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OPINION: Why Alabama projected starting safety duo has potential to be major strength

Alabama is expected to have one of the top defenses in college football for the 2025 season.

There are a plethora of players returning that were starters a season ago. Two of those players are safeties Keon Sabb and Bray Hubbard.

Hubbard and Sabb are the projected starters for the Tide at the safety positions this upcoming season.

One of the most fascinating things about Alabama’s projected starting safeties is that one replaced the other last season due to injury.

Sabb suffered a season-ending injury against Tennessee in Week 7. As a result, Hubbard was thrust into a starting role to replace Sabb.