Kirby Smart spoke glowingly of Alabama safety Caleb Downs earlier this season.
And now Downs is planning to enter the transfer portal.
Source: Alabama freshman All-American safety Caleb Downs is starting the process of entering the NCAA transfer portal. He was one of the country’s top freshman in 2023 and looms as a high pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. pic.twitter.com/u7Fe9bLxSD
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 17, 2024
The talented safety will have three years of eligibility remaining. He is seen as one of the best players to enter the transfer portal in this cycle.
Downs was named the SEC Freshman of the Year. He led Alabama in tackles with 107 while picking off two passes and breaking up another four. He also had a punt return for a touchdown for the Crimson Tide.
“He doesn’t look like a freshman at all. He looks like a guy that’s been playing for three years,” Smart said. “He’s instinctive. He’s fast. He’s fearless. He’s everything that he was in high school. I’ve seen him play about 100 7-on-7 games at our stadium and at our facility when his high school team came over all the time, and he’s everything that we thought he was, punt returner, he’s just a football player that is instinctive, great tackler. Just what you draw up when you want a defensive back.”
Downs was the No. 1 overall player in the state of Georgia for the 2023 recruiting cycle after leading Mill Creek High School to a state championship. Downs committed to Alabama over Ohio State and Georgia. Those two teams should be seen as serious contenders to land Downs.
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