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No. 2 Alabama advanced to 5-0 (2-0 SEC) with its 59-31 win over Ole Miss on Saturday. And in the Week 5 conference game, a total of 15 true freshmen from Alabama’s No. 1-ranked 2019 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite, saw the field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Of the 15 freshmen, four of them started on defense in defensive linemen DJ Dale and Justin Eboigbe and linebackers Shane Lee and Christian Harris. Offensive lineman Evan Neal started at left guard for the fifth game in a row. Defensive lineman [b]Braylen Ingraham[/b] made his UA debut.

With the NCAA’s new redshirt rule, players are allowed to maintain a year of eligibility if they play in no more than four games in a season. On Saturday, 10 of the Crimson Tide’s freshmen appeared in their fifth game, which eliminates the possibility of them redshirting this year.

Those players were Neal, Lee, Harris, Dale, Jordan Battle, Byron Young, DeMarcco Hellams, Marcus Banks, Darrian Dalcourt and John Metchie. Three players (King Mwikuta, Keilan Robinson and Will Reichard) have played in four games in 2019. Only seven true freshmen, including Antonio Alfano and Trey Sanders, have not seen the field through the first four games.

Here are all the freshmen that entered the game in Alabama’s Week 5 game against Ole Miss.
CHRISTIAN HARRIS
No. 6 ILB, No. 110 overall in 2019 rankings
Harris started at Will linebacker and recorded seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one hurry.

SHANE LEE
No. 5 ILB, No. 78 overall in 2019 rankings
Lee started at Mike linebacker and recorded five tackles and one hurry. He also lined up on kickoff returns.

BYRON YOUNG
No. 8 DT, No. 77 overall in 2019 rankings
Young entered the game on the defensive line in the first quarter and recorded four tackles and 0.5 tackle for loss.

JORDAN BATTLE
No. 2 S, No. 43 overall in 2019 rankings
Battle was the sixth defensive back in UA’s dime package and was used on kickoffs, kickoff returns and punt returns. The safety recorded three tackles.

JUSTIN EBOIGBE
No. 5 SDE, No. 62 overall in 2019 rankings
Eboigbe started at defensive end and recorded two tackles and 0.5 tackle for loss.

DJ DALE
No. 18 DT, No. 254 overall in 2019 rankings
Dale started at nose guard and recorded two tackles and 0.5 tackle for loss.

EVAN NEAL
No. 1 OT, No. 7 overall in 2019 rankings
Neal started at left guard for the fifth game in a row.

JOHN METCHIE
No. 40 WR, No. 275 overall in 2019 rankings
Metchie entered the game as a reserve wide receiver in the first quarter and played on special teams, including on punt returns. He dropped the only pass thrown his way.

KEILAN ROBINSON
No. 15 RB, No. 244 overall in 2019 rankings
Robinson entered the game at running back in the fourth quarter and carried the ball five times for 20 yards.

DEMARCCO HELLAMS
No. 8 S, No. 84 overall in 2019 rankings
Hellams appeared on punt returns and kickoffs as early as the second quarter, but he did not record any stats.

KING MWIKUTA
No. 9 WDE, No. 158 overall in 2019 rankings
Mwikuta entered the game on kickoffs in the third quarter and at outside linebacker in the fourth quarter. He recorded one tackle.

MARCUS BANKS
No. 13 CB, No. 127 overall in 2019 rankings
Banks entered the game on kickoffs in the third quarter. He did not record any stats.

BRAYLEN INGRAHAM
No. 10 SDE, No. 164 overall in 2019 rankings
Ingraham made his Alabama debut Saturday as a reserve defensive lineman in the fourth quarter. He did not record any stats.

JAHLEEL BILLINGSLEY
No. 11 TE, No. 308 overall in 2019 rankings
Billingsley entered the game at tight end in the fourth quarter. He did not record any stats.

DARRIAN DALCOURT
No. 11 OG, No. 177 overall in 2019 rankings
Dalcourt entered the game at center in the fourth quarter.

TRACKING FRESHMEN PARTICIPATION
Below, we track how many games Alabama’s freshmen have appeared in in 2019.
1. Evan Neal (5) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
2. Piece Quick (3) -- New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss
3. Jordan Battle (5) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
4. Justin Eboigbe (3) -- South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
5. Byron Young (5) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
6. Shane Lee (5) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
7. DeMarcco Hellams (5) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
8. Scooby Carter (3) -- Duke, New Mexico State, Southern Miss
9. Christian Harris (5) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
10. Marcus Banks (5) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
11. King Mwikuta (4) -- New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
12. Braylen Ingraham (1) -- Ole Miss
13. Darrian Dalcourt (5) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
14. Taulia Tagovailoa (2) -- Duke, Southern Miss
15. Keilan Robinson (4) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Ole Miss
16. DJ Dale (5) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
17. John Metchie (5) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
18. Tanner Bowles (1) -- New Mexico State
19. Jahleel Billingsley (3) -- New Mexico State, Southern Miss, Ole Miss
20. Will Reichard (4) -- Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss

*** True freshmen that have not played: Antonio Alfano (head), Trey Sanders (foot), Ishmael Sopsher, Amari Kight, Brandon Turnage, Kevin Harris and Paul Tyson.

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Bear88
Media does not want Tua unfortunately it seems like

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