Alabama’s explosive freshman back with NFL-style size-speed juice
In the 2026 season, EJ Crowell arrived at Alabama as a five-star, top-3 national RB prospect with rare size-speed power and early buzz as a future centerpiece, but he has already had a brief soft-tissue/injury hiccup that Alabama handled cautiously.[2][4][7][12] He’s the kind of back defenses hate: compact, violent through contact, and fast enough to turn a crease into a highlight reel, plus teammates and coaches have raved about his intensity and upside after he reclassified and enrolled early.[5][10][12][14]
