6'1, 190) (PK)		Tight end 19 – Jahleel Billingsley– sophomore (6'4, 228) 46 – Melvin Billingsley – junior (6'3, 230) 60 – Kendall Randolph – junior (6'4, 296) (OL+) 80 – Michael Parker – sophomore (6'6, 216) 81 – Cameron Latu– sophomore (6'5", 247) 82 – Richard Hunt – freshman (6'7, 235) 86 – Carl Tucker – senior (6'2, 248) 87 – Miller Forristall – senior (6'5, 242) 88 – Major Tennison – junior (6'5, 248) Offensive lineman 51 – Tanner Bowles – freshman (6'5, 280) 55 – Emil Ekiyor Jr. – sophomore (6'3, 327) 56 – Seth McLaughlin – freshman (6'4, 278) 57 – Javion Cohen – freshman (6'5, 296) 62 – Jackson Roby – junior (6'5", 285) 65 – Deonte Brown – senior (6'4, 338) 66 – Brandon Cade – freshman (6'2, 264) 67 – Donovan Hardin – freshman (6'3, 285) 68 – Alajujuan Sparks Jr. – freshman (6'4, 385) 69 – Landon Dickerson – senior (6'3, 325) 70 – Alex Leatherwood – senior (6'6, 310) 71 – Darrian Dalcourt – sophomore (6'3, 299) 72 – Pierce Quick – freshman (6'5, 291) 73 – Evan Neal – sophomore (6'7, 360) 74 – Damien George – freshman (6'7, 345) 75 – Tommy Brown – sophomore (6'7, 317) 78 – Amari Kight – freshman (6'7, 302) 79 – Chris Owens – senior (6'3, 315) Defensive lineman 18 – LaBryan Ray – junior (6'5, 292) 47 – Byron Young – sophomore (6'3, 295) 48 – Phidarian Mathis – junior (6'4, 312) 50 – Timothy Smith – freshman (6'4, 315) 52 – Braylen Ingraham – freshman (6'4, 291) 58 – Christian Barmore – sophomore (6'5, 310) 89 – Kyle Mann – freshman (6'0, 270) 90 – Stephon Wynn Jr. – sophomore (6'4, 311) 89 – Gavin Reeder – freshman (6'0, 270) 92 – Justin Eboigbe – sophomore (6'5, 294) 93 – Jah-Marien Latham – freshman (6'3, 290) 94 – D. J. Dale – sophomore (6'4, 308) 96 – Landon Bothwell – sophomore (5'11, 220) 97 – LT Ikner – junior (6'4, 261) 98 – Jamil Burroughs – freshman (6'3, 320)		Linebacker 1 – Ben Davis – senior (6'4, 243) 4 – Christopher Allen – junior (6'5, 250) 8 – Christian Harris – sophomore (6'2, 244) 10 – Ale Kaho – junior (6'1", 228) 16 – Drew Sanders – freshman (6'5, 230) 23 – Jarez Parks – sophomore (6'4, 239) 24 - Clark Griffin – freshman (5'9, 195) 30 – King Mwikuta – sophomore (6'5, 243) 31 – Will Anderson Jr. – freshman (6'4, 220) 32 – Dylan Moses – senior (6'3, 235) 33 – Jackson Bratton – freshman (6'3, 233) 34 – Quandarris Robinson – freshman (6'5, 217) 35 – Shane Lee – sophomore (6'0, 246) 37 – Demouy Kennedy – freshman (6'3, 215) 40 – Joshua McMillon – graduate (6'3, 237) 41 – Chris Braswell – freshman (6'3, 220) 42 – Jaylen Moody – junior (6'2, 228) 43 – Jordan Smith – freshman (5'10, 210) 49 – Julian Lowenstein – sophomore (6'1, 201) 51 – Robert Ellis – freshman (6'0", 220) 53 – Matthew Barnhill – sophomore (6'4, 311) 54 – Kyle Flood Jr. – freshman (6'0, 209) 56 – Charlie Skehan – freshman (6'1, 232) 57 – Joe McDonald – senior (6'3, 216) Defensive back 2 – Patrick Surtain II – junior (6'2, 203) 3 – Daniel Wright – junior (6'1, 190) 5 – Jalyn Armour-Davis – sophomore (6'1, 182) 7 – Brandon Turnage – freshman (6'1, 185) 9 – Jordan Battle – sophomore (6'1, 201) 11 – Kristian Story – freshman (6'2, 198) 13 – Malachi Moore – freshman (6'0, 175) 14 – Brian Branch – freshman (6'1, 178) 15 – Eddie Smith – junior (6'0, 196) 20 – D.J. Douglas – sophomore (6'0, 202) 21 - Jahquez Robinson – freshman (6'2, 185) 22 - Ronald Williams – junior (6'2, 188) 25 – Jacobi McBride– freshman (6'1, 143) 26 – Marcus Banks– sophomore (6'0, 170) 27 – Joshua Robinson – junior (5'9, 180) 28 – Josh Jobe – junior (6'1, 189) 29 – DeMarcco Hellams – sophomore (6'1, 213) 37 – Sam Willoughby – freshman (5'10, 165) 38 – Jalen Edwards – sophomore (6'0, 177) 41 – Carson Ware – sophomore (6'1, 190) 43 – Christian Swann – senior (5'9, 179) Long snappers 45 – Thomas Fletcher – senior (6'2, 220) 50 – Gabe Pugh – freshman (6'5, 273) 59 – Jake Hall – sophomore (6'3, 194) 61 – Nathan Jones – sophomore (5'10, 176)
Source and player details, 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Commits (January 15, 2020): [21]

Depth chart

Defense FS Daniel Wright DeMarcco Hellams Malachi Moore Brian Branch JACK WILL MIKE SAM Dylan Moses Christian Harris Will Anderson Jr. Ben Davis Jaylen Moody Joshua McMillon Drew Sanders Christopher Allen Shane Lee Ale Kaho Demouy Kennedy ⋅ King Mwikuta SS Jordan Battle Eddie Smith ⋅ CB Josh Jobe Marcus Banks Brandon Turnage DE NT DE LaBryan Ray D. J. Dale Christian Barmore Byron Young Tim Smith Phidarian Mathis Stephon Wynn Ishmael Sopsher Justin Eboigbe CB Patrick Surtain II Jalyn Armour-Davis ⋅ Offense WR DeVonta Smith Javon Baker Traeshon Holden WR Jaylen Waddle Slade Bolden ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Alex Leatherwood Deonte Brown Landon Dickerson Emil Ekiyor Jr. Evan Neal Chris Owens Tommy Brown Chris Owens Pierce Quick Tommy Brown ⋅ ⋅ Darrian Dalcourt Amari Kight Kendall Randolph TE Miller Forristall Major Tennison Carl Tucker Jahleel Billingsley Cameron Latu WR John Metchie III Xavier Williams Thaiu Jones-Bell QB Mac Jones Bryce Young Paul Tyson Key reserves Season-ending injury Suspension RB Najee Harris Brian Robinson Jr. Trey Sanders Jase McClellan Roydell Williams Special teams PK Joseph Bulovas Will Reichard Chase Allen P Sam Johnson Charlie Scott Ty Perine KR Jaylen Waddle DeVonta Smith Brian Robinson Jr. Roydell Williams PR Jaylen Waddle Slade Bolden Patrick Surtain II Xavier Williams LS Thomas Fletcher H Mac Jones Slade Bolden

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Schedule

Spring game

The Crimson Tide were scheduled to hold spring practices in March and April 2020 with the Alabama football spring game, "A-Day" to take place in Tuscaloosa, AL on April 18. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the events were canceled.

Regular season

Alabama originally announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019. The planned schedule consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral site game for the regular season.

The COVID-19 pandemic upended this schedule. On July 30, the SEC announced that its non-conference games would be canceled and its teams would play a schedule of ten conference games. ^{[22] [23]} This eliminated the Crimson Tide's scheduled non-conference games against Georgia State, Kent State, USC and UT Martin. ^[24] Per the new schedule, Alabama was set to host five SEC conference opponents: Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State (rivalry), Texas A&M, and arch-rival Auburn for the 85th Iron Bowl to close out the regular season on the road. Alabama was to travel to five SEC opponents: Arkansas, Ole Miss (rivalry), Missouri, Tennessee (Third Saturday of October) and rival LSU (rivalry) to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Alabama was not scheduled to play SEC East opponents Florida, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt in the 2020 regular season. ^[25] The Crimson Tide's bye week was scheduled during Week 7 (on November 7).

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 26	6:00 p.m.	at Missouri	No. 2	Faurot Field Columbia, MO	ESPN	W 38–19	11,738
October 3	2:30 p.m.	No. 13 Texas A&M	No. 2	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	CBS	W 52–24	19,424
October 10	6:30 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 2	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	W 63–48	14,419
October 17	7:00 p.m.	No. 3 Georgia	No. 2	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL ( College GameDay / rivalry)	CBS	W 41–24	19,424
October 24	2:30 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 2	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	W 48–17	23,394
October 31	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi State	No. 2	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 41–0	19,424
November 21	3:00 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 1	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	W 63–3	19,424
November 28	2:30 p.m.	No. 22 Auburn	No. 1	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL ( College GameDay / Iron Bowl)	CBS	W 42–13	19,424
December 5	7:00 p.m.	at LSU	No. 1	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	W 55–17	22,349
December 12	11:00 a.m.	at Arkansas	No. 1	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN	W 52–3	16,500
December 19	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 7 Florida	No. 1	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game / rivalry)	CBS	W 52–46	16,520
January 1, 2021	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Notre Dame *	No. 1	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Rose Bowl – CFP Semifinal)	ESPN	W 31–14	18,373
January 11, 2021	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Ohio State *	No. 1	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (CFP National Championship / College GameDay )	ESPN	W 52–24	14,926
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source: ^[26]

Game summaries

At Missouri Tigers

See also: 2020 Missouri Tigers football team

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 2 Alabama 14 14 7 3 38 Missouri 0 3 3 13 19 Date: September 26 Location: Columbia, MO Game start: 6:10 p.m. Game attendance: 11,738 Game weather: 79, Clear, Wind S @ 9 mph Referee: Alex Moore TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Allison Williams and Todd McShay (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−28.5	56

Statistics	Alabama	Missouri
First downs	22	20
Total yards	414	322
Rushing yards	111	69
Passing yards	303	253
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	31:25	28:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	18–24, 249 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Najee Harris	17 carries, 98 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Jaylen Waddle	8 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TDs
Missouri	Passing	Shawn Robinson	19–25, 185 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Larry Rountree III	14 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Jalen Knox	5 receptions, 63 yards

No. 13 Texas A&M Aggies

See also: 2020 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Texas A&M 7 7 3 7 24 • No. 2 Alabama 14 21 7 10 52 Date: October 3 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Game start: 2:39 p.m. Game attendance: 19,424 Game weather: 73, Sunny skies, Wind NE @ 2 mph Referee: Jason Autrey TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−16.5	42

Statistics	Texas A&M	Alabama
First downs	25	22
Total yards	450	544
Rushing yards	115	109
Passing yards	335	435
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	37:41	22:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas A&M	Passing	Kellen Mond	25–44, 318 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Haynes King	5 carries, 43 yards
	Receiving	Ainias Smith	6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TDs
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	20–27, 435 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Brian Robinson Jr.	10 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	John Metchie III	5 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TDs

At Ole Miss Rebels

See also: 2020 Ole Miss Rebels football team and Alabama–Ole Miss football rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 2 Alabama 7 14 21 21 63 Ole Miss 7 14 14 13 48 Date: October 10 Location: Oxford, MS Game start: 6:40 p.m. Game attendance: 14,419 Game weather: 68, Clear, Wind NE @ 1 mph Referee: Matt Loeffler TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Todd McShay and Molly McGrath (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−23	71.5

Statistics	Alabama	Ole Miss
First downs	37	31
Total yards	723	647
Rushing yards	306	268
Passing yards	417	379
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	28:45	31:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	28–32, 417 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Najee Harris	23 carries, 206 yards, 5 TD's
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	13 receptions, 164 yards, 1 TD
Ole Miss	Passing	Matt Corral	21–28, 365 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Snoop Conner	21 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Kenny Yeboah	7 receptions, 181 yards, 2 TD's

No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs

See also: 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team and Alabama–Georgia football rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Georgia 7 17 0 0 24 • No. 2 Alabama 7 13 14 7 41 Date: October 17 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Game start: 7:10 p.m. Game attendance: 19,424 Game weather: 61, Clear skies, Wind ESE @ 4 mph Referee: Ken Williamson TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−5	58.5

Statistics	Georgia	Alabama
First downs	20	33
Total yards	414	564
Rushing yards	145	147
Passing yards	269	417
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	26:01	33:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	18–40, 269 yards, 2 TD's, 3 INT's
	Rushing	Zamir White	10 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	James Cook	4 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	24–32, 417 yards, 4 TD's, 1 INT
	Rushing	Najee Harris	31 carries, 152 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	11 receptions, 167 yards, 2 TD's

At Tennessee Volunteers

See also: 2020 Tennessee Volunteers football team and Third Saturday in October

Third Saturday in October

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 2 Alabama 14 14 14 6 48 Tennessee 0 10 7 0 17 Date: October 24 Location: Knoxville, TN Game start: 3:39 p.m. Game attendance: 23,394 Game weather: 72, Mostly cloudy, Wind N @ 7 mph Referee: Alex Moore TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−21.5	66

Statistics	Alabama	Tennessee
First downs	30	16
Total yards	587	302
Rushing yards	170	139
Passing yards	417	163
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	34:38	25:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	25–31, 387 yards
	Rushing	Najee Harris	20 carries, 96 yards, 3 TD's
	Receiving	John Metchie III	7 receptions, 151 yards
Tennessee	Passing	Jarrett Guarantano	13–24, 162 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Eric Gray	19 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Jalin Hyatt	2 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD

Mississippi State Bulldogs

See also: 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team and Alabama–Mississippi State football rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total Miss State 0 0 0 0 0 •No. 2 Alabama 17 10 0 14 41 Date: October 31 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Game start: 6:05 p.m. Game attendance: 19,424 Game weather: 66, Partly cloudy skies, Wind ESE @ 6 mph Referee: Jason Autrey TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Todd McShay and Molly McGrath (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−31	63.5

Statistics

Statistics	Miss State	Alabama
First downs	12	26
Total yards	200	499
Rushing yards	37	208
Passing yards	163	291
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	28:18	31:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miss State	Passing	Will Rogers	24–37, 147 yards, 2 INT's
	Rushing	Jo'Quavious Marks	9 carries, 32 yards
	Receiving	Jo'Quavious Marks	8 receptions, 38 yards
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	24–31, 291 yards, 4 TD's
	Rushing	Najee Harris	21 carries, 119 yards
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	11 receptions, 203 yards, 4 TD's

Kentucky Wildcats

See also: 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 3 0 0 0 3 •No. 1 Alabama 7 21 21 14 63 Date: November 21 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Game start: 3:01 p.m. Game attendance: 19,424 Game weather: 73, Partly cloudy skies, Wind ESE @ 3 mph Referee: Ken Williamson TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (color), Cole Cubelic (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−30	58

Statistics	Kentucky	Alabama
First downs	12	29
Total yards	179	509
Rushing yards	59	226
Passing yards	120	283
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	28:55	31:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kentucky	Passing	Terry Wilson	10–19, 120 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	A. J. Rose	10 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Josh Ali	4 receptions, 52 yards
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	16–24, 230 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jase McClellan	10 carries, 99 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	9 receptions, 144 yards, 2 TD's

No. 22 Auburn Tigers

See also: 2020 Auburn Tigers football team and Iron Bowl

Steve Sarkisian served as interim head coach for the Iron Bowl after Nick Saban had to be quarantined due to COVID-19 protocols. ^[27]

Iron Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total No. 22 Auburn 0 3 3 7 13 •No. 1 Alabama 7 14 14 7 42 Date: November 28 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Game start: 2:39 p.m. Game attendance: 19,424 Game weather: 63, Partly Cloudy, Wind N @ 6 mph Referee: Jason Autrey TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−24	64.5

Statistics	Auburn	Alabama
First downs	20	20
Total yards	347	445
Rushing yards	120	143
Passing yards	227	302
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	36:30	23:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Auburn	Passing	Bo Nix	23–38, 227 yards, 2 INT's
	Rushing	Mark-Antony Richards	14 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Anthony Schwartz	5 receptions, 60 yards
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	18–26, 302 yards, 5 TD's
	Rushing	Najee Harris	11 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	7 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD's

At LSU Tigers

See also: 2020 LSU Tigers football team and Alabama–LSU football rivalry

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 1 Alabama 21 24 7 3 55 LSU 0 14 3 0 17 Date: December 5 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 7:10 p.m. Game attendance: 22,349 Game weather: 73, Clear, Wind S @ 3 mph Referee: Alex Moore TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−29.5	67

Statistics	Alabama	LSU
First downs	32	21
Total yards	650	352
Rushing yards	265	98
Passing yards	385	254
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	33:17	26:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	20–28, 385 yards, 4 TD's
	Rushing	Najee Harris	21 carries, 145 yards, 3 TD's
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	8 receptions, 231 yards, 3 TD's
LSU	Passing	T. J. Finley	14–28, 144 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	John Emery	7 carries, 79 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Kayshon Boutte	8 receptions, 111 yards

At Arkansas Razorbacks

See also: 2020 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 1 Alabama 10 28 7 7 52 Arkansas 3 0 0 0 3 Date: December 12 Location: Fayetteville, AR Game start: 11:02 a.m. Game attendance: 16,500 Game weather: 36, Overcast, Wind SSW @ 4 mph Referee: Ken Williamson TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (color), Kris Budden (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
−31.5	68.5

Statistics	Alabama	Arkansas
First downs	24	13
Total yards	443	188
Rushing yards	216	80
Passing yards	227	108
Turnovers	1	4
Time of possession	33:15	26:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	24–29, 208 yards
	Rushing	Jase McClellan	6 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	John Metchie III	5 receptions, 72 yards
Arkansas	Passing	Feleipe Franks	8–10, 90 yards
	Rushing	Trelon Smith	19 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Michael Woods II	3 receptions, 43 yards

Vs. No. 7 Florida Gators

See also: 2020 Florida Gators football team, 2020 SEC Championship Game, and Alabama–Florida football rivalry

2020 SEC Championship Game

1 2 3 4 Total •No. 1 Alabama 14 21 0 17 52 No. 7 Florida 10 7 14 15 46 Date: December 19 Location: Atlanta, GA Game start: 8:10 p.m. Game attendance: 16,520 Game weather: Indoors Referee: Matt Loeffler TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Jamie Erdahl (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
-17	74.5

Statistics	Alabama	Florida
First downs	33	26
Total yards	605	462
Rushing yards	187	54
Passing yards	418	408
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	34:21	25:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	33–43, 418 yards, 5 TD's, 1 INT
	Rushing	Najee Harris	31 carries, 178 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	15 receptions, 184 yards, 2 TD's
Florida	Passing	Kyle Trask	26–40, 408 yards, 3 TD's
	Rushing	Emory Jones	2 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	Kadarius Toney	8 receptions, 153 yards, 1 TD

Vs. No. 4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish

See also: 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and 2021 Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl- CFP Semifinal

1 2 3 4 Total No. 4 Notre Dame 0 7 0 7 14 •No. 1 Alabama 14 7 7 3 31 Date: January 1, 2021 Location: Arlington, TX Game start: 3:20 p.m. Game attendance: 18,373 Game weather: Indoors Referee: John O’Neill TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Todd McShay & Allison Williams (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
-19.5	65.5

Statistics	Notre Dame	Alabama
First downs	24	24
Total yards	375	437
Rushing yards	139	140
Passing yards	236	297
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	33:43	26:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Ian Book	27–39, 229 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kyren Williams	16 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Michael Mayer	7 receptions, 62 yards
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	25–30, 297 yards, 4 TD's
	Rushing	Najee Harris	15 carries, 125 yards
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	7 receptions, 130 yards, 3 TD's

Vs. No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes

See also: 2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship

CFP National Championship

1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Ohio State 7 10 7 0 24 •No. 1 Alabama 7 28 10 7 52 Date: January 11, 2021 Location: Miami Gardens, FL Game start: 8:15 p.m. Game attendance: 14,926 Game weather: 69, Fair, Wind SW @ 3 mph Referee: Brandon Cruse TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Maria Taylor & Allison Williams (sideline) Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
-8.5 [28]	75.5 [28]

Statistics	Ohio State	Alabama
First downs	19	33
Total yards	341	621
Rushing yards	147	157
Passing yards	194	464
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	22:34	37:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing	Justin Fields	17–33, 194 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Justin Fields	6 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Chris Olave	8 receptions, 69 yards
Alabama	Passing	Mac Jones	36–45, 464 yards, 5 TD's
	Rushing	Najee Harris	22 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	DeVonta Smith	12 receptions, 215 yards, 3 TD's

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	3 (2)	3*	2	2 (1)	2 (3)	2 (8)	2 (2)	2 (8)	2 (10)	2 (29)	1 (59)	1 (60)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (62)	1 (61)
Coaches	3 (4)	3*	2 (1)	2 (1)	2 (4)	2 (14)	2 (5)	2 (8)	2 (8)	2 (17)	1 (55)	1 (57)	1 (59)	1 (59)	1 (59)	1 (60)	1 (61)	1 (60)
CFP	Not released												1	1	1	1	1	Not released

Statistics

Scoring

Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total All opponents 7 17 7 7 38 Alabama 21 35 17 10 83

Scores by quarter (SEC opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total SEC opponents 37 75 47 55 214 Alabama 132 194 112 109 547

Scores by quarter (All opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total All opponents 44 92 54 62 252 Alabama 153 229 129 119 630

Awards and honors

DeVonta Smith

• Heisman Trophy
• Maxwell Award
• Walter Camp Award
• Fred Biletnikoff Award
• Paul Hornung Award
• Associated Press College Football Player of the Year
• Sporting News College Football Player of the Year
• SEC Offensive Player of the Year

Mac Jones

• Davey O’Brien Award
• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
• Manning Award

Najee Harris

• Doak Walker Award

Alex Leatherwood

• Outland Trophy
• Jacobs Blocking Trophy

Landon Dickerson

• Rimington Trophy
• Jacobs Blocking Trophy

Thomas Fletcher

• Patrick Mannelly Award

Patrick Surtain II

• SEC Defensive Player of the Year

Offensive line

• Joe Moore Award

John Metchie III

• Jon Cornish Trophy

Coaches

Nick Saban

• Paul “Bear” Bryant Award

Steve Sarkisian

• Broyles Award

All Americans

Unanimous Selection

• Najee Harris (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, WCFF)
• DeVonta Smith (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
• Landon Dickerson (AFCA, AP, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, WCFF)
• Alex Leatherwood (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)
• Patrick Surtain II (AFCA, AP, Athletic, CBS, ESPN, FWAA, Phil Steele, TSN, USAT, WCFF)

Consensus Selection

• Mac Jones (AFCA, AP, Athletic, ESPN, TSN, USAT, WCFF)

Other Selections

• Will Reichard (CBS)
• Thomas Fletcher (Phil Steele)

All-SEC

First Team

QB- Mac Jones

RB- Najee Harris

WR- DeVonta Smith

C- Landon Dickerson

OL- Alex Leatherwood

DT- Christian Barmore

CB- Patrick Surtain II

Second Team

OL- Deonte Brown (AP: 2, Coaches: 1)

LB- Dylan Moses (Coaches: 1)

LB- Christopher Allen (Coaches: 2)

LB- Will Anderson Jr. (AP: 2)

DB- Malachi Moore

KR- Jaylen Waddle (Coaches: 2)

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	6	Jaylen Waddle	WR	Miami Dolphins
1	9	Patrick Surtain II	CB	Denver Broncos
1	10	DeVonta Smith	WR	Philadelphia Eagles
1	15	Mac Jones	QB	New England Patriots
1	17	Alex Leatherwood	OT	Las Vegas Raiders
1	24	Najee Harris	RB	Pittsburgh Steelers
2	37	Landon Dickerson	C	Philadelphia Eagles
2	38	Christian Barmore	DT	New England Patriots
6	193	Deonte Brown	OG	Carolina Panthers
6	222	Thomas Fletcher	LS	Carolina Panthers

Media affiliates

Radio

• WTID (FM) (Tide 102.9) – Nationwide (Dish Network, Sirius XM, TuneIn radio and iHeartRadio)

TV

• CBS Family – CBS 42 (CBS), CBS Sports Network
• ESPN/ABC Family – ABC 33/40 (ABC), ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network)
• FOX Family – WBRC (FOX), FOX/FS1, FSN
• NBC – WVTM-TV, NBC Sports, NBCSN

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