From Auburn flip to A&M homecoming: Why Saban loved to see Bama OL make 1st start

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The Tide had already allowed more sacks through five weeks than it did in all of 2022. Then, before facing one of the tougher defensive lines in the conference, right guard Darrian Dalcourt was ruled out with a shoulder injury. That created a moment for Jaeden Roberts, a redshirt sophomore who’d never started before.

“I love to see guys like him who have worked hard for two whole years and in his third year gets an opportunity, especially in his home state, to go out and play. A guy has a good physical presence. He played hard in the game. It’s really tough when you have that practiced all week and he’s not able to play in the game and the next guy’s gotta go in. didn’t have the same opportunities to prepare. I thought Jaeden did a pretty good job of managing it and handling it.

That development went through a few different offensive line coaches, but Roberts saw action in three games last fall after redshirting as a freshman. He entered camp as a backup, a result of Dalcourt’s switch from center to guard. With his playing time uncertain, Roberts could’ve been a possible transfer.

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