One of the scariest Alabama injuries of 2017 happened on the sidelines during the Playoff Championship game against Georgia. Freshman defensive back Kyriq McDonald collapsed on the sideline late in the third quarter of that game. Emergency personnel placed him on a stretcher and carted him off the field. At the time, an Alabama spokesman told ESPN that McDonald’s collapse was because of a “non-athletic medical issue” with nary another word reported since January.
McDonald was a lesser known defensive back recruited out of Madison, AL. With only 3-stars next to his name, he was not received with the fanfare of guys named Tua, Najee, Moses, Leatherwood, Ruggs and Buggs.