Alabama looking for improved blocking from its tight ends following the Crimson Tide's first scrimmage of fall camp

Alabama looking for improved blocking from its tight ends following the Crimson Tide's first scrimmage of fall camp originally appeared on A to Z Sports.Alabama's offense is trying to take the next step under head coach Kalen DeBoer.

A lot of the concerns from a season ago have been addressed, but there's at least one area that's still an unknown as the season opener against Florida State approaches -- the tight ends.We know how important the tight ends are to DeBoer's and Ryan Grubb's offense.

No, it's probably not a featured piece that's going to finish amongst the top 3-4 in targets or opportunities in the passing game, but a good, balanced threat can do a lot as far as creating spacing and opportunities for others.

Plus, we've seen how effective strong blocking and timely catches can be when it comes to guys like CJ Dippre and Robbie Ouzts.Those two are gone though, which means Josh Cuevas is now projected to be Alabama's top player at the position.

He's not nearly as effective as a blocker, but he's a better target as a pass-catcher.

The Crimson Tide could use someone like Danny Lewis, Brody Dalton, Jack Sammarco or maybe even one of the freshmen to step up and help alleviate any blocking voids.Following Alabama's first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday, DeBoer was asked about how the tight ends have been performing.Theyre really consistent, DeBoer told reporters.

There were a couple nice, just moving-the-chains type things, consistency.

Cant say there were a lot of explosive plays out of the tight ends, but they are extremely critical as far as moving around.

You guys know we do a lot of shifting and motioning.Theyre involved in protection.

Next time theyre out, I thought they were really consistent.

Again, not a lot of explosiveness that we saw from them.

The explosiveness came from the other guys were talking about in the skill areas.

Im pleased with where its going.In a lot of ways, Alabama completely revamped the room during the offseason.

Dippre and Ouzts were lost, but Dalton was brought in from Troy during the spring portal window and soon after that, Sammarco was added following a year at West Virginia.

And that was after Kaleb Edwards and Marshall Pritchett were signed from the high school ranks.We lost two really good ones that could do some things, especially up front, when it comes to big bodies and having to play SEC football, DeBoer said on Saturday.

I think we can probably continue to get better blocking at the point of attack, and especially maybe in short-yardage or goal-line situations, continue to get there.

But thats a whole unit thing, too.

Its not just on that position.Cuevas is the expected headliner, but at least one other presence will need to be established.

In fact, two would probably be the most beneficial.

Lewis is the projected favorite, but after missing the entire spring with an injury, he's far from a guarantee to be the inline, Y-option alongside Cuevas.

This is group that's worth monitoring as fall camp continues.This story was originally reported by A to Z Sports on Aug 11, 2025, where it first appeared..

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