Live Updates: Alabama Pro Day

Crimson Tide players to run variety of drills for NFL coaches and scouts at the Alabama football complex.

Author:
Christopher Walsh
Publish date:
Mar 30, 2022 12:45 PM EDT

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Alabama hosted its Pro Day for former players, with live coverage on both the SEC Network and NFL Network.

Those participating in drills of some form were cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis, wide receiver Slade Bolden, linebacker Christian Harris, defensive lineman Phil Mathis, offensive tackle Evan Neal, offensive lineman Chris Owens, defensive lineman LaBryan Ray, running back Brian Robinson Jr. and safety Daniel Wright.

Junior quarterback Bryce Young participated in passing drills, throwing to Bolden and Robinson.

Also on hand were wide receivers John Metchie III and Jameson Williams, who are both recovering from a knee injury.

Williams did a pair of TV interviews and said he's “ahead of schedule” after his ACL injury and expects to be fully cleared physically before the start of training camp. He's 10 weeks out of surgery with a five-to-seven month recovery period.

"Everything is going really well right now," Williams told the SEC Network. "I'm just excited to be in the building."

When asked about them, Nick Saban called them as being among the keys to last year's success.

"I think both of those guys are great players," he told the SEC Network. "They're very productive, they had great production on our team last year -- probably the thing that affected our team the most was losing those two guys at the end of the year because that was the strength of our team, the quarterbacks and the receivers. Everything else was kind of a complement to that.

"But I think those guys will have great careers. They're both great competitors. They work hard. They don't have the mindset of 'I just want to catch passes.' They want to be complete players at their position. They'll play on special teams, they'll do everything they can do to help the team get better."

On the NFL side, yes, Bill Belichick was in Tuscaloosa. So was Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert and Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy. All 32 teams were represented.

Alabama will have another Pro Day in mid-April.

Jalyn Armour-Davis, cornerback

Jalyn Armour-Davis on Pro Day — Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports

SEC analyst Roman Harper said Armour-Davis stood out to him during Pro Day. Per SEC Network, he improved on his vertical jump and topped 36.

Combine results

Measurements

Height: 6-1

Weight: 197

Hand: 9^1/4

Arm: 33^7/8

Drills

40-Yard Dash 4.39 (tied for sixth fastest among cornerbacks)

Bench Press 14

Vertical Jump 34.5

Slade Bolden, wide receiver

Slade Bolden on Alabama Pro Day — Gary Cosby Jr.-USA TODAY Sports

Bolden doesn't appear to have improved on his 40 time from the combine. SEC Network had him unofficially at 4.69. His biggest highlight was a diving catch on a deep sideline ball during position drills. He got up and did a quick celebratory flex.