Alabama wide receiver Slade Bolden declared for the NFL draft on Friday, while the Crimson Tide’s leading tackler, linebacker Henry To’o To’o, announced he will return to the team for his senior season.
To’o To’o transferred to Alabama from Tennessee before the 2021 season. He was the No. 47 recruit in the 2019 class and signed with the Vols out of De La Salle High School in Concord, California.
“I loved my experience this past season, but things didn’t end how any of us wanted,” To’o To’o said on social media. “We didn’t achieve our ultimate goal, and I can’t leave my brothers now knowing that we have unfinished business to attend to. Let’s get to work in 2022.”
He was second on the team at Tennessee in total tackles his freshman season with 72, along with five tackles for loss and three quarterback hurries. He then led the team in tackles during the 2020 season, accounting for 76 total tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 1 interception and 2 quarterback hurries.
He made an immediate impact at Alabama, earning a starting linebacker position and tallied 112 total tackles, 8 tackles for loss and 4 sacks. He earned second-team All-SEC and is now returning to a linebacking unit that has some important players coming back, including Will Anderson Jr. and true freshman Dallas Turner.
Bolden was fourth on the team in receiving yards with 408 and had three receiving touchdowns. He is part of a receiving corps that will lose at least four of its top five receivers.
Jameson Williams, who led the team with 1,572 yards, John Metchie III, Bolden and running back Brian Robinson Jr. are all off to the NFL.
Tight end Cameron Latu, the team’s third-leading receiver, has not yet announced his intentions for next season.