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Josh Cuevas update: Latest on injured Alabama tight end to open Auburn week

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Alabama TE Josh Cuevas
Alabama TE Josh Cuevas (David Leong / Imagn Images)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Will Alabama tight end Josh Cuevas play in Saturday’s Iron Bowl?

Cuevas, a senior, suffered a foot injury in practice last Wednesday and did not play in the 56-0 win over Eastern Illinois. He wore street clothes and had a walking boot on his right foot.

To kick off Auburn game week, head coach Kalen DeBoer shared an update on Cuevas.

“With Josh, we’ll just keep evaluating him here throughout this week,” DeBoer said.

In his second year in the program, Cuevas started 10 of 11 games this season as the Crimson Tide’s top tight end. He is third on the team with 30 receptions and four touchdowns as a receiver and is fourth with 341 receiving yards. Cuevas has caught multiple passes in every game this season and has quadrupled his touchdown total from last season (1).

Cuevas had his best game in an Alabama uniform two weeks ago against Oklahoma, where he caught a career-high six passes for 80 yards and a touchdown in the loss to the Sooners.

With Cuevas — and Danny Lewis — out, the Tide turned to true freshman Kaleb Edwards as its starting tight end. Edwards caught one pass for 30 yards against Eastern Illinois. Brody Dalton and Marshall Pritchett also caught passes on Saturday afternoon, combining for seven catches for 55 yards. Jay Lindsey also played meaningful minutes against the Panthers.

“I thought we did a good job of getting those guys in spots and testing them, and a lot of it’s been building up over the course of the year, too,” DeBoer said. “You’ve seen Kaleb out there all season long. So, it’s a combination of guys that you’re really focused on as much as anything.

“I thought Marshall did a nice job, Brody did a nice job, Jay did a nice job, as well, in their roles, and just getting them more snaps. We get better with reps. It doesn’t matter who we are, and that’s what we’re trying to do for those guys.”

Alabama will close out the regular season at Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 29 (6:30 p.m. on ABC).

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