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Zabien Brown, Yhonzae Pierre recognized as SEC Players of the Week after Tennessee win

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Alabama DB Zabien Brown
Alabama DB Zabien Brown (Courtesy of UA Athletics)

Alabama’s Zabien Brown and Yhonzae Pierre were each named the Southeastern Conference’s Co-Defensive Players of the Week, the league office announced Monday morning.

The weekly accolades are both the first in the careers of the UA defenders, raising the Crimson Tide’s total to eight weekly awards so far this season.

Defensive Player of the Week
Zabien Brown

  • Put together one of his best games to date in the Crimson Tide’s 37-20 victory over Tennessee
  • Totaled 57 coverage snaps and allowed just 16 yards across six targets on the night
  • Tied for the team-high total and set a new career-best mark tackles with seven stops
  • Added a 99-yard pick six on the Vols’ final drive of the first half, instantly flipping the momentum of the game to the Tide as the teams went into the locker room
  • The interception return ranked as the second-longest pick-six in program history and helped Brown account for the third-most interception return yards in Alabama single-game history
  • The pick was also the Tide’s first for a score since 2023

Defensive Player of the Week
Yhonzae Pierre

  • Helped the Crimson Tide to its fourth consecutive top-25 victory in the 37-20 win over then-No. 11 Tennessee
  • Played a key role in limiting UT to only 20 points and 410 yards, well-below their season averages entering Saturday’s contest
  • Matched his career-best total with six tackles, including a team-high tying five solo stops
  • Registered a career-high three sacks (-31 yards), part of the Tide’s four on the evening
  • Recorded his three sacks against a Volunteer offensive line that had only allowed four total sacks over six games entering the Third Saturday in October
  • Pierre’s three sacks were the most by a Tide defender in a game since the 2021 season

*** This information was acquired from a recent press release from Alabama Athletics. 

Tide’s Players of the Week for Game 7

The Alabama coaching staff announced its players of the week on Sunday. In addition to “skill” and “power” players on offense and defense, the Tide also recognizes scout-team players.

OFFENSE / SKILL: Germie Bernard
OFFENSE / POWER: Kadyn Proctor
OFFENSE / SCOUT: Mal Waldrep Jr.

DEFENSE / SKILL: Zabien Brown
DEFENSE / POWER: Yhonzae Pierre
DEFENSE / SCOUT: JD Baird

SPECIAL TEAMS: Lotzeir Brooks
SPECIAL TEAMS / SCOUT: Walter Sansing III

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