Alabama starting left tackle Kadyn Proctor is trending toward making his season debut on Saturday when the No. 4-ranked Crimson Tide visit the Wisconsin Badgers.
The former five-star recruit injured his arm in warmups of Alabama’s season-opener against Western Kentucky. He sat out that game, then sat out Alabama’s Week 2 over South Florida.
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Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer gave an update on Proctor during his media availability on Wednesday. “He’s been practicing and doing well. Doing a good job…[He has] done a nice job here in the first two days of practice.”
Proctor’s return to practice points toward him likely suiting up against the Badgers. His return to the lineup is huge news for an Alabama team that struggled offensively against USF without him on the field.
The Crimson Tide played most of the 42-16 win without both Proctor and starting RT Elijah Pritchett in the lineup. They led the Bulls only 14-13 with 10:00 left in the game when DeBoer inserted Pritchett, who was dealing with a minor ailment, back into the lineup. His return helped the unit finally find some consistent offense.
Overall, the team has showed signs of struggles without its top two tackles healthy.
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DeBoer is still transitioning the program from the Nick Saban era after the legendary coach retired this offseason. Those transitions usually mean less depth in the trenches, which is certainly true for the Crimson Tide on the offensive side of the football.
Proctor’s likely return should provide a significant boost to the Alabama offensive attack.
Wisconsin and Alabama will kick off at noon ET, 11 a.m. CT on Saturday in each team’s biggest game of the season to date.
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