Elijah Pritchett granted youthful offender status following arrest
Alabama offensive lineman Elijah Pritchett has been granted youthful offender status following his Wednesday night arrest, according to an update from the Tuscaloosa Thread.
Pritchett, 19, was granted the status by a Tuscaloosa Municipal Court judge Thursday after he was charged with knowingly passing on a sexually transmitted disease Wednesday.
According to the Tuscaloosa Thread, to be considered for youthful offender status, an individual “has to be between 18 and 21 years old, allowing the individual to enter a plea for their crime to take a lighter sentence. If granted youthful offender status, the record of the criminal charge will be permanently sealed away from the public.”
Pritchett was arrested Wednesday on a Class C misdemeanor and later released on $500 bail.
Pritchett, a redshirt freshman, has played in all 13 of Alabama’s games this season. He split time at left tackle with freshman Kadyn Proctor during a four-game stretch in the middle of the Tide’s 2023 campaign. Beginning with the SEC opener against Ole Miss, Pritchett logged double-digit snaps against the Rebels, Mississippi State, Texas A&M and Arkansas. But after that, he went back to being the backup left tackle behind the true freshman starter.
Pritchett seems to be in line to start next fall with right tackle JC Latham most likely turning pro after the 2023 season. A member of Alabama’s 2022 signing class, Pritchett was a top 50 recruit, including the nation’s No. 4 offensive tackle, per the On3 Industry Rankings. He planned to enter the NCAA transfer portal last Friday but changed his mind 24 hours later.
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