Jaylen Mbakwe looks like he's making the switch to defense again with Jim Thorpe aspirations on his mind in 2026 after his failed WR bid in Tuscaloosa sent him packing into the Transfer Portal.
Jaylen Mbakwe made a head-scratching decision this time last offseason that changed the trajectory of his career at Alabama for the worse. He may have realized that now after riding the pine all last season, being buried deep on the Tide's wide receiver depth chart before hitting the Transfer Portal last Friday.