What is Alabama football tight end plan with Josh Cuevas status in flux?

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Kalen DeBoer didn’t have an update on Josh Cuevas’ status for Alabama football’s upcoming Iron Bowl game against Auburn.

After Cuevas missed the Eastern Illinois game with an injury, DeBoer said “we’ll just keep evaluating him here throughout this week.” But Alabama showed that a plan without Cuevas is in place at the tight end position.

In the Crimson Tide’s 56-0 win against Eastern Illinois, Kaleb Edwards, Brody Dalton and Marshall Pritchett combined for eight catches for 85 yards.

Seven Alabama tight ends played at least one snap against the Panthers, with Pritchett leading with way with 30 snaps, per Pro Football Focus.

DeBoer said the tight end use against Eastern Illinois was “intentional,” one he called a test ahead of Auburn.

“You’ve seen Kaleb out there all season long,” DeBoer said. “It’s a combination of guys 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. Just getting them more snaps. We get better with reps. It doesn’t matter who we are. That’s what we’re trying to do for those guys.”

Alabama offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb said Lindsey “showed up,” while the Crimson Tide tested Edwards into spots Cuevas usually filled.

“Really, it was kind of focusing on those two guys and see what their ability was going to be in the game,” Grubb said.

Alabama will take on Auburn at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Nov. 29.

Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

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