Alabama running back Justice Haynes has entered the NCAA transfer portal, ESPN has confirmed.
Haynes started six games for the Crimson Tide this season and finished as their third-leading rusher with 448 rushing yards on 5.7 yards per carry and seven touchdowns. He will have two more years of eligibility at his next school.
The 5-foot-11, 210-pound sophomore from Buford, Georgia, was the No. 2-ranked running back in the 2023 class and the No. 24 overall player in the ESPN 300. He earned 25 carries in a backup role as a freshman, rushing for 168 yards and two touchdowns.
Haynes scored on an 85-yard touchdown run in Alabama’s season-opening victory over Western Kentucky, but he received double-digit carries in only one of his 12 games under new coach Kalen DeBoer and his staff.
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe led the team with 719 rushing yards, while Jam Miller emerged as the primary back with 760 total yards and eight touchdowns.
After narrowly missing out on a College Football Playoff spot as the No. 11 team in the final CFP rankings, Alabama will face Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Dec. 31. The Tide have now lost 11 scholarship players to the portal since the winter transfer window began on Monday.
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