Alabama had its first spring scrimmage Friday.
While it wasn’t open to the media or the public, here is what AL.com has learned about the scrimmage:
Offense
— Bryce Young, the favorite to replace Mac Jones as the Crimson Tide’s starting quarterback, had a strong showing. The former five-star recruit had in the range of four touchdown passes, including a couple against Alabama’s first-team defense. Two of the touchdown passes went to tight end Cameron Latu. The others went to wide receivers Javon Baker and Xavier Williams. The first Young-Latu touchdown was set up by a big gain on a pass from Young to wide receiver Slade Bolden. “I thought Bryce did a pretty good job of managing the game and was accurate with the ball and did a nice job,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban said. “Made a few explosive plays. But I thought really did a good job of managing the whole situation on offense when he was in there.”
— Latu seems to be off to a good start to the spring. After being praised by Saban last week, the redshirt junior tight end had the two touchdown catches Friday. “Latu has done a really good job so far,” Saban said last week. “He’s really showing some maturity and done a really good job.”
— Junior running back Keilan Robinson, who is back after opting out of last season, broke at least one run for a decent-sized gain during the scrimmage.
Defense
— First-team safety DeMarcco Hellams had a pick-six early in the scrimmage, intercepting a pass from quarterback Paul Tyson and returning it for a touchdown.
— Not like it should be a surprise but outside linebackers Will Anderson and Christopher Allen were both active and disruptive throughout the scrimmage. Both had multiple sacks. It sounds like junior King Mwikuta and sophomore Quandarrius Robinson were a couple other outside linebackers to record at least one sack.
— Jaylen Moody got the start at the inside linebacker spot to next to returning starter Christian Harris.
Post will be updated.
Matt Zenitz is a senior SEC football reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.
