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Why Kalen DeBoer isn't worried about Ryan Williams' performance for Alabama football
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- Why Kalen DeBoer isn't worried about Ryan Williams' performance for Alabama football
Ryan Williams had his share of struggles in Alabama football's 24-21 win against Georgia .
The Crimson Tide sophomore receiver dropped a potential touchdown pass from quarterback Ty Simpson , adding to his list after he had multiple drops against Florida State and another on a potential score against Wisconsin .
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Williams was also criticized by ESPN color commentator Kirk Herbstreit for his lack of blocking prowess on the outside against the Bulldogs on back-to-back plays.
Kalen DeBoer is not worried about Williams.
"He knows," DeBoer said. "He's just got to keep progressing, keep developing, keep working. What I know I see on the football field in practice every single day is a guy that is working hard at it. We know how skilled he is, how big of a threat he is any time he is on the field."
DeBoer said Williams responded well. Williams was the target on multiple third-down conversions. He had an explosive 18-yard play at the end of the second quarter that set up a 2-yard Simpson touchdown run.
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DeBoer sees a receiver in Williams who is "focused," who is "locked in on the team." Williams' "want-to" is there. DeBoer just needs Williams to "keep working on the fundamental things."
"He's not going to be perfect, just like any other guy," DeBoer said. "We expect a lot out of him. We've built that up for him and he certainly wants that. But he just has to keep taking steps, keep getting better. And he will."
Alabama will host Vanderbilt at 2:30 p.m. CT Saturday, Oct. 4 at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
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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