Alabama star OT Kadyn Proctor will make 2024 season debut vs. Wisconsin after coping with shoulder harm

Proctor will doubtless return to his beginning left sort out spot with the Crimson Tide. Elijah Pritchett began at left sort out for Alabama within the win in opposition to Western Kentucky and guard Tyler Booker kicked out to left sort out for the Crimson Tide’s Week 2 win in opposition to South Florida. Proctor coming again implies that Booker can shift again inside and Pritchett can transfer again to proper sort out. 

Proctor, a former five-star prospect out of Des Moines, Iowa, was a Freshman All-American whereas defending quarterback Jalen Milroe’s blindside in 2023. He was additionally the highest-graded offensive lineman throughout convention championship weekend, paving the way in which for Alabama’s SEC Championship Sport win in opposition to Georgia. 

He then stole headlines with a whirlwind offseason that noticed him switch to Iowa within the wake of Nick Saban’s retirement. Proctor by no means suited up for the Hawkeyes, although. In April, earlier than the spring switch window even opened, studies broke that Proctor deliberate on transferring again to Alabama. Proctor’s return to Tuscaloosa was an enormous early win for brand new coach Kalen DeBoer, and he was anticipated to fit in instantly as a starter earlier than his shoulder harm.