Alabama football defeated South Carolina 49-18, and the Crimson Tide’s tight ends showed up and showed out in this game.
In the passing game, Alabama tight ends Kaleb Edwards, Marshall Pritchett and Josh Ford combined for seven catches, 107 yards and a touchdown. On top of that, the tight end room has played an important role in the run game as blockers, and players like Ford, Danny Lewis Jr., Jay Lindsey and more have made huge blocks throughout the first four games to contribute to the new and improved Crimson Tide rushing attack.
Alabama’s tight ends have not been as involved in the passing game the last couple of weeks as they were tonight, and after the game, head coach Kalen DeBoer discussed the tight ends getting more involved.
“They were, I thought, getting very consistent,” DeBoer said. “Lot of different guys involved. The touchdown with Josh [Ford], that was great to see, and the throw and the catch at the end to Marshall [Pritchett] was pretty impressive. When you’re running routes and getting tight ends involved that far down the field, usually you think of receivers running some of those routes. That shows the confidence and the ability level that those guys have and that we have in them. And so, we’re gonna get the run game going. Tight ends are going to open up in the play-action game, and that showed up tonight quite a few times, not just with the tight ends but also with the receivers as well.”
Ford’s one-handed catch was arguably the biggest highlight from Alabama’s win over South Carolina. It was his only grab of the game, but it was a touchdown.
Pritchett had two huge grabs for chunks of yardage in this game. He racked up 60 receiving yards in this game.
Edwards was the tight end that was involved the most in the passing game out of every Alabama tight end. He caught four balls for 44 yards.
A road game is next for the Crimson Tide. Alabama will play at Mississippi State next Saturday, and the game will either be at 11 a.m. or 11:45 a.m. CT.
