Alabama's Caleb Downs, Kadyn Proctor named to SEC All-Freshman Team
Alabama’s Caleb Downs and Kadyn Proctor were each named to the SEC All-Freshman Team, the league office announced Thursday.
Downs, who was already selected as the SEC Freshman of the Year by the coaches, earned his spot at defensive back while Proctor was selected along the offensive line.
SEC All-Freshman Team
Caleb Downs
- Named the SEC Freshman of the Year and the SEC Newcomer of the Year (Associated Press) in addition to his Freshman All-SEC recognition
- Paces the Alabama defense and ranks fourth in the league with 99 stops, including 3.5 tackles for loss (-11 yards)
- Forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and picked off two passes to go with three pass breakups
- Assumed the punt return duties late in the season, accumulating 87 yards and a touchdown across his four returns
Kadyn Proctor
- Immediately stepped in along the Crimson Tide’s offensive line in his first year of collegiate ball
- Started all 13 games at left tackle for Alabama, the first freshman to do so since 2014
- Recorded 20 knockdown blocks across 743 total snaps
*** This information was acquired from a recent press release from Alabama Athletics.
2023 SEC All-Freshman Team
Offense
QB – Chris Parson, Mississippi State
RB – Sedrick Alexander, Vanderbilt
Rueben Owens, Texas A&M
WR – Eugene Wilson III, Florida
London Humphreys, Vanderbilt
TE – Brett Norfleet, Missouri
OL – Earnest Greene, Georgia
Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
Lance Heard, LSU
Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M*
Andrew Chamblee, Arkansas*
Trovon Baugh, South Carolina*
C – Connor Lew, Auburn
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Defense
DL – T.J. Searcy, Florida
Keldric Faulk, Auburn
Donterry Russell, Mississippi State
Kelby Collins, Florida
LB – Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss
Taurean York, Texas A&M
Raylen Wilson, Georgia
DB – Caleb Downs, Alabama
Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina
Jaylon Braxton, Arkansas
Jordan Castell, Florida
Special Teams
PK – Alex McPherson, Auburn
P – Jackson Ross, Tennessee
RS – Isaiah Sategna, Arkansas
KOS – Alex McPherson, Auburn
LS – Walker Himebauch, Kentucky
– Ties (ties are not broken)
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