Alabama Coaching Staff Names Nine Players of the Week following Austin Peay Win

[Tony_Tsoukalas]

The Alabama coaching staff selected nine players of the week following the Crimson Tide’s shutout win over Austin Peay last Saturday. Jermaine Burton, Jase McClellan and Seth McLaughlin on offense; Will Anderson Jr., Brian Branch, DeMarcco Hellams and Henry To’oTo’o on defense; and Christian Leary and Quandarrius Robinson on special teams were all selected for their efforts in the Tide’s non-conference win.



OFFENSE

Jermaine Burton

• Led all wideouts with a game-high seven catches for 128 yards and two scores
• His catches and yards were season-high marks while he matched his season-best total for touchdowns
• Found the end zone on receptions of four and 10 yards

Jase McClellan

• Accumulated a career-high 156 yards rushing and two touchdowns on only 17 carries
• Averaged 9.2 yards per carry with a long rush of 35
• Scored with a one-yard rush to get Alabama on the board followed by a nine-yard rush midway through the third quarter

Seth McLaughlin

• Did not allowed a sack, pressure or quarterback hit on 30 pass attempts
• Totaled three knockdown blocks in the running game
• Helped UA’s offensive front control the line of scrimmage to rush for 263 yards and finish with 527 total yards of offense
  

DEFENSE

Will Anderson Jr.

• Recorded four tackles against the Governors
• Added one pass breakup that he nearly picked off
  

Brian Branch

• Tied for the team lead in tackles with eight stops, including one for loss (-2 yards)
• Also picked off a pass, one of Alabama’s two interceptions the contest

DeMarcco Hellams

• Posted seven tackles from his safety spot
• Helped the Tide defense limit Austin Peay to only 206 yards on the day, including just 59 rushing

Henry To’oTo’o

• Matched Branch with a team-high eight total tackles
• Directed an Alabama unit that held APU to only 12 first downs
  

SPECIAL TEAMS

Christian Leary

• Notched one tackle on kickoff coverage
• Also saw time at wideout in the non-conference pairing

Quandarrius Robinson

• Led the Tide special teamers with two tackles on kickoff coverage
• Earned snaps at middle linebacker to go with his work on special teams

 

[MickSabinII]

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