The stats from Saturday’s scrimmage

I warn you, take these with more than a grain of salt. These numbers are not comparable to those from a normal game since this wasn’t a four-quarter, 60-minute game. Saban said they threw the ball much more than normal, and the number support that. The numbers came from “11-on-11, situational drills, red area, goal line, 2-minute.” There are no special teams numbers included.

So here, straight from the media relations e-mail, are the stats.

Passing
Greg McElroy – 26 for 33, 360 yards, 6 TD, 0 INT
A.J. McCarron – 21 for 26, 241 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INT
Phillip Sims – 5 for 10, 97 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT

Rushing
Mark Ingram – 9 rush, 28 yards, 1 TD
Eddie Lacy – 8 rush, 24 yards, 2 TD
Trent Richardson – 7 rush, 19 yards, 1TD
Corey Grant – 4 rush, 13 yards

Receiving
Julio Jones – 7 rec., 99 yards, 2 TD
Marquis Maze – 6 rec., 51, yards, 1 TD
Earl Alexander – 5 rec., 87 yards, 2 TD
Trent Richardson – 4 rec., 66 yards
Kenny Bell – 4 rec., 39 yards
Brandon Gibson – 4 rec., 29 yards
Eddie Lacy – 4 rec., 26 yards
Mark Ingram – 3 rec., 75 yards, 1 TD
Preston Dial – 3 rec., 60 yards, 2 TD
DeAndrew White – 2 rec., 87 yards, 1 TD

Defense
Mark Barron – 5 tackles, 1 PBU
B.J. Scott – 5 tackles, 1 INT, 1 PBU
Nick Perry – 5 tackles
Courtney Upshaw – 4 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 PBU
Nico Johnson – 4 tackles
Phelon Jones – 4 tackles, 2 PBU
Jarrick Williams – 4 tackles
Jalston Fowler – 4 tackles
Chris Jordan- 4 tackles, 1 sack
Dont’a Hightower – 3 tackles
Will Lowery – 3 tackles
C.J. Mosley – 3 tackles, 1 INT

Scoring
Passing touchdowns (9): Greg McElroy – 6 (24 yards, 38 yards, 26 yards, 18 yards, 70 yards, 2 yards); A.J. McCarron – 2 (41 yards, 16 yards); Phillip Sims – (78 yards)
Rushing touchdowns (4): Eddie Lacy – 2 (8 yards, 1 yard); Mark Ingram – 1 (1 yard); Trent Richardson – 1 (3 yards)

Injuries hurt continuity at Saturday scrimmage

The first scrimmage of the preseason is now in the books and, apparently, the back luck for the Crimson Tide secondary continues. Nick Saban just ran down a laundry list of injuries from this afternoon’s action.

• Cornerback Dequan Menzie has a “slightly pulled hamstring.”
• Robert Lester suffered a concussion early in the scrimmage.
• DeMarcus Milliner “twisted his ankle” and will be day-to-day.
• Blake Sims strained his foot and also got the day-to-day tag.
• And before the message boards crash, Saban made extra effort to point out Mark Ingram only got the wind knocked out of him late in the proceedings.
• Greg McElroy is just fine. He completed 26-of-33 passes for 360 yards, Saban said.
• Other stats are still to come.
• Check back in a little bit.

Spring scrimmage No. 2 stats

Alabama media relations just released the stats from the second closed scrimmage of the spring. Since outside eyes are not welcome, it’s hard to read too much into the numbers because we’re not exactly sure how they were accumulated. According to the release, the numbers came from 11-on-11, situational drills, red area, goal line and 2-minute situations.

A few observations:

• The running backs had bigger numbers this week compared to the first scrimmage including a notable bump to Mark Ingram’s stats.
• Brandon Gibson, a receiver buried on last season’s depth chart who was spending time at safety this spring, caught the most passes with 10. As previously mentioned, it’s hard to read much if anything into this.
• True freshman kicker Cade Foster made four field goals and no misses were listed. But, we’re not sure if that means he didn’t miss a kick or it just wasn’t listed.

PASSING LEADERS

Greg McElroy – 17 for 27, 156 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

A.J. McCarron – 17 for 30, 215 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT

Phillip Sims – 15 for 19, 139 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT

Star Jackson – 10 for 17, 91 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT

RUSHING LEADERS

Mark Ingram – 19 rush, 72 yards, 1 TD

Eddie Lacy – 10 rush, 28 yards, 1 TD

Trent Richardson – 7 rush, 18 yards,

RECEIVING LEADERS

Brandon Gibson – 10 rec., 74 yards, 1 TD

Julio Jones – 9 rec., 117 yards, 2 TD

Trent Richardson – 8 rec, 39 yards

Preston Dial – 4 rec., 46 yards

Kenny Bell – 4 rec., 33 yards

Demetrius Goode – 3 rec., 79 yards, 1 TD

Hardie Buck – 3 rec., 34 yards

Kevin Norwood – 3 rec., 33 yards

FIELD GOALS

Cade Foster – Made: 27, 32, 24, 33

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

Marcell Dareus – 10 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 TFL, 2 PBU

Dont’a Hightower – 8 tackles, 2 sacks

John Fulton – 5 tackles, 1 TFL

Tana Patrick – 5 tackles

Will Lowery – 5 tackles

B.J. Scott – 5 tackles, 1 PBU

Chris Jordan – 5 tackles, 1 TFL

Jerrell Harris – 4 tackles

Rod Woodson – 4 tackles

Darrington Sentimore – 4 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 Sack

Ed Stinson – 4 tackles, 1 TFL

Robert Lester – 4 tackles, 1 INT

Courtney Upshaw – 4 tackles, 3 sacks

SCORING

Touchdowns – 7 (Jones 11-yard pass from McElroy; Goode 16-yard TD pass from McCarron; Jones 16-yard pass from McCarron; K. Norwood 14-yard pass from Sims; Gibson 5-yard pass from McCarron; Ingram 3-yard run; Eddie Lacy 2-yard run)

Field Goals – 4 (Foster: 27, 32, 24, 33)

*Stats include 11-on-11, situational drills, red area, goal line, 2-minute