Offensive guard Tyler Booker didn’t want to pick one player. Instead, he took a different route.
When asked Wednesday at SEC Media Days who he predicted would be a breakout player for Alabama football in 2024, Booker picked a position group.
“I would give it to a room,” Booker said. “I think the running back room is really set up for success in this because everybody in that room is a leader. From Jam (Miller) to Richard (Young), everybody is making each other better. Improving each other. Improving one another. That’s a small room. That’s a tight-knit room.”
In player-run practices, Booker has seen Miller coaching up Justice Haynes and vice versa as well as Young coaching up the other two returning backs.
“I’m just very excited to block for those guys,” Booker said. “Those guys in that room are special.”
Alabama saw two of its top rushers from a season ago depart in the offseason; Jase McClellan went to the NFL and Roydell Williams transferred to Florida State. Meanwhile, the Crimson Tide returns Miller, Haynes and Young while adding running backs such as Kevin Riley and Daniel Hill.
Miller is the veteran-most runner of the group. Haynes and Young also figure to play sizeable roles in the offense beside Miller.