Alabama Football 2026: Meet the New Special Teamers

Dec 2, 2023; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide place kicker Will Reichard (16) reacts with punter James Burnip (86) after kicking a field goal against the Georgia Bulldogs during the second half in the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images At long last, we’ve come to the end of all of Alabama’s new players for the upcoming season. If you’ve missed any of the previous entries in the series covering all of the positions groups, check out the consolidated story stream here: Meet the New Guys 2026 But things aren’t quite done.

No, Alabama brought in three fancy new transfer players to compete with (and likely take over) the three main specialist spots on special teams after the Tide trotted out one of the more disappointing kicking/punting games in the whole country last year. While there’s much less to analyze with each of these players, they still deserve a spotlight – especially since any of three could very well be the difference in multiple wins or losses next season. Lorcan Quinn Position: K Transfer School: Marshall Class: Sophomore Stars: NA (recruit), 3 (transfer) Hometown: Republic of Ireland National Rank: NA (recruit), 2032 (transfer) Position Rank: NA (recruit), 11 (transfer) Height: 6’1” Weight: 196 Hailing from across the pond in Ireland, Quinn was a “Gaelic football” player who just happened to join an event kicking footballs for a chance to win a couple of NFL tickets.

That turned into some eyeballs that got him marketed a little bit and he wound up with an offer from Marshall. “I’ve had guys in the NFL and across top-level colleges, and I’ll never forget Lorcan,” Coach Leader told BOL. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is beyond normal.

’ It was freakish how he contacted the ball, how it jumped and rotated. “Then the dude just showed zero emotion. He was kicking 58- to 60-yard field goals and didn’t even know what that meant, 10 minutes into kicking an American football for the first time.