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Alabama Loses Fifth Wide Receiver to Transfer Portal

Jaren Hamilton is the 15th member of the Crimson Tide to enter the portal.

Hunter De Siver

Oct 12, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jaren Hamilton (16) during warm ups at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-Imagn Images
Oct 12, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jaren Hamilton (16) during warm ups at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-Imagn Images / Butch Dill-Imagn Images
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Alabama wide receiver Jaren Hamilton is entering the transfer portal, Rivals reported on Wednesday.

Hamilton spent time on the field in six games over his two seasons with the Crimson Tide. The redshirt freshman was one of the five healthy wide receivers on the roster for the ReliaQuest Bowl but did not record a catch.

Hamilton is the 15th player to enter the transfer portal, following quarterback Dylan Lonergan, running back Justice Haynes, defensive linemen Jeheim Oatis and Hunter Osborne, edge rusher Keanu Koht, cornerbacks Jahlil Hurley and DeVonta Smith, wide receivers Kobe Prentice, Caleb Odom, Kendrick Law and Emmanuel Henderson Jr. and offensive linemen Miles McVay and Naquil Betrand.

Wide receivers Ryan Williams, Cole Adams, Jalen Hale, Rico Scott, Bubba Hampton and Amari Jefferson have all shown no signs of leaving Alabama, and although Germie Bernard hasn't made a decision about the NFL Draft yet, it wouldn't be surprising if he returned to the Crimson Tide next season as well.

Additionally, Alabama added Miami wide receiver Isaiah Horton from the transfer portal and Derek Meadows and Lotzeir Brooks are a part of the Tide's freshmen class of 2025.

The 6-foot-1, 195-pounder out of F. W. Buchholz in Gainesville, Fla. was ranked as the No. 120 prospect in the 2023 class, the No. 19 wide receiver and the No. 23 player in the state of Florida, per On3, at the time of the former four star's commitment to Alabama on Nov. 28, 2022.

The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, Dec. 9 and will close on Thursday, Dec. 28. The spring portal window still exists and opens on Wednesday, April 16 and closes on Friday, April 25.

Read More: 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Offseason Tracker: Coming and Going

Alabama's Top Positions of Need in Transfer Portal

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Hunter De Siver
HUNTER DE SIVER

Hunter De Siver is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media. During his time in Tuscaloosa, Hunter distributed articles covering Alabama football, basketball, and baseball for WVUA 23 TV and discussed these topics on Tide 100.9 FM. Hunter also generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral. Since graduation, he's been contributing a plethora of NFL and NBA stories for FanNation and is a staff writer at MizzouCentral, Cowbell Corner and is back at BamaCentral.

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