Alabama is known for putting impact players in the NFL. With former stars such as Julio Jones, Mark Ingram II and Minkah Fitzpatrick coming up with big plays seemingly every week, it can be hard to keep up with.
Well, add two more former Tide standouts to the list of players who have scored NFL touchdowns this season.
On Sunday, second-year running back Bo Scarbrough, who has bounced around on multiple teams since being a seventh-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, scored the following touchdown for the Detroit Lions:
WELCOME TO THE SQUAD 🙌 @starbo06 pic.twitter.com/9OQJwEBjHy
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 17, 2019
So far on the day, Scarbrough has rushed the ball 12 times for 49 yards (4.1-yard per carry average) and a touchdown against a respectable Dallas Cowboys defense. Pretty nice debut for his new team considering he was just signed to the roster on Saturday.
Scarbrough is not the only Alabama play to score the first career NFL touchdown on Sunday, however.
Minnesota Vikings rookie tight end Irv Smith Jr. also hauled in the team’s only touchdown through so far against the Denver Broncos on this 10-yarder from Kirk Cousins:
The @Vikings are on the board!@KirkCousins8 to Irv Smith, Jr. for the TD. #SKOL #DENvsMIN
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Watch free on mobile: https://t.co/414bcK9I5b pic.twitter.com/JZYXLBLKpZ— NFL (@NFL) November 17, 2019
Heading into Sunday, Smith has slowly started to become more involved in the Vikings offense with starting wide receiver Adam Thielen out with an injury.
In fact, the second-round pick out of Alabama had 24 receptions for 241 yards (10.0 yards per catch) coming into today. The “Built By Bama” mantra continues to prove its worth each and every week in the NFL.
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