Alabama football reveals team captains for 2025 season
Announced on Thursday via the university's NIL entity, Yea Alabama, the Crimson Tide have four team captains for the 2025 season, with two coming on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball. Those captains are quarterback Ty Simpson, center Parker Brailsford, defensive tackle Tim Keenan III, and inside linebacker Deontae Lawson.
Lawson is a returning captain for Crimson Tide, while the three others are all first-time captains in Tuscaloosa.
Of the four, Keenan and Lawson are both redshirt seniors, while Simpson and Brailsford will be redshirt juniors in 2025. Each will be starting for the Crimson Tide this fall at their respective positions.
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