Dalton, a Fyffe native, began his collegiate career at UAB. He spent his freshman and redshirt freshman seasons with the Blazers. Then the 6-5, 250-pound tight end transferred to Troy, where he spent the past two seasons.

Jay Lindsey was the only scholarship tight end available for Alabama at the end of spring joined by preferred walk-ons Jayden Hobson and Peter Knudson. Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him [email protected] or follow him@_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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