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Bryce Young, Will Reichard Win SEC Players of the Week Honors

Alabama quarterback wins league's offensive award for performance in his first career start with Crimson Tide.

Christopher Walsh

University of Alabama quarterback Bryce Young was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week after passing for 344 yards and four touchdowns in his first career start with the Crimson Tide. 

Kicker Will Reichard also won the special teams award following Alabama's 44-13 victory over No. 14 Miami in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic.

Young set Alabama records for yards and touchdowns by a quarterback in their first career start. The previous marks were Jalen Hurts' 287 yards in 2016, and three touchdown passed by Mac Jones in 2019 and Joe Namath in 1962.

SEE ALSO: Alabama Coaches Name Seven Players of the Week 

He completed 71.1 percent of his passes (27 of 38) while recording a passer rating of 181.8, and averaged 9.1 yards per attempt and 12.7 yards per completion.

Young was also 8 of 10 for 157 yards, seven first downs and two touchdowns on third downs. That included a 94-yard touchdown to transfer junior Jameson Williams, which tied for the second longest touchdown pass in school history.

Reichard connected on all three field goal attempts, hitting from 38, 51 and 40 yards.

He accounted for 11 total points, making all five extra point attempts, and kicked off seven times, forcing seven touchbacks, while averaging 62.9 yards per kickoff.

The other SEC award winners for Week 1, which was played over Labor Day weekend:

  • DEFENSIVE: Christopher Smith, S, Georgia.
  • DEFENSIVE LINE: Jordan Davis, NG, Georgia/Zachary Carter, DL, Florida
  • OFFENSIVE LINE: Kenyon Green, OL, Texas A&M/Luke Fortner, C, Kentucky
  • FRESHMAN: Debo Williams, LB, South Carolina/Caden Costa, PK, Ole Miss
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Christopher Walsh
CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the founder and publisher of BamaCentral, which first published in 2018. He's covered the Crimson Tide since 2004, and is the author of 26 books including Decade of Dominance, 100 Things Crimson Tide Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Nick Saban vs. College Football, and Bama Dynasty: The Crimson Tide's Road to College Football Immortality. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest writing honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Previous beats include the Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, along with Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks. Originally from Minnesota and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, he currently resides in Tuscaloosa.

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