Alabama football 2025 season preview, predictions: Steve Bolo Mboumoua
When taking a look at the Alabama Crimson Tide's 2025 football recruiting class, there might not be a player who is ready to make an immediate impact more than Steve Bolo Mboumoua.
One of the more talked about names in the class, Mboumoua's arrival at Alabama is nearly two years in the making, and with that, brings a lot of excitement surrounding his potential going forward with the Crimson Tide.
However, will all that hype and talk surrounding the talented prospect now translate into an immediate breakout season for Mboumoua in 2025?
Here is everything you need to know about one of the Crimson Tide's newest defensive line additions, Steve Bolo Mboumoua, entering his first season in Tuscaloosa.
Steve Bolo Mboumoua 2025 player information
Position: Defensive Line
Defensive Line Jersey Number: No. 25
No. 25 Height: 6'4
6'4 Weight: 298
298 Class: Sophomore
Sophomore Hometown: Saint Augustin de Desmaures, Quebec, Canada
Saint Augustin de Desmaures, Quebec, Canada High School: Notre Dame de Foy
Steve Bolo Mboumoua career stats
Mboumoua is fairly new to college football, as the defensive lineman recently spent his freshman season in 2024 at Southwest Mississippi Community College in Mississippi. During his debut action at the collegiate level, Mboumoua was one of the top players on Southwest Mississippi Community College's defense a year ago, amassing 46 tackles with 4.5 sacks, seven TFL, and three fumble recoveries across nine games.
Steve Bolo Mboumoua 2024 stats
As mentioned previously, Mboumoua's 2024 season at Southwest Mississippi Community College was his very first at the collegiate level. Across nine games, the defensive lineman amassed 46 tackles, 4.5 sacks, seven TFL, and three fumble recoveries.
Steve Bolo Mboumoua recruiting ranking
According to the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings, Mboumoua comes to Alabama as a four-star prospect who was considered as the No. 3 overall JUCO player in the nation during the 2025 cycle. Mboumoua also ranked as the nation's No. 3 overall JUCO defensive lineman in this past year's recruiting cycle, and had been an Alabama commitment dating back to December of 2023.
Prior to spending a year in junior college, Mboumoua was a member of Alabama's 2024 recruiting class, but did not sign with the Crimson Tide that cycle. Out of high school, Mboumoua, a four-star, ranked as the nation's No. 355 overall player, the No. 45 defensive lineman in the cycle, and the top prospect in Canada where he attended Notre Dame de Foy School.
Steve Bolo Mboumoua 2025 season outlook
Even prior to officially arriving in Tuscaloosa, Mboumoua was one of the more talked about defensive lineman across the fanbase, and honestly, it's not hard to see why.
At 6-foot-4 and 298 pounds, Mboumoua is a junior college arrival who already has proven experience at the college level, and can win matchups in the trenches with his athleticism and power. Even in a loaded Alabama interior line group that returns the likes of Tim Keenan III, Mboumoua might just be too-good to the point where Alabama will have no choice but to play the top JUCO prospect early-and-often.
Expect the talented sophomore to make an immediate impact for the Crimson Tide this season, and for Mboumoua to end up being one of Alabama's top interior defensive linemen, as well as among the top early contributors from this 2025 recruiting class.
Steve Bolo Mboumoua 2025 season prediction
2025 Prediction: 25 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 2 PD
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