The staff of 247Sports ranks the 16 SEC teams in its preseason poll. Here's where Alabama is projected to finish in Year 2 under coach Kalen DeBoer.

Alabama had 15 members on the 2024 preseason media team including first team members in offensive lineman Tyler Booker, linebacker Deontae Lawson, safety Malachi Moore, punter James Burnip and long snapper Kneeland Hibbett.

In his preseason SEC football power rankings this week, the veteran college football scribe has Alabama at No. 3 behind Texas and Georgia -- the two teams who met in last year's conference title game.