Alabama running back Jam Miller suffered an upper-body injury during Saturday’s scrimmage and underwent a procedure for the issue, head coach Kalen DeBoer announced in a statement on Sunday.
“Jam Miller suffered an upper-body injury in Saturday’s scrimmage and went in for a procedure on Saturday evening,” DeBoer wrote. “Jam should recover fully with a timetable for his return yet to be determined.”
The injury is expected to sideline Miller for the Crimson Tide’s Aug. 30 season opener at Florida State, ESPN’s Mark Schlabach reports. Alabama hosts Louisiana-Monroe on Sept. 6 and Wisconsin on Sept. 13 before a bye week. The Tide will then open their SEC schedule on Sept. 27 at No. 5 Georgia.
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Miller, 21, is the Tide’s leading returning rusher as a senior, running for 668 yards and seven touchdowns on 145 carries last season. He also tallied 16 receptions for 155 yards and a score.
With Miller sidelined, sophomore running backs Richard Young and Daniel Hill are expected to carry the rushing load. Young ran for 146 yards and 2 TDs on 27 carries last season, while Hill rushed for 61 yards and a TD on 21 attempts. Alabama also added transfer Dre Washington, who ran for 478 yards with 107 receiving yards for Louisiana in 2024. Freshmen AK Dear and Kevin Riley could also be in the mix.
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Last season’s second-leading rusher among Alabama running backs, Justice Haynes, transferred to Michigan. QB Jalen Milroe led the Crimson Tide with 726 yards and 20 TDs before he became a third-round selection in the 2025 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
Alabama is ranked No. 8 in the AP preseason college football Top 25, which was released last Monday. Last season, the Crimson Tide finished 9-4 in DeBoer’s first season as head coach, succeeding the legendary Nick Saban.
