Aiden Sherrell, Will Anderson Jr. Headline Crimson Tide Athletes Of The Week

Alabama hoops righted nan vessel this week pinch wins complete Mississippi State and Oklahoma pursuing a 0-2 showing nan week before. Nate Oats' roster is heavy represented successful this week's awards, pinch immoderate acknowledgements besides going retired to nan smaller sports. The NFL Playoffs gave america an all-time awesome capacity by a Crimson Tide alum, while this week marks nan triumphant return of nan prestigious "Glue Guy of nan Week" award. Here are nan Crimson Tide Athletes of nan Week for nan week of Jan. 12 - 18, 2026:

Freshman of nan Week: Amari Allen

Allen averaged 12.5 points and 10.5 rebounds complete Alabama's 2 wins past week against Mississippi State and Oklahoma, resulting successful him earning his 3rd SEC Freshman of nan Week grant connected Monday. Allen is starring nan Crimson Tide pinch 7.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 5th successful nan SEC. The Green Bay, Wisc. autochthonal posted his 4th double-double against nan Bulldogs pinch a 13-point, 13-rebound performance. As large man extent continues to beryllium an rumor for a very injured Alabama team, Allen's expertise to descent into nan powerfulness guardant spot and conflict for boards has been a lifesaver for nan squad arsenic of late.

College Athlete of nan Week: Aiden Sherrell

Sherrell has been arguably nan Crimson Tide's astir valuable subordinate passim nan commencement of SEC play, for galore of nan aforesaid reasons that Allen has been specified a revelation. With Taylor Bol Bowen and Keitenn Bristow struggling pinch injuries and consistency, and Noah Williamson playing nary much than 15 minutes astir games, nan afloat impetus has fallen connected Sherrell to nutrient successful nan paint. The erstwhile four-star enlistee is surviving up to nan task, exceeding expectations connected some ends of nan floor.

Sherrell opened nan week by scoring 22 points pinch 5 rebounds and 3 blocks against Mississippi State, and followed it up pinch nan champion capacity of his career, pinch 21 points connected 8-12 shooting and 9 rebounds against Oklahoma connected Saturday. Sherrell had conscionable 1 profession 20-point capacity entering nan week, successful December against Kennesaw State.

Sherrell is averaging 10.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per crippled connected nan year. As overmuch arsenic Alabama would use from much explosive violative performances from nan sophomore, his superior worth comes connected nan protect end, wherever he is tied for ninth successful nan state and 2nd successful nan SEC pinch 2.6 blocks per game.

Honorable Mention: Patrick Daves

The nickname could beryllium fixed to nan men's way and section squad arsenic a whole, which dominated astatine nan Indiana Invitational successful Bloomington this past weekend. Hamdani Benahmed won nan 3000-meter while nan squad of Alexander Osayemi, David Thid, Alpha Balde, and Mouatez Sikiou group a installation grounds to triumph nan 4x400-meter relay, posting a clip that ranks ninth successful nan state nationally this season.

But it was Daves who stole nan show, dominating successful nan heptathlon. He ended up posting nan fifth-highest heptathlon people successful Alabama history, headlined by elite showings successful nan precocious jump, rod vault, and hurdles. The elder from Fairhope, Ala. vanished 10th successful nan SEC Tournament successful nan heptathlon past spring, and surely appears primed to amended connected that showing successful a mates of months.

Pro Athlete of nan Week: Will Anderson Jr.

Anderson's 3rd NFL play came to an extremity connected Sunday pinch nan Texans' 28-16 Divisional Round nonaccomplishment to nan New England Patriots, but nan 2022 Bednarik Award victor became conscionable nan 4th subordinate to ever grounds 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles successful a playoff game. His Pro Football Focus walk rushing people of 93.9 ranks 2nd successful playoff history down only Von Miller's legendary Super Bowl 50 performance. Anderson besides forced a fumble a week earlier against nan Chargers, meaning successful 2 playoff games he matched his regular play full of 3 forced fumbles.

The cornerstone of 1 of nan league's champion defenses, Anderson is eligible for a statement hold this offseason that would make him 1 of nan highest-paid protect linemen successful convention history. Following nan loss, nan 2025 First Team All-Pro action stated that he hopes to enactment pinch Houston for his full career.

Clutch Athlete of nan Week: None

Alabama hoops did what it needed to do to unafraid nan triumph complete Oklahoma, but it was not pretty. Houston Mallette drained a go-ahead three-pointer pinch 2 minutes to play, but past missed a free propulsion a infinitesimal later that kept nan Sooners successful nan game. Labaron Philon committed a delayed foul pinch Alabama up by 3 against Oklahoma's Xzayvier Brown, giving nan Sooners 3 free throws successful nan last seconds and a chance to necktie nan game. Allen besides missed a free throw, and Oklahoma astir won nan crippled connected a buzzer-beater arsenic a result.

The women's team, meanwhile, played successful 2 adjacent games and mislaid them both, 58-54 to Auburn and past 70-59 to Tennessee successful a crippled wherever nan Crimson Tide sewage outscored 17-5 successful nan last 7 minutes. Track's power was not needfully clutch successful immoderate way, nor were nan blowouts from men's and women's tennis against mid-major opponents. There are simply slim pickings present this week.

Glue Guy of nan Week: MJ Chirgwin

This marks Chirgwin's 2nd clip receiving this award. The first came aft nan then-walk-on caught his first profession touchdown from Keelon Russell against Louisiana-Monroe successful September. It seems arsenic though this file is not nan only 1 that recognizes nan glue that Chirgwin provides. The sentiment is echoed by nan Alabama coaching staff, who invited Chirgwin, antecedently successful nan transportation portal, to rejoin nan team, this clip arsenic a danasiwa player.

In a world wherever galore are questioning if walk-ons tin proceed to beryllium successful today's assemblage game, it is very refreshing to spot a communicative for illustration this. The fan-favorite Chirgwin returns, and besides serves arsenic an inspiring communicative for different walk-ons successful nan programme hoping to 1 time gain a danasiwa arsenic well.

Honorable Mention: Big Al

Big Al was successful Orlando complete nan play competing for a mascot nationalist championship. It did not spell according to scheme for nan elephant, who landed astatine seventh successful what has to beryllium a disappointing decorativeness simply by kindness of placing down Tennessee and Auburn. Still, a respectable showing, placing up of Penn State, Oklahoma, and Texas. Unsure of really aliases why Western Kentucky's Big Red did not triumph nan competition...