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In the latest sign for how far expectations have fallen in Tuscaloosa, the Alabama Crimson Tide landed only one player on the Sporting News preseason All-America team.
To make matters worse, that player isn't even on the first team.
Tide Safety Could Be Difference Maker This Year
Safety Bray Hubbard was named to the SN All-America second team, a deserved honor for sure.
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In 2025, Hubbard showed an exceptional nose for the football, tying for the SEC lead with four interceptions in the season.
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Two of those picks came in the same game against Wisconsin.
He also forced three fumbles and had 79 total tackles, including 50 solos, 4.5 for loss and two sacks.
While an impactful player, Hubbard is not the Tide's star.
That honor surely belongs to wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams, who began last year by sharing the cover of the video game "EA Sports College Football 26" with Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith.
Smith was a preseason first team All-American. Coleman-Williams, meanwhile, was nowhere to be found.
Also left off the list was cornerback Zabien Brown, who led all of college football last season with a pair of pick-sixes at highly impactful moments.
The first was a 99-yard interception return for a score as the Tennessee Volunteers threatened to score at the end of the first half and the second was a 50-yarder off Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer to tie the game in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
Brown is rated by some to actually be the star of that Alabama secondary, a unit that's being ranked top five nationally ahead of the season.
Brown was also, like Hubbard, named to the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to the best defensive player in football.
Perhaps SN is right and Hubbard is the best player on the Alabama team, but don't be surprised if Hubbard isn't the only member of the Crimson Tide on the All-America team once the season is done.
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