In the midst of ranking Alabama football as his No. 6 defense in the nation entering 2025, former Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy went through a list of players he thought could make an impact. S peaking on his ESPN podcast, Always College Football , McElroy pointed out the obvious names, like Deontae Lawson and LT Overton.

Then, he brought up a younger player who he was especially high on.

“Qua Russaw, he’s the guy that I think has a chance to take over the game,” McElroy said on the podcast, published on Monday. “He was a little bit banged up at times last year. Got a little banged up in the Wisconsin game, but there were so many moments throughout the year that you saw those flashes.”

Russaw, a redshirt sophomore edge for Alabama, started six games last year for the Crims

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