Alabama vs. Indiana projected beginning lineup and depth chart for 2026 Rose Bowl

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The ninth-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide will face the top-seeded Indiana Hoosiers within the 2026 Rose Bowl on Thursday. The College Football Playoff quarterfinal sport will kick off at 4 p.m. ET from the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California.

Ahead of the Alabama vs. Indiana bowl sport, here is a have a look at the projected lineups for each groups.

Alabama vs. Indiana projected beginning lineup for 2026 Rose Bowl

Alabama projected beginning lineup

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Here’s a have a look at Alabama’s projected starters on offense vs. Indiana:

Pos	Starter
WR-X	Isaiah Horton
WR-Z	Germie Bernard
WR-H	Ryan Williams
LT	Kadyn Proctor
LG	Kam Dewberry
C	Parker Brailsford
RG	Wilkin Formby
RT	Michael Carroll
TE-Y	Kaleb Edwards
TE-H	Josh Cuevas
QB	Ty Simpson
RB	Jam Miller

Here’s a have a look at Alabama’s projected starters on protection vs. Indiana:

Pos	Starter
DE	Jordan Renaud
NT	Tim Keenan III
DT	James Smith
RUSH	Yhonzae Pierre
WLB	Deontae Lawson
MLB	Justin Jefferson
LCB	Zabien Brown
SS	Keon Sabb
FS	Bray Hubbard
RCB	Dijon Lee Jr.
NB	Red Morgan

Here’s a have a look at Alabama’s projected starters on particular groups vs. Indiana:

Pos	Starter
PT	Blake Doud
PK	Conor Talty
KO	Conor Talty
LS	David Bird
H	Blake Doud
PR	Cole Adams
KR	Lotzeir Brooks

Indiana projected beginning lineup

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Here’s a have a look at Indiana’s projected starters on offense vs. Alabama:

Pos	Starter
WR-X	#13 Elijah Sarratt (SR/TR)
WR-Z	#7 E.J. Williams Jr. (RS SR/TR)
WR-SL	#3 Omar Cooper Jr. (RS JR)
LT	#65 Carter Smith (RS JR)
LG	#72 Adedamola Ajani (RS FR)
C	#78 Pat Coogan (RS SR/TR)
RG	#74 Bray Lynch (RS JR)
RT	#67 Kahlil Benson (RS SR/TR)
TE	#37 Riley Nowakowski (RS SR/TR)
QB	#15 Fernando Mendoza (RS JR/TR)
RB	#1 Roman Hemby (RS SR/TR)

Here’s a have a look at Indiana’s projected starters on protection vs. Alabama:

Pos	Starter
DE	#8 Stephen Daley (SR/TR)
NT	#95 Tyrique Tucker (RS JR/TR)
DT	#97 Mario Landino (SO)
STUD	#6 Mikail Kamara (RS SR/TR)
WLB	#21 Rolijah Hardy (SO)
MLB	#4 Aiden Fisher (SR/TR)
LCB	#22 Jamari Sharpe (RS JR)
SS	#7 Louis Moore (RS SR/TR)
FS	#1 Amare Ferrell (JR)
RCB	#5 D’Angelo Ponds (JR/TR)
NB	#12 Devan Boykin (RS SR/TR)

Here’s a have a look at Indiana’s projected starters on particular groups vs. Alabama:

Pos	Starter
PT	Mitch McCarthy
PK	Nico Radicic
KO	Quinn Warren
LS	Mark Langston
H	Mitch McCarthy
PR	Jonathan Brady
KR	Roman Hemby

Alabama vs. Indiana depth chart for 2026 Rose Bowl

Alabama depth chart

Here’s a have a look at Alabama’s depth chart for its offense:

Pos	Starter	2nd	third	4th	fifth
WR-X	#1 Isaiah Horton (RS JR/TR)	#30 Derek Meadows (FR)	#8 Jalen Hale (RS SO)	—	—
WR-Z	#5 Germie Bernard (SR/TR)	#11 Rico Scott (RS FR)	#3 Jaylen Mbakwe (SO)	—	—
WR-H	#2 Ryan Williams (SO)	#17 Lotzeir Brooks (FR)	#7 Cole Adams (RS SO)	—	—
LT	#74 Kadyn Proctor (JR)	#78 Jackson Lloyd (FR)	—	—	—
LG	#71 Kam Dewberry (SR/TR)	#70 William Sanders (RS FR)	#50 Casey Poe (RS FR)	—	—
C	#72 Parker Brailsford (RS JR/TR)	#56 Geno VanDeMark (RS SR/TR)	#69 Joseph Ionata (RS FR)	—	—
RG	#75 Wilkin Formby (RS SO)	#77 Jaeden Roberts (RS SR)	—	—	—
RT	#64 Michael Carroll (FR)	#73 Olaus Alinen (RS SO)	—	—	—
TE-Y	#81 Kaleb Edwards (FR)	#88 Jay Lindsey (RS FR)	#87 Danny Lewis Jr. (RS JR)	—	—
TE-H	#80 Josh Cuevas (RS SR/TR)	#14 Marshall Pritchett (FR)	#89 Brody Dalton (RS SR/TR)	—	—
QB	#15 Ty Simpson (RS JR)	#10 Austin Mack (RS SO/TR)	#12 Keelon Russell (FR)	—	—
RB	#26 Jam Miller (SR)	#4 Daniel Hill (SO)	#0 AK Dear (FR)	#9 Richard Young (RS SO)	#20 Dre Washington (RS SR/TR)

Here’s a have a look at Alabama’s depth chart for its protection:

Pos	Starter	2nd	third
DE	#11 Jordan Renaud (RS SO)	#31 Keon Keeley (RS SO)	#14 Fatutoa Henry (RS JR/TR)
NT	#96 Tim Keenan III (RS SR)	#90 London Simmons (FR)	#88 Isaia Faga (RS FR)
DT	#23 James Smith (JR)	#94 Edric Hill (RS SO)	#25 Steve Bolo Mboumoua (SO/TR)
RUSH	#42 Yhonzae Pierre (RS SO)	#4 Qua Russaw (RS SO)	#8 Justin Hill (FR)
WLB	#0 Deontae Lawson (RS SR)	#41 Nikhai Hill-Green (GR/TR)	#26 Luke Metz (FR)
MLB	#10 Justin Jefferson (SR/TR)	#36 Reese (RS FR)	#30 Cayden Jones (SO)
LCB	#2 Zabien Brown (SO)	#9 Cam Calhoun (RS SO/TR)	—
SS	#3 Keon Sabb (RS JR/TR)	#13 Ivan Taylor (FR)	—
FS	#18 Bray Hubbard (JR)	#12 Zavier Mincey (SO)	—
RCB	#5 Dijon Lee Jr. (FR)	#1 Domani Jackson (SR/TR)	—
NB	#16 Red Morgan (SO)	#7 DaShawn Jones (RS SR/TR)	—

Here’s a have a look at Alabama’s depth chart for its particular groups:

Pos	No.	Player 1	No.	Player 2	No.	Player 3	No.	Player 4
PT	38	Blake Doud	32	Alex Asparuhov	95	Anderson Green
PK	31	Conor Talty	37	Peter Notaro	97	Reid Schuback	98	Tucker Cornelius
KO	31	Conor Talty	37	Peter Notaro	97	Reid Schuback
LS	45	David Bird	44	Alex Rozier
H	38	Blake Doud	32	Alex Asparuhov	95	Anderson Green
PR	7	Cole Adams	5	Dijon Lee Jr.	3	Jaylen Mbakwe	2	Ryan Williams
KR	17	Lotzeir Brooks	7	Cole Adams	11	Rico Scott

Indiana depth chart

Here’s a have a look at Indiana’s depth chart for its offense:

Pos	1st	2nd	third
WR-X	Elijah Sarratt	Lebron Bond	Jackson Wasserstrom
WR-Z	E.J. Williams Jr.	Charlie Becker	Davion Chandler
WR-SL	Omar Cooper Jr.	Jonathan Brady	Camden Jordan
LT	Carter Smith	Evan Lawrence	—
LG	Adedamola Ajani	Drew Evans	—
C	Pat Coogan	Austin Leibfried	—
RG	Bray Lynch	Baylor Wilkin	Matt Marek
RT	Kahlil Benson	Zen Michalski	—
TE	Riley Nowakowski	Holden Staes	James Bomba
QB	Fernando Mendoza	Alberto Mendoza	Grant Wilson
RB	Roman Hemby	Kaelon Black	Khobie Martin

Here’s a have a look at Indiana’s depth chart for its protection:

Pos	1st	2nd	third
DE	Stephen Daley	Andrew DePaepe	—
NT	Tyrique Tucker	Hosea Wheeler	J’Mari Monette
DT	Mario Landino	Dominique Ratcliff	—
STUD	Mikail Kamara	Daniel Ndukwe	Andrew Turvy
WLB	Rolijah Hardy	Isaiah Jones	—
MLB	Aiden Fisher	Kaiden Turner	Jeff Utzinger
LCB	Jamari Sharpe	Jaylen Bell	Amariyun Knighten
SS	Louis Moore	Jah Jah Boyd	Garrett Reese
FS	Amare Ferrell	Anthony Chung	—
RCB	D’Angelo Ponds	Ryland Gandy	—
NB	Devan Boykin	Byron Baldwin Jr.	—

Here’s a have a look at Indiana’s depth chart for its particular groups:

Pos	1st	2nd
PT	Mitch McCarthy	Quinn Warren
PK	Nico Radicic	—
KO	Quinn Warren	Nico Radicic
LS	Mark Langston	Sam Lindsey
H	Mitch McCarthy	—
PR	Jonathan Brady	—
KR	Roman Hemby	Solomon Vanhorse

How to look at Alabama vs. Indiana Rose Bowl sport? TV channel and stay stream particulars for College Football Playoff contest

The Alabama vs. Indiana Rose Bowl sport be broadcast stay on ESPN, with Chris Fowler (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) on the decision within the announcers’ sales space. Holly Rowe and Kris Budden will report from the sidelines.

Fans may also stay stream the Alabama-Indiana College Football Playoff sport on Fubo.