Alabama starts fall camp exactly one week from today, and the season opener against Florida State will come one month after that. So, we continue on with our summer roster rankings where we take a look at almost every player individually.

The only ones who won't be included in the rankings are those three summer enrollees (Chuck McDonald, Kaleb Edwards and London Simmons) and freshman punter Alex Asparuhov, who was out the entire spring due to injury. That brings the total number to 78 players while the first rankings included just 59 players (freshmen and JUCO weren't included).

Previous roster rankings: Nos. 74-78, Nos. 70-73, Nos. 66-69; Nos. 62-65; Nos. 58-61; Nos. 54-57; Nos. 50-53; Nos. 46-49; Nos. 42-45; Nos. 38-41; Nos. 34-37; Nos. 30-33

No. 29 – IOL Geno VanDeMark

Previous ranking: No. 24 (-5)

VanDeMark was one of the more underrated additions from the transfer portal last offseason. With Jaeden Roberts and Kadyn Proctor struggling with health for most (or at least part) of 2024, the Michigan State transfer logged over 400 snaps while earning starts against USF in Week 2 and Mercer in Week 12.

The start against USF came at left guard with Tyler Booker having to kick out to handle left tackle after Proctor suffered a freak injury in warmups before the season opener against Western Kentucky. VanDeMark then started at right guard against Mercer as Roberts was dealing with a nagging injury. The veteran was serviceable in both games while providing reliable interior depth for the entire season.

In fact, that might be where VanDeMark is the most valuable. He has the ability to play all of the interior positions at a serviceable level. Last season, he earned 277 snaps at right guard, mostly due to having to fill in on multiple occasions for Roberts, but he also received 78 snaps on the left side (77 of which came in that start against USF) and 54 snaps at center.

With Booker now gone, VanDeMark is battling with Texas A&M transfer Kam Dewberry for a full-time starting gig at left guard. In my pre-spring rankings, I had VanDeMark winning that battle and checking in higher. But I've since come around, which is why he's dropped a handful of spots in these latest rankings.

Projected role in 2025: Rotational IOL/top interior depth option

No. 28 – IOL Kam Dewberry

Previous ranking: No. 33 (+5)

While I had VanDeMark falling five spots, I had Dewberry climbing the same amount, going from No. 33 in my pre-spring rankings to No. 28 now. There's only a one spot difference though. I wanted the closeness of this battle to be reflected, but I also wanted it to be known that I'm now projecting Dewberry to win the job, even if it's far from over.

Dewberry has a good amount of experience playing in the SEC. Over the last three seasons, the now 6-foot-4, 332-pound lineman has logged over 1,100 snaps while earning eight starts in his career. Granted, five of those came in 2022 with the other three happening in 2023, but he still managed to play 261 snaps for Texas A&M this past season.

He has struggled at times in pass protection, giving up 32 pressures in his career, but hopefully, he'll improve after dropping a little weight and getting into Alabama's system. We already know his size and power would be beneficial in the run game playing next to Parker Brailsford, but if he continues to struggle and it holds back the offense, VanDeMark is a capable option who held up extremely well in pass protection in 2024.

Projected starting: Starting LG

No. 27 – EDGE Jordan Renaud

Previous ranking: No. 32 (+5)

Renaud has been on a good trajectory ever since arrived at Alabama prior to 2023. As a freshman, he played just 12 snaps while earning a redshirt, but he finally earned a spot in the rotation during his second season. Sure, that role only equated to 140 snaps in 13 games, which comes out to just a 10.8-snap average, but that was while he was acting as the No. 3 Bandit behind LT Overton and Jah-Marien Latham.

Latham has since moved to Wolf, and while Kelby Collins was brought in from the transfer portal as a true inside-out option, it's starting to look like Renaud will be the No. 2 guy behind Overton. Does that mean the former top-100 recruit sees the same number of snaps as Latham (441) last season? Probably not, but he'll probably get somewhere between 300-350.

I've always been a fan of Renaud. At 6-4, 265 pounds, he's the lightest Bandit on the roster, but he's got a nice power profile out there on the edge. I just wouldn't expect to see him playing much further inside than a 4i on the inside shoulder of the tackle. He's likely to be more of a true 4-3 end as compared to some of the others at Bandit. That's not a bad thing either.

Projected role in 2025: No. 2 Bandit

No. 26 – WR Rico Scott

Previous ranking: No. 38 (+12)

Scott is probably higher on this list than you were expecting, but I think 1) Alabama has one of the best wide receiver rooms in the country and 2) Scott is going to be a massive part of that room in 2025. I was already pretty high on him pre-spring, but I've since become even more intrigued with his potential.

Ryan Williams, Germie Bernard and Isaiah Horton are likely to be the three starters. From there, you've got several capable options to be rotational pieces. For example, you've got Jalen Hale, Lotzeir Brooks, Cole Adams, and, of course, Scott. Jaylen Mbakwe could also be in that conversation. The pecking order from No. 4-7 has yet to be determined, but I'm currently giving Scott the nod.

The redshirt freshman has generated significant buzz this offseason, both publicly and privately, to the point where I'm starting to question if he'll be in the starting lineup over Horton. OK, I won't go that far, but Scott is a serious contender for WR4 and has shown the ability to play all three receiver spots, especially the Z and in the slot. He only played 68 snaps and saw nine targets as a freshman, but that isn't too far off from the opportunities John Metchie III saw as a first-year player in 2019.

John Metchie in 2019

• 6-0, 195
• Z/H option
• 125 snaps
• 8 targets
• 4 catches, 23 yards

Rico Scott in 2024

• 6-0, 200
• Z/H option
• 68 snaps
• 9 targets
• 5 catches, 60 yards, 1 TD

I'm really excited about this guy.

Projected role in 2025: WR4