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Miami football faces eight Alabama players from South Florida

Apr 17, 2021; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby-USA TODAY Sports

The Miami football team will face eight Alabama players on Saturday who are originally from South Florida. Jordan Battle, Josh Jobe and Daniel Wright lead a Crimson Tide secondary as Canes Warning previously highlighted as players who are from South Florida. Five other positions players from South Florida play for Alabama.

Wide receivers Ja’Corey Brooks and Thaiu Jones-Bell, linebacker Dallas Turner, defensive lineman Braylen Ingraham and snapper Kade Wehby are all from South Florida. Turner as a true freshman and the third-highest signee for Alabama in 2021 is the only one of the above five on the three-deep Crimson Tide depth chart.