MOBILE, Ala. -- Three former Alabama players are spending the week in the southern part of the state, which will conclude with the 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl on Saturday, Jan. 25.

As Anfernee Jennings, Terrell Lewis and Jared Mayden get set to begin their professional careers, they leave behind voids that need to be filled in the Crimson Tide’s lineup.

Lewis listed a number of young outside linebackers that could replace Jennings and himself.

“Christopher Allen, King Mwikuta, Jarez Parks -- he’s a hell of a pass-rusher. Kevin Harris has a lot of quick twitch. I think he can step up and be productive,” Lewis said Tuesday. “Basically, I think they’ll all be, during this spring, kind of growing, getting the reps that they really need so that they can figure out who they are on the team and figure out their role. As far as replacing me and Anfernee, I think they’ll be able to figure out things out during the spring.”

Allen started the Citrus Bowl in place of Lewis, who opted to skip the bowl game and get a head start on preparing for the NFL. As a redshirt sophomore, Allen recorded 11 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sack and two quarterback hurries in 13 games played this past season.

In his third season in the program, Parks appeared in five games, while Mwikuta saw time in 10 contests (and made four tackles). Harris was one of two true freshmen that didn’t see the field in 2019. Pressed further, Lewis singled out two linebackers as players to watch.

Alabama outside linebackers Anfernee Jennings and King Mwikuta

“I’ll probably say it’s maybe King Mwikuta and Jarez Parks,” Lewis said. “They both have a lot of ability. It’s just a matter of them getting the reps, getting comfortable in the system and really just understanding everything, as a whole, of the defense and understanding the concept.”

Following his redshirt senior year, Jennings was impressed by all of the Crimson Tide’s outside ‘backers, who he said have “the potential to be great.” Specifically asked about Mwikuta, a Top247 recruiting during the 2019 recruiting cycle, Jennings said to know the name.

“King’s definitely somebody to watch out for,” Jennings said. “He’s just a hardworking kid, smart and just freakish athletic. Just be on the lookout for him. He loves the game.”

As for the secondary, Mayden is one of five departing starters from Alabama’s nickel defensive backfield. Therefore, there will be plenty of opportunities for younger players to step into UA’s starting lineup this offseason. Mayden mentioned a trio of players that combined to register 42 tackles and an interception this past year as reserves on the Crimson Tide defense.

“Jordan Battle will probably step up and play one of the safety spots,” Mayden said. “Daniel Wright, I’m looking for him to step up. Everybody there right now has a chance. DeMarcco Hellams has a good shot -- a guy that can play Money in the dime package.

“Those guys just have to attack the spring the right way. I feel like we left a good message, a good standard for those guys of how you prepare and how you work every day, so I feel like if they follow that, they should be one of the best secondaries next year.”

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