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Some Alabama fans were concerned Tuesday night upon hearing the news of Holmon Wiggins leaving the Crimson Tide to perform the same job for a Southeastern Conference opponent.

The California native makes a lateral move after serving as the assistant head coach on offense for the Crimson Tide.

He was an elite recruiter for Nick Saban, but how much is Alabama really losing with Wiggins going west?

It is not much at all if one breaks it down. Wiggins is a west coast connection in recruiting for the Tide; however, Alabama has another California coach on staff with Robert Bala. Bala, a native of Oceanside, Calif., spent a lot of time coaching junior colleges and an NFL team (Oakland Raiders) in the state before landing this opportunity at Alabama.

Wiggins is credited with putting the last bit of polish on names such as Jerry Jeudy, DeVonta Smith, Henry Ruggs III, Jaylen Waddle, and Jameson Williams to become first-round NFL Draft picks, but he did not develop them. Wiggins arrived at Alabama in 2019; however, Jeudy, Smith, Ruggs, and Waddle were already there before him and Michael Locksley developed them. Jeudy and Smith were established 1,000+ yard receivers in 2018 under Locksley, and Jeudy won the Fred Biletnikoff Award in 2018.

Ruggs became a playmaker as a freshman in 2017 and grew more in 2018 with 11 touchdowns under Locksley. Waddle earned SEC Freshman of the Year in 2018 under Locksley, posting 45 catches for 848 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. Williams had some development at Ohio State (2019, 2020) under Brian Hartline before having a breakout season for Alabama in 2021 during his lone year in Tuscaloosa.