Jalen Milroe is confident in 17-year-old true freshman, Ryan Williams, and it was evident in the Tide’s win over USF.
Williams was targeted by Milroe several times throughout the Tide’s tough win over the Bulls. He finished the game with 68 receiving yards and one touchdown on four receptions.
Milroe feels the confidence he has in the 17-year-old has been built at practice.
“It goes all about practice, reps and repetition,” Milroe said after the game. “I think that’s a big key component when it comes to playing on Saturdays, the reps during the week. It factors into how well he plays and how confident he is as a player. When we have moments like that, we can distribute the ball to our playmakers. It’s all about trust and then falling back to our level of training.”
Kalen DeBoer also sees this confidence from the pair and loves it.
“I love that Jalen has enough confidence in him to rip it out there and let him go make a play because there’s a lot of options on that one play for Jalen,” DeBoer said. “He can hand the ball off. He can throw a little perimeter throw, and he can also throw a hitch out there. He chose to go to Ryan with the hitch and identification, being on the same page. I love that he trusts Ryan in that moment. When we gotta keep the chains moving, we’re looking to score, of course, Ryan coming through. He’s done that a few times now, obviously. Those are just the steps that I love seeing.”
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Justin Smith is the Director of Recruiting for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can follow him on Twitter, via @Jdsmith31Smith
