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At a time in the calendar when college football teams are concerned about providing scouting information to opponents, there is not much fans will see from Alabama’s second and final scrimmage.<\/p>\n

But if fans and reporters were able to watch Saturday afternoon in Bryant-Denny Stadium, the star of the show would have been junior receiver Traeshon Holden.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a really good day today. He made a lot of good plays,\u201d Nick Saban said. \u201cHe Had, I do n’t know, four or five catches, couple big plays. So, he did a nice job today. I’m pleased with his progress. \u201d<\/p>\n

Holden found the end zone multiple times for an Alabama first-team offense that earned considerable praise from Saban after the scrimmage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the receivers played well, made plays,\u201d Saban said while also complimenting his quarterback. \u201cBryce had a really good day, so it was a lot of positives.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Alabama continues to work Louisville transfer Tyler Harrell into its system after his summer arrival, the top three receivers to start the Tide’s season could be Georgia transfer Jermaine Burton, sophomore Ja’Corey Brooks and Holden.<\/p>\n

Holden, a junior, has become the dean of a wide receiver room that includes five freshmen and three sophomores — but no seniors. The four-star recruit from Kissimmee, Florida played saw the field on a few occasions as a freshman in 2020 but expanded that role to all 15 games last season, catching 21 passes for 239 yards. He caught his first career touchdown late in a win over Mississippi State last October.<\/p>\n

Alabama has other receivers that could press for playing time, including sophomore JoJo Earle when he returns from a broken foot and freshman Kobe Prentice, a standout in last week’s first scrimmage. Two other freshmen in Kendrick Law and Aaron Anderson earned recognition from Saban in the spring.<\/p>\n

There are also versatile options Alabama has moved around in Christian Leary, a sophomore receiver who saw time in the backfield last season, and current five-star freshman Emmanuel Henderson. The nation’s second-rated class of 2022 running back by 247 Sports has seen recent practice time at wide receiver, the school shared in a video<\/a> this week and Saban confirmed Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s been doing a nice job of making progress there,\u201d Saban said.<\/p>\n

Henderson was unlikely to crack a deep running back rotation that includes Georgia Tech transfer Jahmyr Gibbs, who continued to make an impact in Saturday’s second scrimmage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think had Jahmyr had, like, 60 yards or something today on just a few carries,\u201d Saban said. \u201cHe’s very explosive with the ball. Really good receiver, really good all-around player. jase [McClellan]Roydell [Williams] — those guys have done really well. Trey Sanders has done really well. So I feel really good about five running backs that we have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Overall, Saban was pleased Saturday with the play of his first-team offense and first-team defense, although he was less happy with the second groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first offense and the first defense was very productive in terms of how they played, how they executed, how they communicated and played together,\u201d he said. \u201cSecond group, both sides of the ball, lots of mental errors, still. Lots of struggles, lack of confidence in terms of how they play, how they execute, which we obviously need to get more guys who can play winning football.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Rodak is an Alabama beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter <\/i>@mikerodak<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n