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12/08/22 - Emil Ekiyor Jr., rSr/2023, Alabama + More +

2022 ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): OL Emil Eikyor Jr., Alabama,...The University of Alabama football team placed nine players who combined to account for 12 honors on the 2022 All-Southeastern Conference Coaches Teams, which were unveiled Tuesday by the league office. Emil Ekiyor Jr. (OL) was the lone first-team selection on offense, while Will Anderson Jr. (LB), Jordan Battle (DB), Kool-Aid McKinstry (DB) and Henry To'oTo'o were tabbed for first-team honors on defense. A powerful presence in the middle of the line who blocks for the nation's No. 5 scoring offense (40.8 ppg), No. 15 total offense (475.5 ypg) and the No. 30 rushing attack (197.2 ypg) entering the bowls...also provides time for Alabama to pass for 278.2 yards per game. - Alabama Football

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OG Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama
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12/08/22 - *Jahmyr Gibbs, Jr/2023, Alabama + More +

2022 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB & AP Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama,...Explosive play-maker who can contribute as a runner and a receiver...transferred to Alabama from Georgia Tech...averaging 6.3 yards per carry to rank third in the SEC and 18th among Division I backs...totaled a team-high 850 rushing yards, good for eighth in the SEC, while adding seven touchdowns on his team-high 136 carries...recorded a team-leading 42 receptions for 378 yards and three scores...also returned 11 kickoffs for 227 yards with a long of 57...paces the Tide in all-purpose yards with 1,455 to rank fourth in the SEC and 26th nationally. - Alabama Football

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RB *Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
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12/08/22 - Jordan Battle, Sr/2023, Alabama + More +

2022 ALL-SEC FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB Jordan Battle, Alabama,...Passed up on the NFL Draft to return for his senior season...veteran leader in the Tide's secondary unit...recorded 62 tackles to go with two pass breakups for the season...picked up semifinalist recognition from the Lott Trophy...named to the watch lists for the Bednarik and Nagurski, presented annually to the nation's top defender...earned a spot on the Thorpe Award watch list which goes to the top defensive back in college football...also tabbed to the watch lists for the Lott and Wuerffel which honor players for their all-around efforts in the classroom, on the field and in the community. - Alabama Football

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SS Jordan Battle, Alabama
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12/08/22 - Kool-Aid McKinstry, Jr/2024, Alabama + More +

2022 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RS Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama,...second among Division I punt returners with 317 yards...averaging 15.8 yards per return, good for second in the nation and tops in the SEC...returned 20 punts on the year with a long of 45. - Alabama Football

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CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
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12/08/22 - Will Reichard, rSr/2024, Alabama + More +

2022 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): PK & KOS Will Reichard, Alabama,...One of the most reliable placekickers in Alabama history...the program's all-time leader for career points with 417 on 61 field goals and 234 made PATs...also the UA record holder for career PATs...ranks fourth on the Alabama list for career field goals with 61...second in the SEC and fourth nationally in total points scored this season with 121...good on 21 field goals across 25 tries and has made 58 PATs in as many attempts...also kicked off 86 times for 5,439 yards to average 63.2 yards per boot with 45 touchbacks. - Alabama Football

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K Will Reichard, Alabama
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12/08/22 - Tyler Steen, rSr/2023, Alabama + More +

2022 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): OL Tyler Steen, Alabama,...Arrived at Alabama in the summer and quickly earned the starting job at left tackle...has 12 starts for the Tide... totaled 24 knockdown blocks while anchoring the left side of the offensive line for the Crimson Tide...a veteran tackle who blocks for the nation's No. 5 scoring offense (40.8 ppg), No. 15 total offense (475.5 ypg) and the No. 30 rushing attack (197.2 ypg) entering bowl season. - Alabama Football

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OT Tyler Steen, Alabama
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12/07/22 - *Will Anderson Jr., Jr/2023, Alabama + More +

2022 ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD WINNER: Alabama football's Will Anderson Jr. was selected as the 2022 winner of Rotary Lombardi Award, the Rotary Club of Houston announced on Wednesday night. Anderson Jr. was joined by Brock Bowers and Jalen Carter of Georgia along with Tuli Tuipulotu of USC to make up the finalist list. Anderson Jr. is the Crimson Tide's third Lombardi winner in history. Alabama's most recent winner was Jonathan Allen in 2016 with Cornelius Bennett serving as the program's first recipient in 2016. The Rotary Lombardi Award, now in its 49th year, is presented annually to the college football offensive or defensive lineman, who in addition to outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the character and discipline of NFL Hall of Fame head coach Vince Lombardi. - Alabama Football

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DE *Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
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12/07/22 - *Will Anderson Jr., Jr/2023, Alabama + More +

2022 SEC FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Will Anderson Jr., Alabama,...Anderson ranks sixth nationally in sacks and seventh in tackles for loss while leading the SEC in both categories. He totaled 51 tackles on the year, including 17 for loss and 10 sacks. Anderson is the first player to be named SEC Defensive Player of the Year two consecutive seasons since the award's inception in 2003. - SEC Football

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DE *Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
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12/06/22 - *Will Anderson Jr., Jr/2023, Alabama + More +

2022 BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD WINNER: Alabama football's Will Anderson Jr. was selected as the 2022 winner of the Nagurski Trophy, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Charlotte Touchdown Club announced on Monday evening at the Charlotte Convention Center. Anderson Jr., who was joined by Calijah Kancey (Pittsburgh), Chris Smith (Georgia) and Tuli Tuipulotu (USC) to make up this year's finalist list, became the second player in the 30-year history of the Nagurksi Trophy to earn the honor in consecutive seasons (Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald won it in 1995 and 1996). He also joined Jonathan Allen, the 2016 honoree, as the only two Alabama players to win the Nagurski in program history.

The reigning Nagurski Trophy winner who has put together another standout season in 2022, Anderson Jr. totaled 51 tackles on the year, including 17 for loss (-72 yards) and 10 sacks (-54 yards). He ranks sixth nationally in sacks and seventh in tackles for loss while leading the SEC in both categories. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been presented annually since 1993 to the top defensive player in college football as voted on by the members of the FWAA. The award is named after Bronko Nagurski, who played football for the University of Minnesota and the Chicago Bears. - Alabama Football

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DE *Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
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11/26/22 - *Bryce Young, Jr/2023, Alabama + More +

Bryce Young passed for 343 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score in perhaps his final home game for No. 8 Alabama, leading the Crimson Tide past Auburn 49-27 in Saturday's Iron Bowl. Alabama (10-2, 6-2 Southeastern Conference, No. 7 CFP) reached double digits in wins for a 15th consecutive season despite being unable to fulfill those ever-present national title aspirations. The Tigers (5-7, 2-6) were trying to ensure bowl eligibility and salvage a disappointing campaign that included the Oct. 31 firing of coach Bryan Harsin. Young, a junior, completed 20 of 30 passes with an interception and ran for 48 yards. The 2021 Heisman Trophy winner is projected as a high NFL draft pick if he leaves early, as is Tide All-America linebacker Will Anderson Jr., who had a fourth-quarter sack to help stall a late Auburn drive. Auburn ran for 318 yards, its most against Alabama since gaining 355 in 1983. But the Tigers' passing game was pretty much nonexistent.

Quarterback Robby Ashford became the first Auburn player to run for two touchdowns in the Iron Bowl since Carnell Williams - now the Tigers' interim coach - in 2003. Ashford gained 121 yards on the ground but passed for just 77, though that included a pretty much perfect 20-yard touchdown pass to J'aVarrious Johnson in the right corner of the end zone. Jarquez Hunter ran 11 times for 134 yards but also lost a fumble. Williams and Auburn settled for two field goals in the fourth quarter and gave up a late touchdown run by Jahmyr Gibbs. For Auburn, the week was dominated by speculation about who athletic director John Cohen would hire to replace Harsin. The most talked-about candidate, Mississippi's Lane Kiffin, said he's staying put. Liberty's Hugh Freeze said after his team's regular-season finale Saturday he hadn't been offered the job but confirmed his interest. - Alabama/AP College Football

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QB *Bryce Young, Alabama
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11/19/22 - Jase McClellan, Sr/2024, Alabama + More +

Jase McClellan rushed for a career-high 156 yards and two touchdowns and Jermaine Burton caught a pair of scoring passes from Bryce Young during No. 8 Alabama's 34-0 win over Austin Peay on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (9-2, No. 8 CFP) took awhile to get going against FCS Austin Peay (7-4) in a Bryant-Denny Stadium that wasn't much more than half full. But McClellan and Burton had their biggest games for the Tide, which had already been knocked out of Southeastern Conference contention. Burton posted his first 100-yard receiving game since transferring from Georgia, with seven catches for 128 yards. McClellan subbed for injured star Jahmyr Gibbs (ankle) and scored on runs of 1 and 9 yards.

For much of the game the Tide was about as listless as the crowd, until a 50-yarder from Young to Burton provided a little bit of a spark. McClellan rushed it in two plays later for his second score of the game, and the defense recovered a fumble on the next possession to set up an Alabama field goal. Young was 18 of 24 for 221 yards and played into the fourth quarter. Mike DiLiello passed for 147 yards for Austin Peay, but was intercepted twice. Drae McCray had 12 catches for 92 yards. The Governors had their opportunities in the first half thanks to the Tide's two first-quarter turnovers but could not take advantage either time, including a fourth-down stop in the red zone. Maddux Trujillo missed a short field goal for Austin Peay after Alabama's second fumble. Alabama got its second shutout of the season and first since an opening 55-0 win over Utah State. - Alabama/AP College Football

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RB Jase McClellan, Alabama
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11/16/22 - *Will Anderson Jr., Jr/2023, Alabama + More +

2022 BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY FINALIST: Will Anderson Jr., LB, Alabama (6-4, 243, Jr., Hampton, Ga.): The 2021 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner will have a chance to match Pat Fitzgerald of Northwestern (1995-96) as the Trophy's only repeat winner. The junior linebacker has had another standout season for the Crimson Tide. He leads Alabama in tackles for loss (14.0, t-11th in FBS) and sacks (8.0, t-12th) with combined losses totaling 103 yards. Anderson led the nation in both categories last year at 17.5 sacks and 34.5 TFL's (an NCAA record since 2000). He is currently in the top three of Alabama's career lists in both categories. He has recorded at least one tackle for loss in 28 of his 38 career games. Anderson is tied for seventh on the team with 42 overall tackles (18 solos), has an interception with a 25-yard return for a touchdown, and owns 10 quarterback hurries. In addition to Anderson in 2021, Alabama's other Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner was defensive end Jonathan Allen in 2016. The Crimson Tide has now had finalists in 11 of the last 12 seasons. - Football Writers Association of America

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DE *Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
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11/14/22 - Byron Young, Sr/2023, Alabama + More +

NOV 14 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Byron Young, DL, Alabama,..Turned in one of the most complete defensive performances of his career in a 30-24 win at No. 11 Ole Miss. Recorded career highs with 11 total tackles (six solo) and two sacks in Oxford. Recorded sacks for a loss 9 yards, including a 6-yard sack of the Rebels' Jaxon Dart on 3rd and 14 with 53 second remaining in the game. Forced the Crimson Tide's only turnover over the game, a fumble on the Ole Miss 23-yard line that resulted in a Alabama touchdown in the final seconds of the first half that cut the Rebels lead to 17-14. Added two more quarterback hurries and batted down a pass. Helped limit Ole Miss to just 7 points in their final seven possessions of the game as the Tide rallied from a 10-0 first-half deficit. - SEC Football

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DT Byron Young, Alabama
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11/14/22 - Will Reichard, rSr/2024, Alabama + More +

NOV 14 SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Will Reichard, PK, Alabama,...Senior placekicker scored 12 total points in a 30-24 SEC victory over at No. 11 Ole Miss. Connected on all three field goal attempts, hitting from 39, 23 and 49 yards with the 23- and 49-yarder coming in the fourth quarter. Was good on all three extra point attempts. Kicked off seven times with two touchbacks. - SEC Football

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K Will Reichard, Alabama
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11/12/22 - *Bryce Young, Jr/2023, Alabama + More +

Bryce Young threw three touchdowns passes and No. 10 Alabama scored on four consecutive possessions spanning the second and third quarters, rallying to beat No. 11 Mississippi 30-24 on Saturday. Will Reichard kicked field goals of 23 and 49 yards in the fourth quarter to snap a 24-all tie. Alabama (8-2, 5-2 SEC) secured the win by forcing an incomplete pass into the Crimson Tide end zone in the final minute to extend its seven-game winning streak over the Rebels.

Young finished 21 of 33 for 209 yards, including touchdown throws to Jermaine Burton, Cameron Latu and Ja'Courey Brooks. Alabama trailed 10-0 early and 17-14 at halftime. The Crimson Tide made efficient use of 317 yards of total offense and a defense that stopped three Ole Miss opportunities in the final quarter. Ole Miss (8-2, 4-2) was led by Quinshon Judkins, who had 135 yards on 25 carries and a pair of 1-yard TD runs. Judkins highlighted the game's final drive with runs of 35 and 13 yards to get the Rebels to the Alabama 14-yard line before the Crimson Tide got the game-clinching stop. - Alabama/AP College Football

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