Pro Football Focus reveals eye-popping Bryce Young stat from 2021
Quarterback Bryce Young entered the 2021 season without any real game experience, hoping to be the next great quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide. He did exactly that, winning the Heisman Trophy while helping the team win the SEC and appear in another national championship game.
En route to winning college football’s most prestigious individual award, Young made plenty of big-time throws for Alabama. In fact, according to Pro Football Focus, he made the most big-time throws over 20+ yards out of anyone in the country. An eye-popping stat to say the least, a lot were caught by wide receiver Jameson Williams, including one in the SEC championship against the Georgia Bulldogs.
One that will live in infamy among Alabama fans occurred against the Auburn Tigers in the Iron Bowl. Needing a touchdown to extend the game into overtime, Young was able to find Ja’Corey Brooks from 29 yards out. One of the biggest plays of the season arguably was a Heisman moment for the quarterback. By far the biggest play of the season for the Crimson Tide.
Young will be hoping to hold the same title next season, wanting to throw the ball downfield with offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien. Seeing Williams and John Metchie leave the offense will help but it seems as if Young is meshing well with some of the new wide receivers in the program.
Bryce Young has been impressed by freshman receivers
If Young is going to continue to make some of those big time throws, some young Alabama wide receivers are going to have to step up. After the spring game, the quarterback said he has been impressed by the freshman pass catchers, giving them compliments on their work ethic.
“The young guys that have come in they, they’ve all been really hungry and I think that’s something that we really appreciate here are guys that come in ready to work wanting to take every rep, wanting to get coached, being able to receive coaching,” Young said. “It’s a complicated offensive at first when you just come from high school and there’s going to be adjustments, you know there’s going to be guys that run the wrong route or maybe make a poor read on a route, whatever it may be.
“But what I love about this young group is everything they do, they do it full speed and when they mess up, there’s no finger-pointing. There’s no blaming, they come back and they want to get coached.”