Alabama football 2025 season preview, predictions: Marshall Pritchett
A member of Alabama's 2025 recruiting class, Pritchett was one of the final members of that group to commit to the Crimson Tide, doing so during last fall after flipping from an ACC program.
Having now arrived in Tuscaloosa, what however is in store for Pritchett during year one at Alabama?
Here is everything you need to know about Alabama tight end Marshall Pritchett entering the 2025 season.
Marshall Pritchett player information
Marshall Pritchett career stats
This will be Pritchett's first season at the collegiate level. Pritchett has yet to appear in a college football game.
Marshall Pritchett 2024 stats
Pritchett's 2024 season was spent as a senior at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Georgia. Across 12 games a year ago, Pritchett hauled in 51 receptions for 679 yards and 10 touchdowns across 12 games.
Marshall Pritchett recruiting ranking
Per the 247Sports Composite rankings, Pritchett was considered the nation's No. 286 overall prospect in the 2025 cycle, as well as the No. 15 tight end nationally. A four-star prospect, Pritchett flipped his commitment to Alabama from North Carolina in Oct. 2024, and was also considered as the No. 40 player in the state of Georgia where he attended Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School.
Marshall Pritchett 2025 season outlook
Similar to fellow freshman Kaleb Edwards, Pritchett could certainly make an impact for the Crimson Tide in 2025.
However, the Crimson Tide have a deep tight end room entering the fall with starters cemented in Josh Cuevas and Danny Lewis Jr., meaning that Pritchett is a backup likely to start the season. That does not necessarily mean that Pritchett will not play either, as the true freshman could certainly emerge as one of Alabama's top pass catchers at the position.
Overall, except Pritchett to see some action this fall, potentially emerging into a larger role as the season goes along.
Marshall Pritchett 2025 season prediction
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