Bryce Young talks about his biggest areas of growth since arriving at Alabama

Alabama‘s quarterback Bryce Young‘s ascension was pretty fast, as he broke the school single-season passing yards and touchdowns record in his first year as a starter in 2021 and earned himself the Heisman Trophy. Young enters his 20th start for the Crimson Tide this weekend as they take on Arkansas this weekend, a number that got quite the reaction when brought to Young’s attention.

“I’m getting old man, gosh, aging me over here,” Young said.

The 21-year-old talked about his growth as a player, and how his volume of game reps and variety of scenarios he’s played in has helped him develop.

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“You feel more comfortable, you get to see more live reps, get put in different situations. You know at this point I’ve been in a good amount of them, so you feel comfortable in all types of situations and the more ball you get to play, the more you get to watch, the move live reps you get I feel like you just get more comfortable,” Young said.

It’s no secret Young is one of the biggest names in college football and one of the top NFL prospects heading into the 2023 draft. And even when asked a question about his own personal growth as a player from his first start to his 20th on the horizon, he shifted the narrative to his teammates and his entire offense.

“And I feel like we can say the same as a unit just the more we get to play with each other,” Young said. “The more reps we get, the more we get more plays we get to have against different defenses, coverages, personnels, all that, you kind of just all put that in your IBM and you grow from it and learn.”

Young’s stats through four games this season slightly trail his four-game start from his Heisman year last season, mainly hindered by a tough battle on the road versus Texas in week 2 of this season. Young also lost his three top receivers from last year to the NFL in Jameson Williams, John Metchie, and Slade Bolden, and is currently working with a younger, less experienced group.

Despite this, Young has still led the Crimson Tide to a 4-0 record and No. 2 ranking in the AP Poll, and looks to continue growing along with his offense this season. Which may be mandatory if they want to find themselves back in both the SEC and National Championship games again at the end of the season.

“So I still have a lot of growth to do, a lot I want to improve on,” Young said. “A lot more learning to do, so I’m excited to getting those reps, to keep growing individually and as a unit.”