The University of Alabama football team has a defense that college football must respect.
During its 15 spring practices, reports cycled on how scary good this year’s defensive unit could be for the Crimson Tide.
Last week, the players showed out at Bryant-Denny Stadium in its annual A-Day Game. The first-team defense was without William Anderson, Christian Harris, and Malachi Moore, but it did not matter. DeMarcco Hellams (12 tackles) and Jordan Battle (seven tackles) ran the secondary, while Jaylen Moody (seven tackles, one fumble recovery) had the linebackers executing plays.
Alabama’s first-team unit had three sacks, five tackles for loss, seven pass breakups, three quarterback pressures, three forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.