4-star CB and 2024 signee joins the transfer portal

Alabama lost another athlete to the portal on Thursday, this time from its 2024 recruiting class.

Alabama lost another player through the transfer portal on Thursday. This time, it was one of the program’s most recent enhancements.

Jameer Grimsley, a four-star cornerback from Alabama’s 2024 recruiting class, has entered the transfer portal, according to 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Grimsley is the first early enrollee to use the portal since Alabama’s coaching turnover. He signed with the Tide as a top-200 prospect. The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Florida native was ranked as the No. 17 overall cornerback recruit in the country by the 247Sports Composite.

The Tampa Catholic product is the 26th scholarship player from Alabama to use the transfer site since its launch on December 4.Grimsley is the ninth person to visit the gateway since Saban retired on January 10. Five of those nine have been defensive backs.

Here’s the entire list, with those that committed elsewhere highlighted:

• QB Tyler Buchner — Notre Dame (Lacrosse)

• WR Ja’Corey Brooks — Louisville
• DL Anquin Barnes — Colorado
• OL Seth McLaughlin — Ohio State
• DB Earl Little Jr. — Florida State
• QB Eli Holstein — Pittsburgh
• WR Malik Benson — Florida State
• DL Monkell Goodwine — South Carolina
• DL Isaiah Hastings — Syracuse
• DB Kristian Story — Kentucky
• OL Terrence Ferguson II – Florida State
• DB Jake Pope — Georgia
• TE Miles Kitselman — Tennessee
• RB Roydell Williams — Florida State
• WR Isaiah Bond — Texas
• WR Shazz Preston — Tulane
• LB Shawn Murphy — Florida State
• LB Kendrick Blackshire — Texas
• CB Dezz Ricks — Texas A&M
• CB Antonio Kite — Auburn
• LB Ian Jackson
• TE Amari Niblack
• CB Trey Amos
• DB Caleb Downs
• OL Kadyn Proctor
• CB Jameer Grimsley