On Friday, February 16, former Michigan safety Keon Sabb logged into the transfer site. Just four days have passed, and he has already selected and enrolled in a new school.
The announcement that Sabb has enrolled and will play for the Crimson Tide this coming fall was leaked by a NIL collective from the University of Alabama, the Rose Bowl runner-up. Later, Sabb used a social media post to corroborate it.
The 6-foot-1, 208-pound former four-star was a top-100 prospect in the 2022 recruiting class out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. He initially chose the Wolverines over the likes of Clemson, Georgia, Penn State and Texas A&M.
As a true freshman, Sabb appeared on special teams in four games, preserving his redshirt. As a redshirt freshman in 2023, he appeared in 14 games and made 28 tackles, broke up seven passes, had two interceptions and returned an interception for a touchdown.
Sabb would have been in line for a larger role next year, as Mike Sainristil vacated the nickel spot in Michigan’s defense. However, Rod Moore and Makari Paige both returning to Michigan meant snaps at Sabb’s true position of safety might have been hard to come by. Instead, he will likely take over Caleb Downs’ role, as he has transferred from Alabama to Ohio State earlier this offseason.
