Alabama’s season ended following a heavy defeat to the No. 1-ranked Indiana Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl. During the game, the Crimson Tide could not secure one reception in the end zone, while Fernando Mendoza finished the game with three touchdown passes.
Additionally, Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard is set to depart for the NFL after declaring for the 2026 NFL Draft. During his last two seasons with the Crimson Tide, the NFL-bound receiver recorded 114 receptions for 1,656 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Alabama Targets 13-TD Transfer Portal WR
Following their heavy defeat in the Rose Bowl, according to recent reports, Alabama is already looking ahead to 2026. This includes the potential recruitment of the No. 4-ranked player in the transfer portal, Auburn wide receiver Cam Coleman.
“Can confirm that former five-star WR No. 4 overall prospect in @247SportsPortal  Cam Coleman is planning to visit Alabama. Phenix City (AL) native spent two seasons at Auburn tallying 1,306 yards & 14 touchdowns,” reported Alabama reporter Brett Greenberg.
Coleman earned a 75.2 WR impact grade from the PFSN CFB WR Impact Metric after recording 56 receptions for 708 yards during the regular season. During his freshman year, Coleman recorded eight touchdowns as a true freshman. The Auburn receiver scored five touchdowns in 2025.
Following the decision to fire Hugh Freeze, it was reported back in November that Coleman would choose to enter the transfer portal. Despite significant efforts from Alex Golesh to retain the receiver, Coleman instantly jumped to the No. 1 transfer portal prospect at the time.
“Industry sources felt way back in November that it was likely Cam Coleman would enter the portal. The new Auburn staff made a big push to keep him, but he now enters the WR market as a legitimate game-changer at WR. Can play pretty much wherever he wants,” reported CBS Sports’ Chris Hummer.
After it was revealed that Coleman would be departing Auburn, Alabama was listed as one of the potential landing spots by PFSN’s Ryan Guthrie. Additionally, it was noted that Alabama made a strong effort to recruit Coleman during his high school career.
“The Crimson Tide heavily recruited Cam Coleman out of high school, and with Germie Bernard off to the NFL, there’s a clear opening opposite Ryan Williams on the outside. If Alabama gets the 2024 versions of both players, opposing SEC defenses would be stretched to the breaking point,” Guthrie wrote.
Recently, Alabama announced that they would also be retaining Ryan Williams ahead of 2026. After recording 48 receptions for 865 yards in his freshman year, the Alabama wide receiver recorded just 49 receptions for 689 yards in 2025.
Following that announcement, if Alabama were to land the Auburn receiver, it could potentially have one of the best wide receiver tandems in college football. However, the Crimson Tide will face significant competition to land the Tigers’ star receiver.
It was also reported that the Auburn receiver had visited Texas, Texas A&M, USC, and Texas Tech. However, there were no official dates released in the report on the Former five-star receiver. Currently, there is also no favorite to land the signing of the star receiver.
