Alabama's Caleb Downs, Kadyn Proctor Named to Freshman All-SEC Team

The two have started all 13 games for the Crimson Tide this season.

Katie Windham | Dec 7, 2023

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The honors keep rolling in for Alabama football's starting freshman duo.

Caleb Downs and Kadyn Proctor were each named to the Freshman All-SEC Team by the league office Thursday. Downs was already named SEC Freshman of the Year by the coaches earlier this week.

Caleb Downs

Named the SEC Freshman of the Year and the SEC Newcomer of the Year (Associated Press) in addition to his Freshman All-SEC recognition
Paces the Alabama defense and ranks fourth in the league with 99 stops, including 3.5 tackles for loss (-11 yards)
Forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and picked off two passes to go with three pass breakups
Assumed the punt return duties late in the season, accumulating 87 yards and a touchdown across his four returns

Kadyn Proctor

Immediately stepped in along the Crimson Tide’s offensive line in his first year of collegiate ball
Started all 13 games at left tackle for Alabama, the first freshman to do so since 2014
Recorded 20 knockdown blocks across 743 total snaps

2023 SEC All-Freshman Team

Offense

Chris Parson, Mississippi State

Sedrick Alexander, Vanderbilt

Rueben Owens, Texas A&M

Eugene Wilson III, Florida

London Humphreys, Vanderbilt

Brett Norfleet, Missouri

Earnest Greene, Georgia

Kadyn Proctor, Alabama

Lance Heard, LSU

Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M*

Andrew Chamblee, Arkansas*

Trovon Baugh, South Carolina*

Connor Lew, Auburn

Defense

T.J. Searcy, Florida

Keldric Faulk, Auburn

Donterry Russell, Mississippi State

Kelby Collins, Florida

Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss

Taurean York, Texas A&M

Raylen Wilson, Georgia

Caleb Downs, Alabama

Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina

Jaylon Braxton, Arkansas

Jordan Castell, Florida

Special Teams

Alex McPherson, Auburn

Jackson Ross, Tennessee

Isaiah Sategna, Arkansas

KOS

Alex McPherson, Auburn

Walker Himebauch, Kentucky

* - Ties (ties are not broken)

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KATIE WINDHAM

Katie Windham is the assistant editor for BamaCentral, primarily covering football, basketball gymnastics and softball. She is a two-time graduate of the University of Alabama and has covered a variety of Crimson Tide athletics since 2019 for outlets like The Tuscaloosa News, The Crimson White and the Associated Press before joining BamaCentral full time in 2021. Windham has covered College Football Playoff games, the Women's College World Series, NCAA March Madness, SEC Tournaments and championships in multiple sports.