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Alabama cornerback Eli Ricks was arrested in Mississippi on charges of speeding, not having insurance and a first offense possession of marijuana. The Jones County Sheriff's Department's online records show that Ricks was booked at 5:14 p.m. Sunday. The bond was listed as $0. Alabama coach Nick Saban was not immediately available for comment on the arrest. Ricks is battling for a starting spot in Alabama's secondary after transferring from LSU. He was a five-star recruit who earned third-team Associated Press All-America honors as an LSU freshman.

Ricks' sophomore season was cut short with a shoulder injury. He had surgery for a torn labrum last October. Ricks went through spring practice with the Crimson Tide. He is in competition for a starting job that also included Kool-Aid McKinstry and Khyree Jackson. Saban said Ricks' main challenge was learning a new system. "But he's a very conscientious guy and works hard at it," the coach said after Alabama's spring game. "Takes coaching well, wants to please." - AP College Football

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CB *Eli Ricks, Alabama
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04/21/22 - *Will Anderson Jr., Jr/2023, Alabama, 6-4, 253 (DS#1 DE) + More +

Will Anderson isn't one to shy away from a challenge or keep his mouth shut. A year ago, the linebacker publicly challenged teammates he didn't think were fully committed to the plan. That lit a fire. And then Saturday, the reigning national defensive player of the year made another statement, this one in better spirits. Instead of trying to rally a defense coming off a rough game at Florida or the loss at Texas A&M, Anderson took an aspirational look at the 2022 Crimson Tide defense. This was a group that entered last fall with momentum and more experience than the previous team that was truly only challenged a few times en route to a national title. And while it was a top-10 defense in almost every major statistical category, inconsistency kept it from achieving some of the preseason expectations.

Well Anderson wasn't coy when adding a prediction of his own to the fire burning this offseason. "I think this year is going to be something special," he said after Saturday's A-Day game. "I think you guys talk about the 2016 defense pass rush, I feel like you guys are definitely are getting ready to see that again." Citing the experience, talent and depth, Anderson said at least part of this Crimson Tide defense could stack up with one of the all-time units. Let's take a second to review what that 2016 Alabama defense accomplished. It led the nation in total defense, rushing defense (by a margin of 34 yards a game), scoring defense and sacks. Average it out and the Tide had 3.6 sacks a game. That was a defense that saw all 11 opening day starters drafted - five in the first round and nine in the first three rounds. - Birmingham News

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DE *Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
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04/20/22 - *Will Anderson Jr., Jr/2023, Alabama, 6-4, 253 (DS#1 DE) + More +

Alabama football edge defender Will Anderson Jr. seemed darn near unblockable at times in 2021. He finished the year with 34.5 tackles for loss and 17.5 sacks. In the process, he became a unanimous All-America selection and won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, given to the country's most outstanding defensive player. Anderson has shown few signs of letting up in 2022, if A-Day is any indication. He finished with two sacks in the spring game, making life difficult whenever he was on the field. Recently, Alabama coach Nick Saban was asked by someone if Anderson even has a weakness. "I said, 'Well, he's got to learn more about pass coverage because he plays a position where every now and then, he's supposed to drop," Saban said.

But if you're Alabama, dropping Anderson in coverage doesn't make sense unless necessary considering how he can dominate offensive linemen. Saban jokingly asked reporters in the room after the game what they would do with Anderson. "You all are gurus of the game; Should we spend a lot of time on him dropping or letting him rush?" Saban asked with a grin. No guru title needed to know that answer. "So his weakness is pass coverage," Saban said. "But he helps the defense when he sacks the quarterback." - Montgomery Advertiser

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DE *Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
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04/20/22 - *Jahmyr Gibbs, Jr/2023, Alabama, 5-09, 199 (DS#2 RB) + More +

Throughout Alabama football fall practices in 2021, Jameson Williams was seldom discussed without mention of his speed. The Ohio State transfer showed why immediately in the first game. He took a pass 94 yards for a touchdown against Miami. Williams went on to display that elite athleticism throughout the season en route to putting himself in position to be a first round NFL Draft pick at the end of April, even coming off of an ACL tear. His remarkable season, which included an Alabama-record four touchdowns of 70-plus yards, all started with that Miami moment. Jahmyr Gibbs had his own version of that Saturday, and the season hasn't even started yet.

Against a defense that had limited the starting Alabama offense throughout the A-Day game, the Georgia Tech transfer turned on the jets and scampered for a 75-yard rushing touchdown. Making his debut for UA, Gibbs showed exactly why the Crimson Tide added him via the transfer portal this offseason. He brings next-level athleticism that Alabama showed late in the 2021 season it needs for the offense to be able to beat the best defenses in the country. "He's really good at pressing the holes, but he has a great burst to get to top speed quickly in setting up blocks," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "Very good running back. Very good receiver. Good third-down back. Very good addition." - Montgomery Advertiser

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RB *Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
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04/20/22 - Jalen Milroe, rJr/2025, Alabama, 6-2, 217 (DS#6 QB) + More +

There's no quarterback battle this season. Young, as the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, has that spot locked down. So the spring game offered a chance to see the two players who are competing to be Young's backup. Milroe showed why there has been buzz around his name this offseason. In his second year with the program, Milroe flashed big-play, highlight-reel ability as he ran the White team. The touchdown he threw on a near-perfect deep ball to Christian Leary in the second quarter for 52 yards is easy to spot, but Milroe also made some other plays that show why he could be a problem for defenses.

On the first drive, he froze a defender in the turf and looked to have used that cut to score a short touchdown run, but the officials said he was touched. Quarterbacks only had to be touched for the play to be over in the spring game. Nonetheless, it showed his athletic ability. He displayed a similar dangerous move when he ran for 16 yards while making a defender eat the turf as he got stuck behind Milroe. He also had a 22-yard run late in the game. Milroe wasn't perfect. He threw an interception into coverage and could have been more accurate with some of his passes. But overall, Milroe showed why he could have a bright future with Alabama. - Montgomery Advertiser

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QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama
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03/05/22 - *Will Anderson Jr., Jr/2023, Alabama, 6-4, 253 (DS#1 DE) + More +

Alabama football is set to begin spring practice on Friday, March 11, UA announced in a release Thursday. The Crimson Tide will hold 14 practices in addition to its A-Day Game, which will be played at 2 p.m. All are closed to the public except for A-Day on April 16. The scrimmage will be broadcast on SEC Network+. There will be a 10-day break between the first and second practice because of spring break. The second practice will be held on March 21. While Alabama loses some of its top offensive talent in Evan Neal, Jameson Williams and John Metchie III to the NFL Draft, the Crimson Tide will have plenty of talent that remains in 2022.

Quarterback Bryce Young headlines that group, fresh off a Heisman Trophy season in 2021. He will be in his third season with the Crimson Tide and second as a starter. The Crimson Tide added Georgia's Jermaine Burton via the transfer portal to help fill the void at receiver. On defense, the top player also returns in linebacker Will Anderson Jr. He will lead a group that returns several impact players such as fellow edge rusher Dallas Turner, safety Jordan Battle and linebacker Henry To'o To'o. - Montgomery Advertiser

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DE *Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
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03/05/22 - *Evan Neal, Jr/2022, Alabama, 6-8, 345 (DS#1 OT) + More +

Former Alabama offensive lineman Evan Neal chose not to participate in workout drills this week at the NFL combine, and with eight weeks before the draft, there is little left for the three-year starter to prove. Neal has long been considered a high first-round pick and could become Alabama's first No. 1 overall selection in 74 years. "We've had a whole lot of Alabama players that were worthy of having the No. 1 spot," Neal said Thursday. "If that would be me, that would be extremely special. The whole state of Alabama would be proud and the University of Alabama would definitely be proud, for sure." No Alabama player has been the first chosen in an NFL draft since Washington took quarterback Harry Gilmer in 1948.

The New York Jets also made Joe Namath the No. 1 overall pick in the 1965 AFL draft before that league merged its draft with the NFL. Neal will still have a chance to step on the field in front of scouts at Alabama's pro day March 30, in addition to meeting with teams in the weeks leading up to the April 28 draft in Las Vegas. "Had a long season," Neal said of his decision to skip combine drills. "I wanted to give myself a little bit more time to prepare. After talking with my agent, he thought that would be the best route to take for me." - Birmingham News

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OT *Evan Neal, Alabama
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03/05/22 - *Jameson Williams, Jr/2022, Alabama, 6-2, 180 (DS#2 WR) + More +

Not able to participate in drills this week at the NFL combine because of January knee surgery, former Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams believes he would have the fastest 40-yard dash time among prospects in the upcoming NFL draft. "I just know nobody could run with me," Williams said Wednesday. "I don't know no 40 time. I just know nobody could run with me. Just say whatever the fastest 40 time here is -- I'm faster." Williams said he did not have his 40-yard dash time at Alabama recorded during his lone season in Tuscaloosa. When the NFL last held its combine in 2020, former Alabama receiver Henry Ruggs ran that year's fastest 40-yard dash in 4.27 seconds. The record since the combine began electronic timing in 1999 was a 4.22-second dash by Washington's John Ross in 2017. Williams and his former Alabama teammate John Metchie will only take part in team interviews and medical evaluations this week in Indianapolis as they both recover from torn ACLs. - Birmingham News

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WR *Jameson Williams, Alabama
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03/04/22 - Slade Bolden, rJr/2022, Alabama, 5-11, 189 (DS#36 WR) + More +

Of the six Alabama underclassmen who declared for the NFL draft in January, the one that might have raised the most eyebrows was wide receiver Slade Bolden. The redshirt junior had not received attention as a potential first- or second-day NFL draft pick, which historically has nudged players with eligibility remaining to turn professional. But Bolden, who played a significant role in the offense the past two seasons, announced four days after Alabama's national championship loss in January that his fourth year in Tuscaloosa was his last. "My idea was really, I felt like I accomplished a lot at Alabama," he explained Wednesday at the NFL combine. "Three-time SEC champion, I was a national champion. I felt like I played well on the field when I got the opportunity too. I felt like it was just my time." There was also little left to accomplish academically for the West Monroe, Louisiana native. "I got a masters degree in business and was kind of schooled-out, to be honest," he said. "I felt like it was time to come out and take the next step and take the next opportunity." - Birmingham News

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WR Slade Bolden, Alabama
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03/04/22 - *John Metchie III, Jr/2022, Alabama, 5-11, 189 (DS#12 WR) + More +

Almost three months after tearing his ACL in the SEC championship game, former Alabama wide receiver John Metchie said Wednesday is recovery is on schedule. "Around June, in June, I should be cleared, I should be good to go," he said at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. "Just ready to play football and run some routes." Metchie was included as a late first-round pick in some mock drafts before his injury but now is more frequently projected as a second-round pick in April's draft.

But in interviewing with NFL teams this week, Metchie has not sensed his draft stock slipping. "I don't really get that sense from them," he said. "I don't really get much concern for my injury. Everything checks off. Everything is going well. Rehab's going well, them looking at my knee is going well. "My recovery is going really well. All the doctors say it's going really well, so I shouldn't have any issues there at all." Metchie will not participate in drills this week at the combine or at Alabama's pro day later this month. That means his 40-yard dash time will remain a projection to teams that evaluate him. "They definitely ask about it," he said. "They think I would have ran a 4.4 [seconds], or low 4.4s, but it's definitely something we need to move on from here." - Birmingham News

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WR *John Metchie III, Alabama
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03/04/22 - *Jameson Williams, Jr/2022, Alabama, 6-2, 180 (DS#2 WR) + More +

Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams believes his team would not have lost January's national championship game if he had not injured his knee early in the second quarter. "I felt like we would've won the game," Williams said Wednesday at the NFL combine in Indianapolis. "Just -- things happen, you know." Williams had four catches for 65 yards, most coming on a 40-yard gain early in the second quarter when he tore the ACL in his left knee. Alabama and Georgia were tied, 3-3, when Williams was injured and the Tide finished that drive with a field goal to go ahead, 6-3. "I watched the play a lot of times," Williams said. "I don't know what the factor was. I don't know what caused the injury. I don't know what it was. I just know I turned around and tried to stick and, yeah."

Asked why he has re-watched the play so much, Williams responded, "Shit, I was trying to see what happened. I just couldn't believe it happened to me. It was something I never thought could happen to me." The injury happened when Williams tried to plant his left cleat in the artificial turf at Lucas Oil Stadium, just steps away from where Williams spoke to reporters Wednesday at the Indiana Convention Center. "It had a little memory but it wasn't pretty much anything," Williams said of returning to the scene of his injury and Alabama's loss. "I just looked at it, like, yeah, it could've been different. It is what it is. - Birmingham News

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WR *Jameson Williams, Alabama
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12/31/22 - Brian Robinson Jr., rSr/2022, Alabama, 6-2, 224 (DS#7 RB) + More +

Brian Robinson Jr. grew up near the Alabama campus watching the Crimson Tide win championships, and wanting to play a big part in one. With the fifth-year senior and first-year featured back running for a career-high 204 yards and Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young throwing three touchdown passes, the Crimson Tide earned the chance to play for yet another national title with a 27-6 victory over Cincinnati on Friday in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl.

It was a bitter finish for Desmond Ridder and for the Bearcats, the first non-Power Five team ever to get a taste of the CFP. They were physically overwhelmed on the big stage. "B-Rob was huge for us all night," Young said. "Making that first guy miss, falling forward fighting for those extra yards. He was a constant." "As a young kid, just always wanted to be a part of this program. Just always wanted to play for a national championship," Robinson said. "Just being able to go out there and just lead this team in this big game on this big stage...it's like a dream come true." Alabama (13-1) has missed the four-team playoff only once and will try to win its second national title in a row and fourth in the eight seasons of the CFP format. The Crimson Tide will play No. 3 Georgia, the previously undefeated team Alabama beat for the SEC title, in the national championship game Jan. 10 in Indianapolis after the Bulldogs beat No. 2 Michigan 34-11 in the Orange Bowl on Friday night. - Alabama/AP College Football

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RB Brian Robinson Jr., Alabama
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12/20/21 - *Eli Ricks, Jr/2023, Alabama, 6-2, 190 (DS#23 CB) + More +

Hours after adding four high schoolers to the class of 2022 on Wednesday, Alabama wasn't done. Former five-star cornerback Eli Ricks confirmed his transfer to the Crimson Tide on Twitter. The former Louisiana State-standout started as a freshman and was the only true freshman named to the AP Al-America Team in 2020 (third-team). "I never visited Bama out of high school but my senior year when I was at IMG, I talked to coach Saban almost every day," Ricks told 247Sports. "I was already locked in with LSU at the time but he's a great coach for sure. My family knows Bryce (Young) and his family really well and my parents have been talking with Craig (father) a lot about what it's like there." Alabama's other defensive backs in the class of 2022 include four-stars Earl Little Jr., Tre'Quon Fegans, Antonio Kite and three-star Jake Pope. Ricks totaled four interceptions at LSU, with two being returned for touchdowns. - Birmingham News

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CB *Eli Ricks, Alabama
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12/11/21 - *Bryce Young, Jr/2023, Alabama, 5-10, 204 (DS#2 QB) + More +

2021 HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER: Bryce Young didn't just meet the standard set by the star quarterbacks who preceded him at Alabama, he exceeded it. Young became the first Crimson Tide quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night, making Alabama the fifth school with consecutive winners of college football's most prestigious player of the year award. Young received 684 first-place votes and 2,311 points to easily outdistance Michigan defensive end Aidan Hutchinson (78,954).

Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett (28, 631) finished third and Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud (12, 399) was fourth. Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (31, 325) was fifth, putting two defensive players in the top five for the first time since 1962. Young has passed for 4,322 yards and 43 touchdowns, leading No 1 Alabama to a Southeastern Conference title and a spot in the College Football Playoff. The defending champion Crimson Tide will play No. 4 Cincinnati on Dec. 31 in the Cotton Bowl. - AP College Football

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QB *Bryce Young, Alabama
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12/11/21 - Josh Jobe, Sr/2022, Alabama, 6-0, 189 (DS#18 CB) + More +

After wide receiver John Metchie was lost for the season because of a torn ACL, Alabama will be down another starter for the College Football Playoff. Cornerback Josh Jobe underwent foot surgery this week and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, On3 Sports reported Thursday. Rivals.com reported the surgery was on Jobe's toe. Kool-Aid McKinstry and Jalyn Armour-Davis, who missed the past two games with a hip injury, would presumably serve as Alabama's starting cornerbacks for the Cotton Bowl against Cincinnati on Dec. 31. - Birmingham News

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CB Josh Jobe, Alabama
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