The 2018 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the

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in the

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. This season marked the Crimson Tide's 124th overall season, 85th as a member of the

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(SEC), and 27th within the SEC Western Division. They played their home games at

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and were led by twelfth-year head coach

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. Alabama, coming off a national championship winning season in

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, began the season ranked first in the AP Poll for the third consecutive year and fifth time under Nick Saban. The Tide opened the year with a dominant victory over

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in the

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played in

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. Alabama won their remaining regular season games to achieve their second undefeated regular season in three years. As champions of the SEC's Western Division, they played in the

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, defeating Eastern Division champion

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, in a rematch of the 2017 national title game, 35–28, to win the school's 27th SEC title. In the final

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rankings of the year, Alabama was ranked first, which earned them their fifth consecutive playoff berth and a spot in the 2018 Orange Bowl against fourth-ranked

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. Alabama won that game 45–34 to advance to the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship against Clemson, their fourth consecutive playoff match-up against Clemson and the third to be in a national title game. The Crimson Tide lost in a blowout, 44–16, representing the Tide's worst loss in the Saban era. The Crimson Tide were led on offense by sophomore quarterback

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, who won the starting job over two-year starter

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. Tagovailoa set the NCAA FBS record for passing efficiency rating (199.4), was a consensus first-team All-American, and finished second in voting for the

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behind Oklahoma's Kyler Murray. Hurts, despite losing the starting role, received praise for sticking with the team and helping to mount a comeback in the SEC Championship Game when Tagovailoa went down with an ankle injury. Also receiving consensus first-team All-America honors on offense were wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, winner of the

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, and offensive tackle Jonah Williams. On defense, Alabama featured two consensus All-Americans, defensive lineman Quinnen Williams and defensive back Deionte Thompson.

Offseason

Offseason departures

Recruiting

The 2018 football recruiting cycle was the first in which the NCAA authorized two signing periods for high school seniors in that sport. In addition to the traditional spring period starting with

National Signing Day National Signing Day has traditionally been the first day that a high school senior can sign a binding National Letter of Intent for a collegiate sport with a school that is a Division II member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ...

on February 7, 2018, a new early signing period was introduced, with the first such period falling from December 20–22, 2017. ''Source:''

Incoming transfers

Alabama added one transfer to the 2018 roster.

Returning starters

Offense Defense Special teams

Position key

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Preseason

Award watchlists

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Chuck Bednarik Award The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive player of the year in college football as judged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States. The award is named for Chuck Bednarik, a former college and profess ...

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Davey O'Brien Award The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National C ...

, Jalen Hurts , QB , JR , - ,

Doak Walker Award The Doak Walker Award honors the top running back in college football in the United States. Established in 1990, it is named in honor of Doak Walker, a former running back who played for the SMU Mustangs from 1945 to 1949 and in the National Foot ...

, Damien Harris , RB , SR , - ,

John Mackey Award The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football's most outstanding tight end. Established in 2000 by the Nassau County Sports Commission, the award is given annually to the tight end who best exemplifies the play, sportsmanship, ac ...

, Hale Hentges , TE , SR , - ,

Rimington Trophy The Dave Rimington Trophy is awarded to the player considered to be the best center in college football. Dave Rimington was a center who played at the University of Nebraska from 1979 to 1982. A member of the National College Football Awards ...

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Butkus Award The Butkus Award, instituted in 1985 by the Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, is given annually to the top linebackers at the high school, collegiate and professional levels of football. The award, named in honor of College Football Hall of Fame ...

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Bronko Nagurski Trophy The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football defensive player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best in the National Collegiate Athle ...

, Raekwon Davis , DE , JR , - , rowspan=2,

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Paul Hornung Award The Paul Hornung Award is a college football award that was created in January 2010 by the Louisville Sports Commission in Louisville, Kentucky, with the support of Paul Hornung, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football ...

, Trevon Diggs , DB , JR , - ,

Wuerffel Trophy The Wuerffel Trophy is an award given annually to the college football player "who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement." The trophy, designed by W. Stanley Proctor and named in honor of former Univers ...

, Hale Hentges , TE , SR , - , rowspan=2,

Walter Camp Award The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football player of the year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I FBS head coaches and sports information direc ...

, Raekwon Davis , DL , JR , - , Damien Harris , RB , SR , - , rowspan=2,

Ted Hendricks Award The Ted Hendricks Award is given annually to college football's top defensive end. The award is named after Ted Hendricks, a member of both the College Football Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame, and is presented by his own foundation. I ...

, Isaiah Buggs , DE , SR , - , Raekwon Davis , DE , JR , - , Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award , Jalen Hurts , QB , JR

SEC media poll

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Preseason All-SEC teams

The Crimson Tide had 13 players at 14 positions selected to the preseason all-SEC teams. Offense ''1st team'' Damien Harris – RB Jonah Williams – OL Ross Pierschbacher – C ''2nd team'' Lester Cotton – OL ''3rd team'' Jerry Jeudy – WR Matt Womack – OL Defense ''1st team'' Raekwon Davis – DL Anfernee Jennings – LB Mack Wilson – LB Deionte Thompson – DB ''2nd team'' Isaiah Buggs – DL ''3rd team'' Dylan Moses – LB Specialists ''2nd team'' Trevon Diggs – all purpose player ''3rd team'' Trevon Diggs – RET

Spring game

The 2018 Crimson Tide had spring practice from April 2018. The 2018 Alabama football spring game, "A-Day" took place in Tuscaloosa, AL on April 21, at 1 p.m. CST.

Schedule

Alabama announced its 2018 football schedule on September 19, 2017. The 2018 Crimson Tide schedule consisted of 7 home and 4 away games for the regular season. Alabama hosted four SEC conference opponents

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(

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) and arch-rival Auburn for the 125th annual

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to close out the regular season and traveled for four SEC opponents to

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( Third Saturday of October) and closed out on the road at

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(

). Alabama did not play SEC East opponents

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and Vanderbilt in the 2018 regular season. The Crimson Tide's bye week came during week 9 on October 27. Alabama's out of conference opponents represented the ACC, Southern and Sun Belt. The Crimson Tide hosted three non–conference games which were against Arkansas State and

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of the

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and

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of the SoCon and traveled to

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for

host

from the ACC.

Coaching staff

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*Brendan Farrell * Jake Peetz *August Mangin *Mike Miller * Lou Spanos *Jake Long * Rob Ezell

Roster

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– ''junior (6'2, 210)'' *7 Braxton Barker – ''freshman (6'1, 196)'' *10

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– ''

freshman (6'2, 180)'' *13

– ''sophomore (6'1, 215)'' *16 Kyle Edwards – '' Redshirt

sophomore (6'1, 206)'' *18

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– ''freshman (6'0, 196)'' Running back * 5 Ronnie Clark – '' Redshirt

senior (6'2, 217)'' * 8 Josh Jacobs – ''junior (5'10, 200)'' *22

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– ''sophomore (6'3, 226)'' *24 Brian Robinson Jr. – ''sophomore (6'1, 224)'' *27

Jerome Ford Jerome Ford (born September 12, 1999) is an American professional American football, football running back for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide football, Alabama ...

– ''freshman (5'11, 206)'' *34 Damien Harris – ''senior (5'11, 214)'' *35 De'Marquise Lockridge – ''senior (5'11, 196)'' Wide receiver * 4 Jerry Jeudy – ''sophomore (6'1, 175)'' * 6

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– ''sophomore (6'1, 160)'' * 9 Xavier Williams – ''freshman (6'1, 182)'' *11 Henry Ruggs – ''sophomore (6'0, 175)'' *12 Chadarius Townsend – '' Redshirt

freshman (6'0, 192)'' *14 Tyrell Shavers – '' Redshirt

freshman (6'6, 202)'' *17 Jaylen Waddle – ''freshman (5'10, 177)'' *18 Slade Bolden – '' Freshman (5'11, 200)'' *19 Xavian Marks – ''senior (5'8, 163)'' *30 Chris Herring – ''junior (6'4, 170)'' *31 Bryce Musso – ''sophomore (5'9, 168)'' *32 Jalen Jackson – ''senior (6'3, 184)'' *36 Mac Hereford – '' Redshirt

sophomore (6'2, 215)'' *37 Dalton Adkison – ''freshman (6'0, 180)'' *81 Derek Kief – '' Redshirt

junior (6'4, 200)'' *83 John Parker – ''senior (6'0, 187)'' *85 Chris Golden – ''sophomore (6'5, 197)'' *86 Connor Adams – ''senior (6'1, 194)'' Placekicker *29 Austin Jones – ''senior (5'10, 215)'' *97

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– ''

freshman (6'0, 205)'' Punter *12 Skyler DeLong – ''freshman (6'4, 189)'' *98 Mike Bernier – '' Redshirt

junior (6'2, 205)'' *98 Preston Knight – '' Redshirt

sophomore (6'5, 200)'' , width="25", , valign="top", Tight end *40 Giles Amos – '' Redshirt

junior (6'4, 236)'' *43 Daniel Powell – '' Redshirt

junior (5'11, 238)'' *44 Kedrick James – '' Redshirt

freshman (6'5, 245)'' *80 Michael Parker – ''freshman (6'6, 224)'' *82 Irv Smith Jr. – ''junior (6'4, 235)'' *84 Hale Hentges – ''senior (6'5, 256)'' *87 Miller Forristall – '' Redshirt

sophomore (6'5, 220)'' *88 Major Tennison – ''sophomore (6'5, 244)'' Offensive lineman *50 Hunter Brannon – '' Redshirt

freshman (6'4, 290)'' *55 Emil Ekiyor Jr. – ''freshman (6'3, 342)'' *60 Kendall Randolph – ''sophomore (6'5, 285)'' *61 Alex Pearman – ''freshman (6'1, 258)'' *62 Jackson Roby – ''freshman (6'5, 267)'' *65

Deonte Brown Deonte Brown (born January 15, 1998) is an American professional football offensive guard for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Alabama. Early life Brown attended Austin High School i ...

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sophomore (6'4, 350)'' *66 Lester Cotton – ''senior (6'4, 319)'' *67 Josh Casher – '' Redshirt

senior (6'1, 284)'' *70 Alex Leatherwood – ''sophomore (6'6, 327)'' *71 Ross Pierschbacher – '' Redshirt

senior (6'4, 304)'' *72 Richie Petitbon – '' Redshirt

junior (6'4, 300)'' *73 Jonah Williams – ''junior (6'5, 280)'' *74 Jedrick Wills – ''sophomore (6'5, 315)'' *75 Tommy Brown – ''freshman (6'7, 309)'' *76 Scott Lashley – '' Redshirt

sophomore (6'7, 325)'' *77 Matt Womack – '' Redshirt

junior (6'7, 320)'' *78 Elliot Baker – ''senior (6'7, 297)'' *79 Chris Owens – '' Redshirt

sophomore (6'3, 307)'' Defensive lineman *48 Phidarian Mathis – '' Redshirt

freshman (6'4, 287)'' *49 Isaiah Buggs – ''senior (6'5, 292)'' *58 Christian Barmore – ''freshman (6'5, 292)'' *68 Galen Richardson – ''sophomore (6'3, 296)'' *89 LaBryan Ray – ''sophomore (6'5, 275)'' *90 Stephon Wynn Jr. – ''freshman (6'4, 299)'' *91 Tevita Musika – ''junior (6'1, 338)'' *92 Quinnen Williams – '' Redshirt

sophomore (6'4, 265)'' *95 Johnny Dwight – '' Redshirt

senior (6'3, 306)'' *96 Taylor Wilson – '' Redshirt

junior (6'0, 274)'' *98 Quindarius Watkins – ''sophomore (6'4, 229)'' *99 Raekwon Davis – ''junior (6'7, 325)'' , width="25", , valign="top", Linebacker * 1 Ben Davis – '' Redshirt

sophomore (6'4, 240)'' * 4 Christopher Allen – ''sophomore (6'5, 234)'' * 9 Eyabi Anoma – ''freshman (6'5, 245)'' *10 Ale Kaho – ''freshman (6'1", 218)'' *16 Jamey Mosley – '' Redshirt

senior (6'5, 226)'' *20 Cameron Latu– ''freshman (6'5", 246)'' *23 Jarez Parks – '' Redshirt

freshman (6'4, 251)'' *24 Terrell Lewis – ''junior (6'5, 245)'' *30 Mack Wilson – ''junior (6'2, 240)'' *32 Dylan Moses – ''sophomore (6'3, 234)'' *33 Anfernee Jennings – '' Redshirt

junior (6'3, 268)'' *36 Markail Benton – '' Redshirt

freshman (6'2, 237)'' *40 Joshua McMillon – '' Redshirt

junior (6'3, 245)'' *42 Jaylen Moody – ''freshman (6'2, 227)'' *44 Cole Weaver – ''sophomore (5'9, 214)'' *47 Christian Miller – '' Redshirt

senior (6'4, 230)'' *55 Wes Baumhower – ''freshman (6'0, 220)'' *54 Trae Drake – ''sophomore (5'10, 221)'' *55 William Cooper – ''sophomore (6'2, 234)'' *56 Preston Malone – ''sophomore (5'11, 226)'' *57 Joe Donald – ''junior (6'3, 216)'' Defensive back * 2

Patrick Surtain II Patrick Frank Surtain II ( ; born April 14, 2000) is an American professional American football, football cornerback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide football, ...

– ''freshman (6'2, 202)'' * 3 Daniel Wright – ''sophomore (6'1, 185)'' * 4 Saivion Smith – ''junior (6'1, 200)'' * 5 Shyheim Carter – ''junior (6'0, 190)'' * 7 Trevon Diggs – ''junior (6'2, 185)'' *13 Nigel Knott – '' Redshirt

sophomore (5'11, 190)'' *14 Deionte Thompson – '' Redshirt

junior (6'2, 190)'' *15 Xavier McKinney – ''sophomore (6'1, 192)'' *21 Jared Mayden – ''junior (6'0, 198)'' *22 Jalyn Armour-Davis – ''freshman (6'1, 181)'' *25 Eddie Smith – ''freshman (6'0, 184)'' *26 Kyriq McDonald – '' Redshirt

freshman (5'11, 194)'' *28 Josh Jobe – ''freshman (6'1, 191)'' *31 Keaton Anderson – '' Redshirt

junior (6'1, 215)'' *34 Brandon Bishop – ''freshman (6'0, 197)'' *35 D.J. Lewis – ''senior (5'11, 196)'' *37 Donavan Mosley – '' Redshirt

senior (5'10, 185)'' *38 Sean Kelly – ''junior (5'11, 191)'' Long snappers *45 Thomas Fletcher – '' Redshirt

freshman (6'2, 220)'' *52 Scott Meyer – '' Redshirt

sophomore (6'2, 226)'' *53 Ryan Parris – '' Redshirt

senior (6'0, 209)'' *78 Ryan McDougal – '' Redshirt

senior (5'10, 275) '' , - , colspan="7",

Depth chart

Game summaries

vs. Louisville

Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Louisville!!style="", Alabama , - , First downs , , 19 , , 21 , - , Total yards , , 268 , , 519 , - , Rushing yards , , 16 , , 222 , - , Passing yards , , 252 , , 297 , - , Turnovers , , 2 , , 1 , - , Time of possession , , 28:51 , , 31:09 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Louisville , , Passing , , Jawon Pass , , 20/39, 252 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT , - , Rushing , , Trey Smith , , 4 carries, 11 yards , - , Receiving , , Seth Dawkins , , 3 receptions, 68 yards , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , ,

, , 12/16, 227 yards, 2 TD , - , Rushing , , Damien Harris , , 7 carries, 55 yards , - , Receiving , ,

, , 4 receptions, 99 yards

vs. Arkansas State

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Arkansas State!!style="", Alabama , - , First downs , , 19 , , 26 , - , Total yards , , 391 , , 599 , - , Rushes–yards , , 173 , , 278 , - , Passing yards , , 218 , , 321 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 22–51–1 , , 20–29–0 , - , Time of possession , , 28:16 , , 31:44 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Arkansas State , , Passing , , Justice Hansen , , 15–36, 140 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT , - , Rushing , , Warren Wand , , 11 carries, 60 yards , - , Receiving , , Omar Bayless , , 3 receptions, 36 yards , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 13–19, 228 yards, 4 TD , - , Rushing , ,

, , 13 carries, 135 yards, 1 TD , - , Receiving , , Jerry Jeudy , , 4 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TDs

At Ole Miss

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Alabama!!style="", Ole Miss , - , First downs , , 27 , , 9 , - , Total yards , , 516 , , 248 , - , Rushes–yards , , 210 , , 115 , - , Passing yards , , 306 , , 133 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 19–28–0 , , 7–22–2 , - , Time of possession , , 34:20 , , 25:40 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 11/15, 191 yards, 2 TDs , - , Rushing , , Damien Harris , , 5 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD , - , Receiving , , Jerry Jeudy , , 3 receptions, 136 yards, 2 TDs , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Ole Miss , , Passing , , Jordan Ta'amu , , 7/22, 133 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs , - , Rushing , , Scottie Phillips , , 12 carries, 44 yards , - , Receiving , ,

DK Metcalf DeKaylin Zecharius "DK" Metcalf (born December 14, 1997) is an American professional American football, football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels f ...

, , 2 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD

vs. Texas A&M

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Texas A&M!!style="", Alabama , - , First downs , , 22 , , 24 , - , Total yards , , 393 , , 564 , - , Rushes–yards , , 130 , , 109 , - , Passing yards , , 263 , , 415 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 23–44–2 , , 25–33–0 , - , Time of possession , , 32:36 , , 27:24 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Texas A&M , , Passing , , Kellen Mond , , 16/33, 196 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs , - , Rushing , , Kellen Mond , , 18 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD , - , Receiving , ,

Jace Sternberger Jace Evan Sternberger (born June 26, 1996) is an American professional football tight end for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Kansas, and ...

, , 3 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 22/30, 387 yards, 4 TDs , - , Rushing , , Damien Harris , , 7 carries, 52 yards , - , Receiving , , Henry Ruggs , , 3 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

vs. Louisiana

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Louisiana!!style="", Alabama , - , First downs , , 15 , , 26 , - , Total yards , , 288 , , 608 , - , Rushes–yards , , 200 , , 268 , - , Passing yards , , 88 , , 340 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 11–20–2 , , 13–16–0 , - , Time of possession , , 29:56 , , 30:04 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Louisiana , , Passing , , Andre Nunez , , 9/15, 75 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT , - , Rushing , , Trey Ragas , , 16 carries, 111 yards, 1 TD , - , Receiving , ,

Ja'Marcus Bradley Ja'Marcus Bradley (born December 11, 1996) is an American professional gridiron football, football player who is a wide receiver for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college ...

, , 3 receptions, 24 yards, 1 TD , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 8/8, 128 yards, 2 TD , - , Rushing , , Najee Harris , , 11 carries, 73 yards, 1 TD , - , Receiving , , Jaylen Waddle , , 3 receptions, 138 yards, 2 TD

At Arkansas

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Alabama!!style="", Arkansas , - , First downs , , 24 , , 22 , - , Total yards , , 639 , , 405 , - , Rushes–yards , , 246 , , 172 , - , Passing yards , , 393 , , 233 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 14–18–0 , , 26–40–1 , - , Time of possession , , 27:04 , , 32:56 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 10–13, 334 yards, 4 TD , - , Rushing , , Damien Harris , , 15 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD , - , Receiving , , Jerry Jeudy , , 4 receptions, 135 yards, 2 TD , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Arkansas , , Passing , , Ty Storey , , 25–39, 230 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT , - , Rushing , , Rakeem Boyd , , 15 carries, 106 yards , - , Receiving , , Deon Stewart , , 2 receptions, 53 yards

vs. Missouri

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Missouri!!style="", Alabama , - , First downs , , 13 , , 25 , - , Total yards , , 212 , , 564 , - , Rushes–yards , , 70 , , 184 , - , Passing yards , , 142 , , 380 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 13–26 , , 19–30 , - , Time of possession , , 27:43 , , 32:17 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Missouri , , Passing , ,

Drew Lock Paul Andrew Lock (born November 10, 1996) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers football, Missou ...

, , 13/26, 142 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT , - , Rushing , , Larry Rountree III , , 17 carries, 48 yards , - , Receiving , , Jalen Knox , , 3 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 12/22, 265 yards, 3 TD , - , Rushing , , Damien Harris , , 14 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD , - , Receiving , , Jerry Jeudy , , 3 receptions, 147 yards, 1 TD

At Tennessee

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Alabama!!style="", Tennessee , - , First downs , , 30 , , 13 , - , Total yards , , 545 , , 258 , - , Rushes–yards , , 42–218 , , 30–31 , - , Passing yards , , 327 , , 227 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 21–32–1 , , 14–25–0 , - , Time of possession , , 32:33 , , 27:27 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 19–29, 306 yards, 4 TD , - , Rushing , , Josh Jacobs , , 12 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD , - , Receiving , , Jaylen Waddle , , 4 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Tennessee , , Passing , , Keller Chryst , , 9–15, 164 yards, 2 TD , - , Rushing , , Tim Jordan , , 14 carries, 53 yards , - , Receiving , , Jauan Jennings , , 6 receptions, 102 yards

At LSU

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Alabama!!style="", LSU , - , First downs , , 29 , , 13 , - , Total yards , , 576 , , 196 , - , Rushes–yards , , 37–281 , , 25–12 , - , Passing yards , , 295 , , 184 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 25–42–1 , , 18–35–1 , - , Time of possession , , 35:18 , , 24:42 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 25–42, 295 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT , - , Rushing , , Damien Harris , , 19 carries, 107 yards, 1 TD , - , Receiving , , Jerry Jeudy , , 8 receptions, 103 yards , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", LSU , , Passing , ,

Joe Burrow Joseph Lee Burrow (born December 10, 1996) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes football, O ...

, , 18–35, 184 yards, 1 INT , - , Rushing , , Clyde Edwards-Helaire , , 6 carries, 14 yards , - , Receiving , , Justin Jefferson , , 6 receptions, 81 yards

vs. Mississippi State

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Mississippi State!!style="", Alabama , - , First downs , , 6 , , 23 , - , Total yards , , 169 , , 305 , - , Rushes–yards , , 30–44 , , 45–142 , - , Passing yards , , 125 , , 163 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 11–20–0 , , 17–27–1 , - , Time of possession , , 26:05 , , 33:55 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Mississippi State , , Passing , , Nick Fitzgerald , , 11–20, 125 yards , - , Rushing , , Kylin Hill , , 7 carries, 47 yards , - , Receiving , , Deddrick Thomas , , 2 receptions, 25 yards , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 14–21, 164 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT , - , Rushing , , Josh Jacobs , , 20 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD , - , Receiving , , Jerry Jeudy , , 6 receptions, 45 yards

vs. The Citadel

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", The Citadel !!style="", Alabama , - , First downs , , 13 , , 21 , - , Total yards , , 275 , , 561 , - , Rushes–yards , , 60–275 , , 23–190 , - , Passing yards , , 0 , , 371 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 0–2–0 , , 21–26–0 , - , Time of possession , , 36:23 , , 21:29 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", The Citadel , , Passing , , Brandon Rainey , , 0–2, 0 yards , - , Rushing , , Dante Smith , , 9 carries, 130 yards, 2 TD's , - , Receiving , , none , , none , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 18–22, 340 yards, 3 TD's , - , Rushing , , Damien Harris , , 7 carries, 83 yards , - , Receiving , , Henry Ruggs , , 6 receptions, 114 yards

vs. Auburn

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Auburn!!style="", Alabama , - , First downs , , 19 , , 23 , - , Total yards , , 283 , , 500 , - , Rushes–yards , , 43–130 , , 26–123 , - , Passing yards , , 153 , , 377 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 15–32–1 , , 26–33–0 , - , Time of possession , , 34:37 , , 25:23 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Auburn , , Passing , , Jarrett Stidham , , 13–30, 127 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT , - , Rushing , , JaTarvious Whitlow , , 19 carries, 61 yards , - , Receiving , , Ryan Davis , , 4 receptions, 15 yards , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 25–32, 324 yards, 5 TD's , - , Rushing , , Damien Harris , , 9 carries, 41 yards , - , Receiving , , Jerry Jeudy , , 5 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD

vs. Georgia (SEC Championship Game)

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Alabama!!style="", Georgia , - , First downs , , 21 , , 23 , - , Total yards , , 403 , , 454 , - , Rushes–yards , , 29–157 , , 39–153 , - , Passing yards , , 246 , , 301 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 17–34–2 , , 25–40–0 , - , Time of possession , , 24:30 , , 35:30 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 10–25, 164 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT's , - , Rushing , , Josh Jacobs , , 8 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD's , - , Receiving , , Jaylen Waddle , , 4 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Georgia , , Passing , ,

Jake Fromm William Jacob Fromm (born July 30, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft. Fromm has also been ...

, , 25–39, 301 yards, 3 TD's , - , Rushing , ,

D'Andre Swift D'Andre Tiyon Swift (born January 14, 1999) is an American professional American football, football running back for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs football, Georgia B ...

, , 16 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD , - , Receiving , , Isaac Nauta , , 4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

vs. Oklahoma (Orange Bowl–CFP Semifinal)

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Oklahoma!!style="", Alabama , - , First downs , , 26 , , 28 , - , Total yards , , 471 , , 528 , - , Rushes–yards , , 32–163 , , 42–200 , - , Passing yards , , 308 , , 328 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 19–37–0 , , 25–28–0 , - , Time of possession , , 23:52 , , 36:08 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Oklahoma , , Passing , , Kyler Murray , , 19–37, 308 yards, 2 TD's , - , Rushing , , Kyler Murray , , 17 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD , - , Receiving , , CeeDee Lamb , , 8 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 24–27, 318 yards, 4 TD's , - , Rushing , , Josh Jacobs , , 15 carries, 98 yards , - , Receiving , , DeVonta Smith , , 6 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD

vs. Clemson (National Championship)

*Sources: Statistics {, class="wikitable" style="float: left;" ! Statistics !! style="", Clemson!!style="", Alabama , - , First downs , , 21 , , 23 , - , Total yards , , 482 , , 443 , - , Rushes–yards , , 31–135 , , 37–148 , - , Passing yards , , 347 , , 295 , - , Passing: Comp–Att–Int , , 20–32–0 , , 22–36–2 , - , Time of possession , , 28:23 , , 31:37 , - {, class="wikitable" style="float: right;" ! Team !! Category !! Player !! Statistics , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Clemson , , Passing , ,

Trevor Lawrence William Trevor Lawrence (born October 6, 1999) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). Considered among the highest-touted college football prospect ...

, , 20–32, 347 yards, 3 TD's , - , Rushing , , Travis Etienne , , 14 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD's , - , Receiving , ,

Justyn Ross Justyn Ross (born December 15, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. Early years Ross attended Central Hig ...

, , 6 receptions, 153 yards, 1 TD , - , rowspan=3 style="; text-align:center;", Alabama , , Passing , , Tua Tagovailoa , , 22–34, 295 yards, 2 TD's, 2 INT's , - , Rushing , , Najee Harris , , 9 carries, 59 yards , - , Receiving , , Jerry Jeudy , , 5 receptions, 139 yards, 1 TD

Rankings

In-season polls

Statistics

Team

{, class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" , - ! colspan="3", Team Statistics , - ! !! Alabama !! Opponents , - , Points , , 215 , , 51 , - , First Downs , , 74 , , 47 , - , Rushing , , 21 , , 7 , - , Passing , , 23 , , 25 , - , Penalty , , 14, , 21 , - , Rushing Yards , , 519 , , 243 , - , Rushing Attempts , , 86 , , 57 , - , Average Per Rush , , 5.8 , , 3.3 , - , Long , , , , , - , Rushing TDs , , 4 , , 0 , - , Passing yards , , 618 , , 470 , - , Comp–Att , , 37–55 , , 42–90 , - , Comp % , , 67.27 , , 46.66 , - , Average Per Game , , 309.00 , , 235.00 , - , Average per Attempt , , 11.24 , , 5.22 , - , Passing TDs , , 8 , , 3 , - , INT's , , 0 , , 3 , - , Rating , , , , , - , Touchdowns , , 15 , , 3 , - , Passing , , 8 , , 3 , - , Rushing , , 4 , , 0 , - , Defensive , , 2 , , 0 , - , Interceptions , , 3 , , 0 , - , Yards , , , , , - , Long , , , , , - , Total Offense , , 1118 , , 659 , - , Total Plays , , 141 , , 147 , - , Average Per Yards/Game , , 559 , , 329.5 , - , Kick Returns: # – Yards , , 1–77 , , 10–196 , - , TDs , , 1 , , 0 , - , Long , , 77 , , , - , Punts , , 7 , , 16 , - , Yards , , 249 , , 665 , - , Average , , 35.57 , , 41.56 , - , Punt Returns: # – Yards , , 6–74 , , 0–0 , - , TDs , , 0 , , 0 , - , Long , , , , , - , Fumbles – Fumbles Lost , , 3–2 , , 0–0 , - , Opposing TD's , , , , , - , Penalties – Yards , , 14–146 , , 21–177 , - , 3rd–Down Conversion % , , 66.67, , 24.24 , - , 4th–Down Conversion % , , NaN, , 40.00 , - , Takeaways , , 3 , , 2 , - , Field Goals , , 2–3 , , 0–1 , - , Extra Point , , , , , - , Sacks , , 6, , 2 , - , Sack Against , , , , , - , Yards , , 23 , , 13

Offense

{, class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" , - ! colspan="10", Passing Statistics , - ! # !! NAME !! POS !! RAT !! CMP !! ATT !! YDS !! CMP% !! TD !! INT , - , 13 , ,

, , QB , , 199.4, , 245, , 355, , 3966 , , 69.0, , 43, , 6 , - , 2 , ,

, , QB , , 196.7, , 51, 70, , 765, , 72.9, , 8, , 2 , - , 10 , , Mac Jones , , QB , , 143.32 , , 8 , , 13 , , 123 , , 38.46 , , 1 , , 0 , - , , , Totals , , , , 205.69 , , 301 , , 438, , 4854, , 68.73 , , 52, , 8 {, class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" , - ! colspan="8", Rushing Statistics , - ! # !! NAME !! POS !! CAR !! YDS !! LONG !! TD !! YPC , - , 22, , Najee Harris , , HB , , 117, , 783, , 32 , , 4 , , 6.7 , - , 34 , , Damien Harris , , HB , , 150 , , 876, , 73 , , 9, , 5.8 , - , 8, , Josh Jacobs , , HB , , 120, , 640, , 59, , 11, , 5.3 , - , 24 , , Brian Robinson Jr. , , HB , , 63, , 272, , 20, , 2 , , 4.3 , - , 13, , Tua Tagovailoa, , QB , , 57, , 190 , , 44 , , 5, , 3.3 , - , 2 , , Jalen Hurts, , QB , , 36, , 167 , , 27, , 2, , 4.6 , - , , , TOTALS , , , , 571, , 2,976, , 73 , , 33, , 5.2 {, class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" , - ! colspan="8", Receiving Statistics , - ! # !! NAME !! POS !! REC !! YDS !! LONG !! TD !! AVG , - , 6, , DeVonta Smith , , WR , , 42, , 693, , 57, , 6, , 16.5 , - , 4, , Jerry Jeudy, , WR , , 68, , 1315, , 81, , 14, , 19.3 , - , 82, , Irv Smith Jr. , , TE , , 44, , 710, , 76 , , 7, , 16.1 , - , 17, , Jaylen Waddle, , WR, , 45, , 848, , 94 , , 7, , 18.8 , - , 11, , Henry Ruggs lll, , WR , , 46, , 741 , , 57 , , 11, , 16.1 , - , 34, , Damien Harris , , RB , , 22, , 204, , 52, , 0, , 9.3 , - , , , TOTALS , , , , 190 , , 3,410 , , 94 , , 34 , , 17.95

Defense

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, PD: Passes Defended, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties {, class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" ! colspan="16", Defensive Statistics , - ! # !! NAME !! POS !! SOLO !! AST !! TOT !! TFL !! SACKS !! INT-YDS !! PD !! FR !! FF , - , , , TOTAL , , , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 – 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , - , , , OPPONENTS , , , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0 , - {, class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" , - ! colspan="16", Interceptions Statistics , - ! # !! NAME !! POS !! INT !! YDS !! AVG !! TD !! LNG , - , 4 , , Saivion Smith , , CB , , 3 , , 71 , , 23.7 , , 1 , , 38 , - , 14 , , Deionte Thompson , , S , , 2 , , 65 , , 32.5 , , 0 , , 40 , - , 15 , , Xavier McKinney , , S , , 2 , , 23 , , 11.5 , , 1 , , 30 , - , 30 , , Mack Wilson , , LB , , 2 , , 0 , , 0.0 , , 0 , , 0 , - , 5 , , Shyheim Carter , , CB , , 2 , , 89 , , 44.5 , , 2 , , 45 , - , 33 , , Anfernee Jennings , , LB , , 1 , , 8 , , 8.0 , , 0 , , 8 , - , 2 , , Patrick Surtain II , , CB , , 1 , , 20 , , 20.0 , , 0 , , 20 , - , 7 , , Trevon Diggs , , CB , , 1 , , 0 , , 0.0 , , 0 , , 0 , - , , , TOTALS , , , , 14 , , 276 , , 19.7 , , 4 , , 45 {, class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" , - ! colspan="8", Kick Return Statistics , - ! # !! NAME !! POS !! RTNS !! YDS !! AVG !! TD !! LNG , - , 8, , Josh Jacobs , , RB , , 14 , , 428 , , 30.6 , , 1 , , 77 , - , 24, , Brian Robinson Jr. , , RB , , 5 , , 84 , , 16.8 , , 0 , , 30 , - , 87, , Miller Forristall , , TE , , 2 , , 5 , , 2.5 , , 0 , , 4 , - , 82, , Irv Smith Jr. , , TE , , 1 , , 6 , , 6.0 , , 0 , , 6 , - , , , TOTALS , , , , 22 , , 523 , , 23.8 , , 1 , , 77 {, class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" , - ! colspan="12", Punting Statistics , - ! # !! NAME !! POS !! PUNTS !! YDS !! AVG !! LONG , - , 98, , Mike Bernier , , P , , 25 , , 951 , , 38.0 , , 55 , - , 12, , Skyler Delong , , P , , 16 , , 551 , , 34.4 , , 51 , - , , , TOTALS , , , , 41 , , 1,502 , , 36.6 , , 55 {, class="wikitable sortable collapsible collapsed" , - ! colspan="8", Punt Return Statistics , - ! # !! NAME !! POS !! RTNS !! YDS !! AVG !! TD !! LONG , - , 17, , Jaylen Waddle , , WR/KR , , 16 , , 233 , , 14.6 , , 1 , , 63 , - , 81, , Derek Kief , , WR/KR , , 1 , , 17 , , 17.0 , , 0 , , 17 , - , , , TOTALS , , , , 17 , , 250 , , 14.7 , , 1 , , 63 Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents) {, , - style="text-align:left;" , Scores by quarter (SEC opponents) {, , - style="text-align:left;" , Scores by quarter (All opponents) {, , - style="text-align:left;" ,

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

* Quinnen Williams :: (2) SEC Defensive Lineman Player of the Weeks (Week 1 vs Louisville), (Week 11 vs Mississippi State) :: SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 10 vs LSU) * Jaylen Waddle :: SEC Freshman Player of the Week (Week 1 vs Louisville) * Christian Miller :: SEC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Ole Miss) *

(4) :: SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 4 vs Texas A&M), (Week 8 vs Tennessee), (Week 13 vs Auburn) * Ross Pierschbacher :: SEC Offensive Lineman Player of the Week (Week 6 vs Arkansas) * Jedrick Wills :: SEC Offensive Lineman Player of the Week (Week 7 vs Missouri) * Jonah Williams :: SEC Offensive Lineman Player of the Week (Week 10 vs LSU) * Isaiah Buggs :: SEC Defensive Lineman Player of the Week (Week 4 vs Texas A&M)

Individual awards

* Jonah Williams – Jacobs Blocking Trophy * Jaylen Waddle – SEC Freshman Player of the Year *

– SEC Offensive Player of the Year, SN Player of the Year,

, Polynesian College Football Player of the Year * Hale Hentges – SEC Scholar Athlete Player of the Year * Quinnen Williams – Bill Willis Award,

* Jerry Jeudy –

Fred Biletnikoff Award The Fred Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in American college football by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. (TQCF), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The award was creat ...

, OC – Broyles Award *

, HC – Walter Camp Coach of the Year

All-Americans

* Jerry Jeudy – AP First Team, Walter Camp First Team, Sporting News First Team, AFCA First Team, ESPN All-America * Jonah Williams – AP First Team, Walter Camp First Team, Sporting News First Team, FWAA First Team, AFCA First Team, ESPN All-America * Quinnen Williams – AP First Team, Walter Camp First Team, Sporting News First Team, FWAA First Team, AFCA First Team, ESPN All-America * Deionte Thompson – AP Second Team, Sporting News First Team, AFCA First Team, ESPN All-America *

– AP Second Team, Walter Camp First Team, Sporting News First Team, FWAA Second Team, AFCA First Team * Ross Pierschbacher – AP Second Team, Sporting News First Team * Keaton anderson – COSIDA Academic All-America Second Team * Dylan Moses – Walter Camp Second Team * Isaiah Buggs – AFCA Second Team * Irv Smith Jr. – AFCA Second Team * Mack Wilson – AFCA Second Team *

– AP Freshman All-America, USA Today Freshman All-America * Jaylen Waddle – AP Freshman All-America, USA Today Freshman All-America

All-SEC Teams

1st Team *

, Quarterback (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Jerry Jeudy, Wide Receiver (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Ross Pierschbacher, Center (AP-1, Coaches-2) * Jonah Williams, Offensive Tackle (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Quinnen Williams, Defensive tackle (AP-1, Coaches-1) * Deionte Thompson, Safety (Coaches-1) 2nd Team * Damien Harris, Running Back (Coaches-2) * Alex Leatherwood, Offensive Tackle (Coaches-2) * Irv Smith Jr., Tight End (AP-2) * Isaiah Buggs, Defensive End (AP-2, Coaches-2) * Raekwon Davis, Defensive End (Media-2) * Dylan Moses, Linebacker (Coaches-2) * Mack Wilson, Linebacker (Coaches-2) * Deionte Thompson, Safety (AP-2)

Postseason

Reese's Senior Bowl

* Christian Miller, Linebacker * Isaiah Buggs, Defensive lineman

All Star Game

Players drafted into the NFL

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References

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