Each Alabama football player has a story for how they got their jersey numbers. Here are 17 of them.
He was 9, playing youth football in Connecticut, when he decided he wanted to play football for as long as he could.Booker began as No. 54 in spring 2022. Then the Crimson Tide landed Steen via Vanderbilt in the transfer portal to play left tackle before fall camp. Steen, now with the Philadelphia Eagles, had been No. 54 at Vanderbilt.
“Then I was like, ‘I’m going to be even more clever,’” Milroe said. “What’s three minus one? Two. So I was like, ‘alright, I’m going to do that.’” Special teams also must be factored into jersey number decisions. One example: Alabama aims to avoid doubling up on a number that a specialist will wear. At least not with a player who would play on the same unit as the kicker, punter, etc. For example, punter James Burnip is the only No. 86 on the roster.
Going into his fifth season, Latham figured he’d try for a single-digit number again. Latham was told those were mainly reserved for defensive backs. So, he got the closest he could, ending up with No. 20 for 2024.
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