Bryce Young stepped into the first-team quarterback function and impressed throughout Alabama‘s spring recreation on Saturday, successful Most Useful Participant honors after finishing 25 of 44 passes for 333 yards, one landing and no interceptions.
Younger, a former five-star prospect, was Mac Jones‘ major backup as a freshman final season. He appeared in 9 video games, together with late throughout Alabama’s win over Ohio State within the nationwide championship recreation.
Coach Nick Saban stated after the scrimmage that Younger performed nicely all spring.
“We proceed to work on him type of having a presence on the market that impacts different individuals in a constructive method,” Saban stated. “And I feel he is beginning to get increasingly more respect from the opposite gamers by the best way he performs.
“However each scrimmage we had, he carried out very well, and I believed he carried out nicely at present.”
Younger wasn’t the one underclassman to face out in the course of the spring recreation, which noticed a lot of veterans sidelined by accidents, together with beginning huge receiver John Metchie, defensive again Malachi Moore and offensive lineman Emil Ekiyor.
Freshman early enrollee Agiye Hall — a four-star prospect and the No. Three-rated huge receiver within the 2021 class, based on ESPN — caught 4 passes for 72 yards.
“He is somebody we predict has lots of potential,” Saban stated of Corridor. “He makes lots of contested catches. He is acquired nice measurement, and he is actually acquired some explosive velocity.”
Sophomore Jah-Marien Latham was named most respected lineman. The 6-foot-Three, 285-pound defensive sort out completed the scrimmage with one sack, two quarterback hurries and 4 tackles.
Junior defensive again DeMarcco Hellams led all gamers with 12 complete tackles. He additionally broke up a go and compelled a fumble.
Saban stated that general it was a “very productive spring” for the group.
“For probably the most half, we did not have any points all spring lengthy, so we made lots of follow,” he stated. “I am not happy with the place we’re; we’ve got lots of work to do as a group.”
Alabama is scheduled to open the season on Sept. four in opposition to Miami in Atlanta.