With the football season coming up, The Crimson White will do a position-by-position breakdown of the Crimson Tide’s roster. Up next: offensive line.

Who’s gone: Barrett Jones (NFL Draft), Chance Warmack (NFL Draft), D.J. Fluker (NFL Draft)

Who’s still here: Anthony Steen (senior), Kellen Williams (redshirt senior), Arie Kouandjio (junior), Cyrus Kouandjio (junior), Austin Shepherd (redshirt junior), Chad Lindsay (redshirt junior), Ryan Kelly (redshirt sophomore), Isaac Luatua (redshirt sophomore), Brandon Greene (redshirt freshman), Alphonse Taylor (redshirt freshman)

Who’s new: Grant Hill (four-star), Brandon Hill (three-star), Leon Brown (three-star JUCO)

Standouts: Senior Anthony Steen brings years of experience to the group, as does fellow Outland Trophy watch-list member Cyrus Kouandjio.

Outlook: Losing three current NFL linemen from a 2012 unit that was considered by some to be one of the best ever won’t make things easy for the Crimson Tide. Steen is the seasoned veteran of the group. He has started games in each of the past three seasons. Cyrus Kouandjio will be a rock solid protector of AJ McCarron’s blindside at left tackle, as will his brother Arie at left guard.

Center Ryan Kelly will fill the void in the middle after jack-of-all-trades lineman and Rimington Award winner Barrett Jones left for the NFL. Redshirt junior Austin Shepherd will get his chance at right tackle after D.J. Fluker opted to leave early for the pros.

Saban and offensive line coach Mario Cristobal shuffled Shepherd and Arie around at the left guard and right tackle positions in the preseason, but it appears that the experiment is temporarily over, and the positions are now set in sand. If any backup were to start at any point in the season due to injury or other reasons, look for the versatile Kellen Williams to step up.