It didn’t take long after Alabama’s exclusion from the College Football Playoff before Crimson Tide players started entering the transfer portal, marking the beginning of another shift in the makeup of the roster in Tuscaloosa under Kalen DeBoer.

Transfer wide receivers have a good track record at Alabama. A transfer has been the Crimson Tide's leading receiver in two of the last four seasons with Jameson Williams in 2021 and Jermaine Burton in 2022. Bernard was Alabama's second-leading receiver with 714 yards as a transfer in 2024.

According to multiple reports, Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Dylan Lonergan is expected to enter the NCAA transfer portal in the near future. A redshirt freshman, Lonergan has spent each of the last two seasons at Alabama as a backup to Jalen Milroe, while also sitting behind primary backup Ty Simpson on the depth chart in both seasons.

Alabama football quarterback Dylan Lonergan is expected to enter the transfer portal, a source with knowledge of the situation told AL.com. Lonergan just completed his redshirt freshman season with the Crimson Tide.

Dec. 9, the window to enter the NCAA transfer portal officially opened, and will stay open until Saturday, Dec. 28. During that stretch, there will certainly be countless players across college football who will officially enter the transfer portal

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Just last season, a similar thing happened where Alabama lost a backup quarterback, and that same gunslinger went on to have massive success at his next step. That was Eli Holstein, who threw for nearly 3,000 yards and 17 touchdowns during his first year at Pittsburgh, and Lonergan will try to replicate that triumph.

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The NCAA Transfer Portal for winter sports opens on Dec. 9 and stays open for three weeks before closing on Dec. 28. The window restricts when athletes can enter their names into the portal, not when they can transfer schools.

A piece of Alabama football's quarterback room confirmed his intention to leave the Crimson Tide on Wednesday. Where does that leave Alabama’s QB room?