# 2025 South Alabama Jaguars football team

The 2025 South Alabama Jaguars football team will represent the University of South Alabama as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They will be led by second-year head coach Major Applewhite and will play their home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.

## Schedule

The football schedule was announced on February 28, 2025.
| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 30 | Morgan State* | Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL |
| September 6 | Tulane* | Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL |
| September 13 | at Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL |
| September 20 | Coastal Carolina | Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL |
| September 27 | at North Texas* | DATCU StadiumDenton, TX |
| October 4 | at Troy | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL (rivalry) |
| October 14 | Arkansas State | Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL |
| October 23 | at Georgia State | Center Parc StadiumAtlanta, GA |
| November 1 | Louisiana | Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL |
| November 15 | at Louisiana–Monroe | Malone StadiumMonroe, LA |
| November 22 | Southern Miss | Hancock Whitney StadiumMobile, AL |
| November 29 | at Texas State | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Personnel
### Transfers

Outgoing :
| Player | Position | New school |
| Jordan Scruggs | CB | West Virginia |
| Fluff Bothwell | RB | Mississippi State |
| Laith Marjan | K | Kansas |
| Emauri Sibley | LB | McNeese |
| Rickey Hyatt | S | Ohio |
| Brian Dillard | CB | Withdrawn |
| Jacob Jones | QB | Unknown |
| Jordan Buchanan | CB | UNLV |
| Braylon McReynolds | RB | Louisiana–Monroe |
| Jordan Norman | EDGE | Tulane |
| Amarion Fortenberry | CB | Kansas State |
| Jayden Hobson | OT | Alabama |
| Shamar Sandgren | WR | Chattanooga |
| Jarvis Durr | RB | Northwest Mississippi CC |
Incoming :
| Player | Position | Previous school |
| Amaury Wiggins | IOL | Arkansas |
| Leavy Johnson | IOL | Western Kentucky |
| Miller McCrumby | TE | Arkansas State |
| Jayvon Henderson | CB | East Tennessee State |
| Tremon "Trey" Henry | LB | Southern Miss |
| Tywon Wray Jr. | S | Oklahoma State |
| Brendan Jenkins | WR | Samford |
| Anthony Brown | S | Purdue |
| Caleb Dozier | LB | Georgia Tech |
| Tirrell Johnson | EDGE | Harding |
| Dallas Young | CB | Arkansas |
| Nigajuan "Ni" Mansell | IOL | South Carolina |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Kearius Bivens OL | Chatom, AL | Washington County HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | – | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |||||||
| Kohl Bradley DB | Lucedale, MS | George County HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | – | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Anthony Brown S | Milan, TN | Milan HS Purdue | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Caleb Dozier LB | Dothan, AL | Headland HS Georgia Tech | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |||||||
| Antonio Gibbs OT | Mobile, AL | LeFlore Magnet HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | – | Jun 16, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: |||||||
| Jayvon Henderson CB | Auburn, GA | Mill Creek HS East Tennessee State | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Tre'Mon Henry LB | Columbus, GA | Eufaula HS Southern Miss | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |||||||
| Keeson Hines-Wheeler LB | Fort Walton Beach, FL | Choctawhatchee HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | – | Jul 6, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 |||||||
| Byron Jackson OLB | Greensboro, FL | Gadsden County HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | – | Apr 22, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Brendan Jenkins WR | Hoschton, GA | Mill Creek HS Samford | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |||||||
| Leavy Johnson OL | Panama City, FL | Bay HS Western Kentucky | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 292 lb (132 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Tirrell Johnson DE | Wynne, AR | Wynne HS Harding | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Julyon Jordan RB | Guntersville, AL | Guntersville HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | – | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Brec Long TE | Copan, OK | Sedan HS Coffeyville CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | – | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: |||||||
| Maddox Lynch TE | Vicksburg, MS | Warren Central HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | – | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |||||||
| Nigajuan Mansell OL | Anderson, SC | Westside HS South Carolina | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| Miller McCrumby TE | Mount Pleasant, TX | Mount Pleasant HS Arkansas State | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 238 lb (108 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| T.I. Mims Jr. WR | Bay Minette, AL | Baldwin County HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | – | Dec 19, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: |||||||
| Keenan Phillips RB | Bainbridge, GA | Bainbridge HS Georgia Military College | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | – | Jan 8, 2025 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
| E'Mauri Smiley DL | Opelika, AL | Opelika HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 254 lb (115 kg) | – | Jul 7, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 |||||||
| Lorenzo Smith DB | Farmhaven, MS | Velma Jackson HS Jones College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | – | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 |||||||
| Shermon Smith LB | Sylvester, GA | Worth County HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 |||||||
| Trae Stevenson WR | Madison, MS | Germantown HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | – | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: |||||||
| Jeremiah Thomas DB | Havana, FL | Gadsden County HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | – | May 31, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: |||||||
| Deuce Vance DB | Hattiesburg, MS | Hattiesburg HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | – | Sep 25, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: |||||||
| Devin White OL | Tuscaloosa, AL | Northridge HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | – | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |||||||
| Dominic Wisemam DL | Davenport, IA | North HS Iowa Iowa Western CC | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | – | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |||||||
| Tywon Wray Jr. S | Atlanta, GA | Campbell HS Oklahoma | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: |||||||
| Dallas Young DB | Gardendale, AL | Gardendale HS Arkansas | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | – | |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A |||||||
Source:

### Roster
## Game summaries
### Morgan State (FCS)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bears (FCS) | | | 0 |
| Jaguars | | | 0 |
at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
* Date: August 30, 2025
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under :
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Morgan State | Passing |
| Morgan State | Rushing |
| Morgan State | Receiving |
| South Alabama | Passing |
| South Alabama | Rushing |
| South Alabama | Receiving |

### Tulane

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Green Wave | | | 0 |
| Jaguars | | | 0 |
at Hancock Whitney Stadium • Mobile, AL
* Date: September 6, 2025
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under :
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Tulane | Passing |
| Tulane | Rushing |
| Tulane | Receiving |
| South Alabama | Passing |
| South Alabama | Rushing |
| South Alabama | Receiving |

### at Auburn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Jaguars | | | 0 |
| Tigers | | | 0 |
at Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL
* Date: September 13, 2025
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under :
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| South Alabama | Passing |
| South Alabama | Rushing |
| South Alabama | Receiving |
| Auburn | Passing |
| Auburn | Rushing |
| Auburn | Receiving |

### at North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Jaguars | | | 0 |
| Mean Green | | | 0 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, TX
* Date: September 27, 2025
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under :
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| South Alabama | Passing |
| South Alabama | Rushing |
| South Alabama | Receiving |
| North Texas | Passing |
| North Texas | Rushing |
| North Texas | Receiving |