Alabama’s defensive line must set a dominant tone in the fall, and Jeheim Oatis is the centerpiece.
Oatis, a native of Columbia, Miss., had an impactful freshman season and a good sophomore year. He captured his first Southeastern Conference Championship ring in 2023 and made the College Football Playoff in Nick Saban’s final season as head coach. Oatis had Kevin Steele as a defensive coordinator last year, but now he gets to work with Kane Wommack.
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Wommack, a Hattiesburg (Miss.) native, has known Oatis a long time.