Several college football teams from around the country are gearing up for fall camp, including Alabama. The Crimson Tide are set to get practice underway on Wednesday with an eye on Florida State for the season opener on Aug. 30.

We're getting closer to finishing up our summer roster rankings, so let's continue on with Nos. 12-14.

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; Nos. 26-29; Nos. 22-25; Nos. 18-21; Nos. 15-17

No. 14 – DB Keon Sabb

Previous ranking: No. 12 (-2)

Sabb was a godsend for Alabama's defense this past season. He was only able to make it halfway through the year before an injury ended his season, but 1) he made an impact in those seven games (two interceptions and four pass breakups) and 2) he was out there long enough for young, up-and-coming defensive back Bray Hubbard to get his feet wet in Kane Wommack's system.

Now with Malachi Moore moving on to the NFL, Sabb and Hubbard will lead the safety room as one of the top backend duos in college football. Both have the ability to play either safety spot, but Sabb's range and ball skills could slot him in nicely as the Moore replacement at free safety. He's lethal playing in that Cover 1 robber role underneath where he can use Wommack's vision-oriented approach to break on the ball and generate turnovers.

I would like to see him play with a lower pad level when coming downhill against the run though. At 6-foot-1, 204 pounds, he certainly has the strength and physicality to be a presence when playing under control and getting his pads down. If he can do that, he can eventually work his way into be a Day 2 (and maybe even Round 2) draft pick.

Projected role in 2025: Starting FS

No. 13 – QB Ty Simpson

Previous ranking: No. 15 (+2)

Well, it's finally Simpson's turn — or at least, we think it's his turn. After three years, 16 games played and only 188 career snaps, the former five-star recruit is in position to lead Alabama's offense. He's already faced criticism for having to wait this long, but it feels like he's become one of the most underrated quarterbacks in college football.

First of all, he's extremely talented. The ball placement, the arm strength, the mobility (both to extend and to run), the ability to go off script and improvise with some playmaking tendencies.. I mean, the guy has a lot of desirable traits. Plus, he's got a chance to have everything a quarterback needs around him in order to be successful.

Think about it. An upgrade with his play-caller while still getting to maintain his former play-caller as his QB coach (continuity). Offensive line returns plenty of talent and experience while adding more SEC experience from the transfer portal (Kam Dewberry) and having ultra-talented freshmen (Michael Carroll and Jackson Lloyd) to fill out the depth. Wide receiver is littered with top-shelf playmakers, both at the top and with the depth. A strong complementary defense, and possibly a complementary run game too.

Simpson is going to surprise a lot of people.

Projected role in 2025: Starting QB

No. 12 – EDGE Qua Russaw

Previous ranking: No. 14 (+2)

Russaw is two years into his Alabama career, and we still don't really know just how good this guy can be. He didn't see any action as a true freshman, and while he did get 403 snaps and six starts this past season while playing in all 13 games, he was only 100% for the first two of those. The injury against Wisconsin in Week 3 hindered him for the remainder of the season.

He totaled 13 pressures with nine of those coming in the first five games. But if you take away his three-pressure performance in the Iron Bowl, he only had one total over Alabama's last seven contests. That was with him playing at 251 pounds, which probably helped him set the edge against the run. Now that he's dropped to 243 at 6-2, he'll likely be more explosive as a pass rusher.

The more I watch him, the more I realize there's some untapped potential here. Obviously, playing Wolf means he's going to spend a portion of his snaps off the ball (22.6%), and that means fewer pass rush opportunities off the edge. But he's got a strong skillset that can be successful in anything you'd ask him to do at the position. I'm expecting a breakout.

Projected role in 2025: Primary/starting WOLF