Alabama's Caleb Downs, Kadyn Proctor Named to Freshman All-SEC Team
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
QB
Chris Parson, Mississippi State
RB
Sedrick Alexander, Vanderbilt
Rueben Owens, Texas A&M
WR
Eugene Wilson III, Florida
London Humphreys, Vanderbilt
TE
Brett Norfleet, Missouri
OL
Earnest Greene, Georgia
Kadyn Proctor, Alabama
Lance Heard, LSU
Chase Bisontis, Texas A&M*
Andrew Chamblee, Arkansas*
Trovon Baugh, South Carolina*
C
Connor Lew, Auburn
Defense
DL
T.J. Searcy, Florida
Keldric Faulk, Auburn
Donterry Russell, Mississippi State
Kelby Collins, Florida
LB
Suntarine Perkins, Ole Miss
Taurean York, Texas A&M
Raylen Wilson, Georgia
DB
Caleb Downs, Alabama
Jalon Kilgore, South Carolina
Jaylon Braxton, Arkansas
Jordan Castell, Florida
Special Teams
PK
Alex McPherson, Auburn
P
Jackson Ross, Tennessee
RS
Isaiah Sategna, Arkansas
KOS
Alex McPherson, Auburn
LS
Walker Himebauch, Kentucky
* - Ties (ties are not broken)
