Alabama star Kadyn Proctor lost weight after counsel from Tide players in NFL
By David Wasson
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Alabama offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor is in the middle of defining junior season in Tuscaloosa, as his dominance in both the Crimson Tide’s running game and in protection of quarterback Ty Simpson has him rocketing up NFL mock draft charts.
Proctor’s ascendance, coupled with weight loss to get him below 400 pounds, was profiled by the SEC Network earlier Saturday prior to the 6th-ranked Tide’s game against No. 11 Tennessee (7:30 pm, ABC).
Proctor told reporter Dave Ballou that he received counsel from former Tide teammates and NFL offensive linemen Tyler Booker and JC Latham after Alabama’s season-opening loss at Florida State that he wasn’t playing “fast enough.”
Proctor also revealed that he had heard NFL teams’ “only concern is my weight”, which was over 400 pounds when he was a freshman in 2023. Proctor announced he was transferring from Alabama to Iowa in 2024 in the wake of coach Nick Saban’s retirement – but returned to the Tide in April of the same year for his sophomore season.
Proctor, who has gained additional nationwide attention with his brief cameos in the Crimson Tide offense this season, told Ballou that he was down to 356.2 pounds this week. Proctor caught a screen pass and almost scored against Georgia earlier this season, and then picked up a first down as a wildcat quarterback last week against Missouri.
Proctor and the Crimson Tide will face Tennessee on Saturday night in Week 8.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
