Next stop Georgia? Alabama RB Justice Haynes in portal

Field Level Media|published: Fri 13th December, 16:22 2024

Mar 6, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Jalen Milroe turns to hand the ball off to Justice Haynes during practice for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team Wednesday.

Alabama sophomore running back Justice Haynes entered the transfer portal and could be headed home to Georgia.

Haynes played in all 12 games as part of a timeshare with co-starter Jam Miller for the Crimson Tide in 2024 and was third on the team in rushing with 448 yards and tied for second with seven TDs.

Haynes, who is from Buford, Ga., and is the son of former NFL running back Verron Haynes, was heavily recruited by Georgia in 2022. He was the No. 1-ranked running back in the nation and the No. 2 player in the state of Georgia in 2022 based on ESPN rankings when he committed to Alabama as a five-star recruit.

He was primarily used in a special teams role and some mop-up duty in the second half as a true freshman under coach Nick Saban.

Two freshmen, redshirt Richard Young and Kevin Riley, were listed behind Haynes and Miller on the 2024 depth chart.

Before he picked the Crimson Tide in December of 2022 after multiple visits to Tuscaloosa, Haynes also visited Clemson and Georgia.

Verron Haynes played at Georgia and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft.

--Field Level Media

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