Overview
- Head coach Kalen DeBoer said the offensive line looked “a lot better and cleaner” at the first fall-camp practice on Wednesday, Aug. 5, than it did at the end of spring.
- The unit is almost entirely new, made up of four freshmen, a junior-college addition, six transfers and only a handful of returners with limited game snaps.
- William Sanders returned to practice after missing spring with an injury and carries the most Alabama experience in the room at 193 snaps over two seasons, per Pro Football Focus.
- Michael Carroll and Jackson Lloyd currently appear to have secured starting roles while the right-tackle job remains an active competition between Jayvin James and Nick Brooks.
- Coaches say the group has focused on footwork, double-team technique and trust during summer reps and will face fuller evaluation once padded practices begin ahead of the Sept. 5 opener at Bryant-Denny Stadium.