3. Oklahoma Front Seven vs. Jalen Milroe
The Oklahoma Sooners have quite the challenge ahead of them as they get ready to take on Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe. Milroe has been playing great football of late, leading the Alabama Crimson Tide during their three-game winning streak.
Milroe has been pressured on 31.6% of his dropbacks this season, according to Pro Football Focus. But that’s where he can be dangerous. He’s scrambled for 174 yards this season. He’s also been incredibly dangerous in the quarterback run game. On designed runs, Milroe leads the SEC with 537 yards rushing. He also leads SEC quarterbacks in runs of 15 yards or more with 9.
Oklahoma’s strength has been their run defense but Milroe is the most dynamic running quarterback they’ve faced this season. In addition to the big yardage he can pick up, Milroe’s got the size to grind out yards and is effective in short yardage.
44 of his 110 rushing attempts have gone for first downs, which is first in the SEC and first in the Power Four.
It’ll be a strong challenge for Danny Stutsman, Dasan McCullough, and the rest of the Oklahoma Sooners front seven as they try to deal with the physically imposing Milroe.