Alabama coaches select Players of the Week after Iron Bowl
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama football has now finished 10-2 (5-2 SEC) in the regular season after beating Auburn 49-27 in a Week 13 home matchup on Saturday. Despite allowing 300-plus yards on the ground to the Tigers, this was one of the Crimson Tide’s better performances this season.
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On Monday, the Alabama coaching staff announced the 12 guys who were named Players of the Week for their performances against Auburn. That list includes seven on offense (five making up one position group), two on defense and three on special teams. Here are those 12 players:
Offense
Entire Alabama OL
- Group includes Tyler Booker, Javion Cohen, Emil Ekiyor, JC Latham, Seth McLaughlin and Tyler Steen
- Blocked for a Crimson Tide offense that produced 516 total yards and seven touchdowns on the day
- Kept Bryce Young upright with zero sacks allowed while the junior threw for 343 yards and three scores
- Opened holes for the Tide ground game to accumulate 173 yards and four touchdowns while averaging an impressive 5.1 yards per tote
QB Bryce Young
- Put together another impressive performance, accounting for four touchdowns and 391 yards of total offense
- Finished 20-of-31 passing for 343 yards and three touchdowns
- Added five rushes for 48 yards and a score
- Eclipsed the 3,000-yard marker with his showing against the Tigers to make him the only quarterback in Alabama history to throw for 3,000-plus yards in two separate seasons
Defense
- Spent the night in the Auburn backfield
- Finished with five tackles, including three tackles for loss (-12 yards) and two sacks (-11 yards)
- Also contributed two quarterback hurries, part of the Tide’s eight total as a unit
DB Brian Branch
- Recorded eight tackles, including one for loss (-1 yard)
- Helped the Alabama secondary limit the Tigers to only 77 yards through the air on 11-of-23 passing
Specia Teams
- Returned three kickoffs for 57 combined yards with a long of 24
- Added a team-high tying four receptions for 76 yards and a touchdown from his wide receiver post
- Totaled 133 all-purpose yards by day’s end, good for second on UA
- Punted three times for 136 yards to average 45.3 yards per boot
- Had a long punt of 47 that was muffed and eventually grabbed by UA for a huge turnover before halftime
- Continued to make a significant contribution to the Tide’s coverage units
- Finished with one tackle on kickoff coverage
*This information was provided in a recent press release from Alabama Athletics.
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