Spring Preview: Depth and Inexperience Alabama's Biggest Concerns at Quarterback With Mac Jones having handed the position off to Bryce Young, Crimson Tide quarterbacks have combined to attempt 22 passes at the collegiate level Author: Early enrollee: Jalen Milroe Incoming: None One of the few drawbacks to having an SEC-only schedule, and Alabama’s national-championship run last season, was that it didn’t give Nick Saban much of an opportunity to develop some quarterback depth. Bryce Young arrived as one of the most heralded prospects in the nation, to the point that some thought he had the potential to start (until spring practices were canceled). As a true freshman he backed up Mac Jones during his prolific season, which included winning the Davey O’Brien Award as the nation’s most outstanding quarterback.