Every year Alabama has an influx of talent and stories as to how each student-athlete ended up in Tuscaloosa. Each player’s story is unique, even down to the players walking onto the team.
Walk-on wide receiver Chris Herren Jr.’s journey definitely fits the description of unique.
Herren is a former division one basketball player who is using his final two seasons of eligibility to transition from the court to the gridiron of the Crimson Tide. His collegiate athletics career first began at Boston College where played two seasons before transferring to San Diego.
He appeared in a total of 53 games across his three seasons before he had a call for football.