Alabama football held its fourth spring practice of 2017 on Tuesday. Excluding the quarterbacks, the Crimson Tide worked through drills in full pads for the first time this spring.
Notes:
- Former Heisman trophy winner Derrick Henry watched practice from the sidelines. Henry played from Alabama from 2012-2015, and currently plays for the Tennessee Titans.
- Shaun Dion Hamilton, who tore his ACL in the SEC Championship, was seen on the field with the inside linebackers. Hamilton wore a black, non-contact jersey for the viewing session.
- Minkah Fitzpatrick and Anthony Averett were the two wide corners for the Crimson Tide. Senior Tony Brown worked at the star position when Alabama lined up in its nickel package. A surprise to no one, head coach Nick Saban worked with the defensive backs.
- Outside linebackers worked on agility and power during the session. Players would sidestep pads on the ground and then explode through a standing dummy afterward. Redshirt freshman linebacker Ben Davis remained at outside linebacker. He made the change to that position last week.
- As far as receivers go, Calvin Ridley and Robert Foster were the first two receivers to run through drills.
- Alabama’s offensive line ran through drills in groups. From the looks of it, the first group was Jonah Williams, Ross Pierschbacher, Bradley Bozeman, Lester Cotton and Matt Womack.
- After working on hitting, the inside linebackers worked on scooping up fumbles. Players like Dylan Moses and Rashaan Evans would hit a pad then run towards a football on the ground, scooping it up and running with it. Defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt coached this group of players directly.
