Alabama adds multiple players to availability report for South Carolina game
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Alabama listed 4 players on Wednesday night’s initial availability report it handed into the league office. All of them were expected scratches for Saturday’s game at South Carolina.
On Thursday, 3 Alabama players were added to the report. Tight end Danny Lewis has now been listed as out for the game. Right guard Geno VanDeMark is questionable to play. And wideout Lotzeir Brooks is doubtful.
Brooks, a freshman receiver, is fifth on the team in targets through the first 7 games of the season. He has 16 receptions for 255 yards on 23 targets this year. After just 9 offensive snaps in the season-opener, Brooks has become more of a regular in the receiver rotation.
He played 31 snaps against Tennessee last weekend. He has operated almost exclusively out of the slot.
VanDeMark is third among all offensive linemen in snaps this season. He has started 6 games at right guard and 1 at left guard. He played a season-low 35 snaps against Tennessee.
If VanDeMark is unable to play, it seems likely that Kam Dewberry and Jaeden Roberts would start at the guard spots. Dewberry started the first 6 games before coming off the bench against the Vols. Roberts started alongside VanDeMark, center Parker Brailsford, and tackles Kadyn Proctor and Michael Carroll in that game.
Lewis has seen offensive snaps in 3 games this season. He caught his only 2 targets of the year against Missouri in Week 7.
The Tide are a 12-point favorite over South Carolina in Saturday’s game, per bet365.
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