O’Neal played his high school football at Westlake in Atlanta. He did not have a 247Sports composite star rating when he joined Mercer as part of the 2024 recruiting class. The defensive back became the eighth player to join Alabama’s current transfer portal class. 20 players have decided to transfer away from UA.

Mercer defensive back Carmelo O'Neal confirmed on social media Saturday, Jan. 10 he would be transferring to the Crimson Tide for the 2026 season. O'Neal is Alabama 's seventh transfer joining defensive players such as former Virginia Tech linebacker Caleb Woodson and USC Devan Thompkins.

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SEC Media Days can’t get here fast enough. The ESPN hype machine broke down on the side of I-20 somewhere between Birmingham and Atlanta. It needs about six new pints of snake oil, some new grease for the palms and maybe a bag of spicy beef jerky from Buc-ee’s.

Sabb and Hubbard were the only two defensive players with more than 800 snaps in 2026. And if both return in 2026, even with players like Ivan Taylor and five-star freshman Jireh Edwards behind them, Alabama has its significant building block for its defense.

Texas A&M football adds SEC experience as former Alabama offensive lineman Wilkin Formby commits through the transfer portal to Aggies.

Former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron had a sizeable lead during his brief Republican primary campaign for lieutenant governor, according to a poll released Wednesday.