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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Alabama
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  04/29/21 - *Jameson Williams, Jr/2022, Alabama, 6-2, 180 (DS#2 WR) + More +

  Jameson Williams became the latest Ohio State football receiver to look elsewhere for an opportunity. Cleveland.com confirmed that Williams, a starter throughout the 2020 season, has entered the transfer portal. Matt Zenitz of al.com first reported the development on Wednesday. Williams was the third receiver behind Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave in 2020. Despite playing all eight games, he totaled just 154 yards and two touchdowns on nine receptions. His role was expected to decrease in 2021, as Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected to start in the slot. That left Williams contending for second string snaps outside with freshman Marvin Harrison Jr. - coming off an impressive spring as an early enrollee - and redshirt freshman Julian Fleming. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#2 WR) Jr/2022 WR *Jameson Williams, Alabama
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  04/25/21 - *Mac Jones, rJr/2021, Alabama, 6-3, 217 (DS#3 QB) + More +

  A smaller guest list for the first round of the 2021 NFL draft will still include a heavy Alabama presence. The league announced the 13 players who'll attend next Thursday's first round in Cleveland and five played at Alabama. That list includes Mac Jones, DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle, Christian Barmore and Patrick Surtain. Projected No. 1 pick Trevor Lawrence of Clemson is not on the list of players who'll be in Cleveland for the draft. A group of 45 others will be participating virtually including Alabama products Landon Dickerson, Dylan Moses, Najee Harris and Alex Leatherwood. That brings the Alabama total to nine players with the next highest number is three participants each from LSU, Miami, Penn State and USC. - Birmingham News

(DS#3 QB) rJr/2021 QB *Mac Jones, Alabama
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  04/21/21 - *Bryce Young, Jr/2023, Alabama, 5-10, 204 (DS#2 QB) + More +

  Were there some growing pains for Young and the first-team offense during the spring? Sure. Most notably, the first-team offense struggled against the first-team defense in the second of Alabama's three spring scrimmages, including going in the range of 0 for 4 during a two-minute drill portion of practice. That comes with the territory some though when you're without No. 1 wide receiver John Metchie for the entire spring, working with an offensive line that has to replace three starters from last year and going up against a defense that Crimson Tide sources believe may be one of the best in the country this season. Nevertheless, there were a lot of moments during each scrimmage when Young showed the ability that contributed to him being ranked as the No. 1 quarterback and No. 2 overall player in the 2020 recruiting class within the 247Sports Composite rankings.

During the first scrimmage, he had four touchdown passes, including two in situational work against the first-team defense. During the second scrimmage, he had two early touchdown passes versus the second-team defense before adding one more later on against the first-team group. Then, he finished up the spring with 333 yards, a touchdown pass and a win in the A-Day game. It was an A-Day performance that - in the first two minutes - showcased those Young improv skills and then - in the final two minutes - featured him throwing for 58 yards during a drive that produced the game-winning field goal. "Every scrimmage we had, he performed very, very well," Saban said after the A-Day game. "And I thought he performed well today. Quarterback's a hard position to play when the people around you don't play well. He had some opportunities he couldn't take advantage of because of the pressure he got in the pocket." - Birmingham News

(DS#2 QB) Jr/2023 QB *Bryce Young, Alabama
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  04/20/21 - Cameron Latu, rSr/2023, Alabama, 6-4, 242 (DS#12 TE) + More +

  The one-time outside linebacker did on Saturday what he had done during each of the previous two spring scrimmages - get in the end zone. After scoring a combined three touchdowns in those first two scrimmages, Latu had a 59-yard touchdown catch on a pass from Young during the second quarter of the spring game. The development of Latu has the Tide feeling good about its one-two at tight end with the combination of Latu and high-upside junior Jahleel Billingsley. - Birmingham News

(DS#12 TE) rSr/2023 TE Cameron Latu, Alabama
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  04/18/21 - *Will Anderson Jr., Jr/2023, Alabama, 6-4, 253 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  Alabama football defensive end Will Anderson Jr. accepted the Shaun Alexander Award honoring him as the 2020 National Freshman of the Year on Thursday. Anderson is the first Alabama player to win the award, which was established in 2018. Anderson was named as the winner of the award, which is administered by the Football Writers Association of America, last January but was officially presented with the trophy in a brief ceremony. Alexander, one of Alabama's all-time star running backs, was on hand for the presentation. "I'm honored to be the first Alabama player to win this award," Anderson said. "I want to thank my coaches for helping me as a freshman. Now it's time to move on to my sophomore year. "It means the world to me, standing next to an Alabama legend." Anderson was tied for second in the Southeastern Conference in 2020 with seven sacks and was third in the SEC with 10.5 tackles for loss. He started all 13 games for the Crimson Tide, finishing with 52 tackles and a team-high eight quarterback pressures. - Montgomery Advertiser

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2023 DE *Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
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  04/18/21 - *Bryce Young, Jr/2023, Alabama, 5-10, 204 (DS#2 QB) + More +

  Two days before Alabama will play its first spring game since 2019, coach Nick Saban confirmed rising sophomore Bryce Young will serve as the first-team quarterback Saturday. "Bryce is the quarterback for right now," Saban said Thursday evening. However, Saban took issue with a pair of reporters' questions during his latest video news conference, including one that referenced Saban's earlier comment about Young and assumed the coach was pleased with Young's progress this spring. "I just said Bryce is going to play with the [first-team offense]," Saban responded. "Alright? So that's the way it's gonna be. How do you know that he's progressed the way he has been? What have you seen to be able to make that statement, first of all? I mean, I'm happy with his progress -- I don't want you to think that -- but I just don't know where you sort of just can come out and make that statement."

Reporters have not been allowed to watch any portion of spring practice because of COVID-19 guidelines. Practices during the 2020 season were also closed because of those protocols. "But I'm happy with his progress," Saban continued. "I think he's played well this spring. I think he showed good leadership. He's made progress. I think he understands the offense. He's worked hard. So I can make the statement because I watch him practice every day, but I don't know how much practice you saw." - Birmingham News

(DS#2 QB) Jr/2023 QB *Bryce Young, Alabama
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  04/15/21 - LaBryan Ray, rSr/2022, Alabama, 6-4, 287 (DS#28 DT) + More +

  The 2019 season was supposed to be LaBryan Ray's breakout season, the first chance for the former five-star recruit to start at Alabama. A foot injury ended those hopes. Then came 2020, when the Madison native was healthy and initially back on the field. But an elbow injury quickly put Ray back on the sideline. Now in his fifth season, one of the deans of the Tide's defense is ready for another restart. "I feel better, getting to 100 percent overall," Ray said last week. While much of Alabama's storied 2017 recruiting class has either joined the NFL or will be drafted later this month, Ray is the highest rated of that group's members that remain in Tuscaloosa.

Despite his promise, Ray has started only seven games over four seasons, while appearing in 31 games. He has seen the field only 10 times the past two seasons. Before his injuries, NFL scouts polled by AL.com viewed Ray as a mid-to-late round pick. He had the chance to enter the draft after the 2019 and 2020 seasons but predictably declined each time. His motivation to return in 2021? "Just improving my game and just having another year where I can prove it to myself, prove it to my teammates that I can play at a high level and maintain it," he said last week. "I just have a lot of personal goals as well that I definitely want to accomplish. That's what I'm here to do." - Birmingham News

(DS#28 DT) rSr/2022 DT LaBryan Ray, Alabama
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  04/15/21 - Jordan Battle, Sr/2023, Alabama, 6-1, 209 (DS#1 SS) + More +

  Battle, a junior, is among the players being challenged this spring by Saban. The coach made that clear last week. "Jordan Battle does a good job," Saban said. "He plays a lot of good football, but it's kind of up to him as to how he wants to accept the role of leadership, how assertive he wants to be. People have to earn the right to be leaders. Now, they have to do things right themselves. They can't be late for meetings. They can't not do things exactly right. They have to set a good example for others. They have to care enough about other people to help them for their benefits so that's his choice. "And that's a lot of players' choice on the team. Do they want to take that responsibility of being a leader? He has done that at times, and I think he would be very good if he chose to do it."

Battle has been one of Alabama's more upfront players in interviews since first being made available to reporters last season. But the upbeat South Florida native feels it is time for him to make his voice heard around the locker room. "That's something that I'm comfortable with now because of the players I have before me who have shown me the way," he explained Tuesday. "Players last year like Landon Dickerson, Alex Leatherwood, Pat Surtain, guys like that. DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle, guys like that showing me the way ever since I was a freshman. "So at this point, I'm more comfortable being vocal and getting on other players." - Birmingham News

(DS#1 SS) Sr/2023 SS Jordan Battle, Alabama
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  04/13/21 - *Bryce Young, Jr/2023, Alabama, 5-10, 204 (DS#2 QB) + More +

  The second of three spring scrimmages went off Saturday afternoon in an empty Bryant-Denny Stadium and the offense drew mostly positive reviews from Nick Saban. Injuries continued to be the story along the line as returning starter Evan Neal left the action with an unspecified injury. In the backfield, Saban said sophomore Roydell Williams led in rushing yards. But everything runs through the quarterback and that's a focal point when a Heisman finalist is being replaced. Rising sophomore Bryce Young is the presumed heir to Mac Jones and Saban has liked what he's seen to this point in the spring. He has a specific challenge for the former five-star quarterback who made the move from Southern California to Tuscaloosa as the top-rated passer in his graduating class. The playbook is not an issue, Saban said. "I told him one of the things that he has to work on is having presence on the field -- being the man so to speak," Saban said, "taking charge and being in command. I think that he's done better at that. I think he realizes what he needs to do to try and help the players around him play better. "And I think he's done it very well." - Birmingham News

(DS#2 QB) Jr/2023 QB *Bryce Young, Alabama
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  04/12/21 - Brian Robinson Jr., rSr/2022, Alabama, 6-2, 224 (DS#7 RB) + More +

  When Brian Robinson first received interest from Nick Saban and Alabama football, he had a unique advantage. As a four-star running back at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Robinson was able to spend time around Derrick Henry and take notes on his approach. "Just watching how he did things around here and how he approached every practice and every game, that was a big way for me to see how things should be done," said Robinson. Robinson played behind players like Damien Harris, Josh Jacobs and Bo Scarbrough early in his career and took time to learn from the way they worked.

Watching each running back that stood ahead of him on the depth chart reach the NFL drove him to work hard. After four years of steady progression up the depth chart and constant improvement on the stat sheet, Robinson chose to use his free year of eligibility and return for the 2021-22 season. "I would like to do everything that a running back can do out of the backfield," said Robinson. "If it's running, catching, blocking or whatever a feature back should do." He has 1,361 career rushing yards and 15 touchdowns, adding 150 receiving yards. - Montgomery Advertiser

(DS#7 RB) rSr/2022 RB Brian Robinson Jr., Alabama
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  04/10/21 - *Mac Jones, rJr/2021, Alabama, 6-3, 217 (DS#3 QB) + More +

  There may be a shift in the way the quarterback position is played, but to call it an evolution in the position might be a stretch. On Wednesday, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin joined "The Pat McAfee Show" and was asked in a world of dual-threat quarterback preparing for the NFL draft is the pocket-passer dead? "I don't think it's dead. I would put (Alabama quarterback) Mac Jones in that category and they just won a national championship, basically blew out everybody they played," Kiffin, a former Alabama offensive coordinator, said. "I think it works, obviously. They set a lot of records there. No matter who your quarterback is, you need to have the right pieces around them. And so, if you have a pocket passer, you're going to need to stretch the field more, because you're not going to run the guy as much. And that's what they had at Alabama with the great receivers." Jones' name has been trending in NFL draft circles with some suggesting he could go as high as No. 3 to the San Francisco 49ers. - Birmingham News

(DS#3 QB) rJr/2021 QB *Mac Jones, Alabama
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  04/09/21 - *Jahmyr Gibbs, Jr/2023, Alabama, 5-09, 199 (DS#2 RB) + More +

  Following Tuesday's spring-practice workout, Smith reported he was at 202 pounds when he weighed himself Monday, up from his playing weight last season of about 182. Gibbs said he was 203 pounds, up from about 192 during the season. "I'm stronger," Gibbs said. "I'm pretty sure I got faster." Presumably, the race to add muscle mass will stop at some point before offensive tackle Jordan Williams is invited into the Gibbs/Smith weigh-in challenge, but it's nonetheless an illustration of the sort of competition that fuels the running backs overseen by position coach Tashard Choice. Gibbs calls it a "friendly competitive vibe," but it's competition all the same. "That's honestly what it is," Smith said. "I mean, we love each other and everything, but at the end of the day, we're all fighting for reps."

Tech has no position more stocked than running back. As a freshman, Gibbs ranked fourth in the ACC in all-purpose yards per game (138.3). Mason, an All-ACC pick in 2019, has run for 90-plus yards nine times in his career. Of players with double-digit carries, Smith led the team with a 6.9 yards-per-carry average, boosted by six runs of 20 yards or more out of 43 carries. It shouldn't be forgotten that Griffin was the No. 2 running-back prospect in Georgia in the 2019 class (247Sports Composite) and has run for 354 yards in two seasons, hardly a shabby total. - Atlanta Journal Constitution

(DS#2 RB) Jr/2023 RB *Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
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  04/05/21 - *Bryce Young, Jr/2023, Alabama, 5-10, 204 (DS#2 QB) + More +

  Alabama football held its first scrimmage of the spring Friday, leaving coach Nick Saban pleased with the intensity of the afternoon session inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. "There was a lot of good hitting, and there was a lot of good things to teach from," he said. The scrimmage was closed to fans as well as reporters because of ongoing COVID-19 protocols, but it was the first live opportunity for the coaching staff to evaluate young players that could play significant roles in a turned-over offense this season. "For a first scrimmage we're pretty pleased with it," Saban said.

Alabama is more than halfway through its 15-practice spring period, which will include another closed scrimmage next Saturday before its spring game open to fans April 17. Sophomore quarterback Bryce Young continues to earn positive reviews from Saban, who earlier this week said is a "lot more confident" than in his freshman season. Young, once a five-star recruit from California, is the frontrunner to replace Mac Jones as Alabama's starter this season. "I thought Bryce did a pretty good job of managing the game [in the scrimmage]," Saban said Friday. "[He] was accurate with the ball and did a nice job, made a few explosive plays, but I thought really did a good job of managing the whole situation on offense when he was in there." - Birmingham News

(DS#2 QB) Jr/2023 QB *Bryce Young, Alabama
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  04/03/21 - Jermaine Burton, Sr/2024, Alabama, 6-0, 196 (DS#20 WR) + More +

  UGA football wide receiver Jermaine Burton was carted off the practice field Tuesday after being injured, according to a source. The sophomore starter sustained a hyperextended knee and will miss the rest of spring practice, according to Dawgs247. He could be sidelined for about four weeks. Georgia did not respond to a request for comment. The Bulldogs already suffered a major injury at the position when star wideout George Pickens tore an ACL in practice a week earlier that could sideline him for much, if not all, of the 2021 season. - Athens Daily Banner

(DS#20 WR) Sr/2024 WR Jermaine Burton, Alabama
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  04/03/21 - *Will Anderson Jr., Jr/2023, Alabama, 6-4, 253 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  They called him the terminator and he didn't even know why. Will Anderson, the breakout star of the 2020 Alabama signing class, was a starter from Day 1 by looking like the prototype outside linebacker. A high-motor factor in opposing backfields, Anderson got the nickname as his legend grew among Crimson Tide fans. The Hampton, Georgia product just needed to do a little research before the full context was clear. "I'm kind of ashamed because I've never even watched the movie 'The Terminator,'" said Anderson, born nearly two decades after the original release of the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic. "But I like the name, it's a good name. I guess when I looked it up and people were telling me what the meaning of it, I said, 'OK, it can stay.' But it's great. I like it." Anderson sounded like an old pro doing his first round of Zoom chats with local professionals after graduating from the program's restriction on freshmen interviews. He reflected on his debut season that included seven sacks (second-most on the team behind Christian Barmore's eight) and 10 tackles for loss. - Birmingham News

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2023 DE *Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
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