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Alabama eyes a veteran SEC offensive lineman in the transfer portal

Could Nick Saban get Alabama one final chess piece from the transfer portal?

The Crimson Tide is eyeing a veteran offensive lineman.

According to a report from 247Sports, Tyler Steen is transferring from Vanderbilt University. He will visit the University of Alabama next month. Respectable sources have also confirmed with Touchdown Alabama Magazine that the coaching staff is looking for a transfer on the offensive line. Steen, a native of Miami, Fla., started 33 games for the Commodores.

He arrived at Vanderbilt in the 2018 recruiting class from St. Thomas Aquinas High School.

Steen started 12 games at right tackle in 2019, nine games at left tackle in 2020, and 12 games as an offensive tackle in 2021.