The Alabama Crimson Tide came away from their Mullet A-Day spring football game scathed, having lost planned WR3 Noah Rogers, a North Carolina State Wolfpack transfer, due to a left leg injury that was so bad, he couldn't put weight on it.
Bama Hammer's John Mitchell worries that the injury could be one that bleeds into the fall. Per Mitchell, "This is a tough break for Rogers, who appeared ready to make good on the promise of his significant talent. Losing an expected contributor during spring practice for what could be a long-term injury is never good news ... If it is a long-term injury, hopefully it's something that won't bleed over into the fall and Rogers is able to receover in time to compete in fall compete and be ready for Week 1 in September."
Rogers was supposed to be the Tide's WR3 behind junior Ryan Coleman-Williams and sophomore Lotzeir Brooks. There's nothing concrete on his injury, and there's a chance he can still showcase his talents this fall.
Alabama was hit with the very last thing it needed on Saturday, though.
Kalen DeBoer provides no update on Noah Rogers
Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer provided little in the way of an update after the game, revealing that his MRI would be tomorrow in Birmingham. Per DeBoer after the scrimmage, "He will have to get evaluated. Unfortunate with him getting dinged up. We’ll kind of see what that looks like ... We’ll have more information here as we go through the spring and summer."
Without Rogers, Rico Scott and Derek Meadows get added responsibilities in the room until further notice. Former Benjamin Russell Wildcats star Cederian Morgan's timeline also speeds up considerably.
In a make-it-or-break-it season for DeBoer, his program was snake-bitten once more during its annual spring game. We'll see how Alabama responds to some early adversity in a 2026 season that had plenty naturally built in from the failures of the past two years.