QB: #11, Kellen Mond (Jr.; 6-2, 217; ProFootballFocus season score of 72.9)

#10, Zach Calzada (Fr.; 6-3, 209; 62.2)

#4,James Foster (RS-Fr.; 6-3, 217; 55.5)

#8, Connor Blumrick (RS-So.; 6-5, 210; n/a)

RB: #28, Isaiah Spiller (Fr.; 6-1, 220; 65.8)

#23, Jacob Kibodi (RS-So.; 6-2, 218; 65.2)

#25, Cordarrian Richardson (RS-So.; 6, 240; 75.3);

FB: #43, Cagan Baldree (RS-Jr.; 6-4, 260; 58.9)

TE: #86, Glenn Beal (So.; 6-5, 260; 51.8) OR #85, Jalen Wydermyer (Fr.; 6-5, 260; 57.4)

WR: #1, Quartney Davis (RS-Jr.; 6-2, 200; 68)

#14, Camron Buckley (Jr.; 6-2, 190; 59.4)

#17, Ainias Smith (Fr.; 5-10, 193; 87.3)

WR: #2, Jhamon Ausbon (Jr.; 6-2, 218; 72.2)

#5, Jalen Preston (RS-Fr.; 6-2, 214; 73.8)

WR: #13, Kendrick Rogers (RS-Jr.; 6-4, 204; 63.9)

#81, Caleb Chapman (RS-Fr.; 6-5, 214; 49.7)

LT: #65, Dan Moore (Jr.; 6-5, 325; 63.4)

#74, Kellen Diesch (RS-Jr.; 6-5, 298; 75.3)

LG: #73, Jared Hocker (Jr.; 6-5, 323; 70.8)

#60, Bart Clement (RS-Fr.; 6-2, 319; 47.8)

C: #76, Colton Prater (Sr.; 6-4, 298; 64.2)

#77, Ryan McCollum (RS-Jr.; 6-5, 305; 56.9)

RG: #55, Kenyon Green (Fr.; 6-4, 330; 67.7)

#75, Luke Matthews (RS-Fr.; 6-4, 315; 45.2)

RT: #54, Carson Green (Jr.; 6-6, 315; 72.6)

#51, Riley Anderson (RS-Jr.; 6-5, 304; 59.1)

DE: #92, Justin Eboigbe (Fr.; 6-5, 294; PFF season score of 69.6)

#47, Byron Young (Fr.; 6-3, 295; 62.7)

NG: #94, DJ Dale (Fr; 6-3, 308; 76.3)

#90, Stephon Wynn Jr. (RS-Fr.; 6-4, 311; 61.9)

#91, Tevita Musika (Sr.; 6-1, 338; 74.2)

DE: #99, Raekwon Davis (Sr; 6-7, 312; 82.1)

#48, Phidarian Mathis (RS-So.; 6-4, 312; 75.4)

SAM: #24, Terrell Lewis (RS-Jr.; 6-5, 252; 90.2)

#4, Christopher Allen (RS-So.; 6-4, 250; 72.2)

MIKE: #35, Shane Lee (Fr.; 6, 246; 56.8)

#36, Markail Benton (RS-So.; 6-2, 235; 66)

WILL: #8, Christian Harris (Fr.; 6-2, 244; 64.1)

#42, Jaylen Moody (So.; 6-2, 228; 54)

#10, Ale Kaho (So.; 6-1, 228; 61)

JACK: #33, Anfernee Jennings (RS-Sr.; 6-3, 259; 90.3)

#1, Ben Davis (RS-Jr.; 6-4, 243; 72.7)

#30, King Mwikuta (Fr; 6-5, 243; 57.5)

CB: #7, Trevon Diggs (Sr.; 6-2, 207; 84)

#22, Jalyn Armour-Davis (RS-Fr.; 6-1, 182; 56)

#11, Scooby Carter (Fr.; 6, 186; 57.4)

FS: #15, Xavier McKinney (Jr.; 6-1, 200; 76.1)

#3, Daniel Wright (RS-So.; 6-1, 190; 62.9)

#9, Jordan Battle (Fr.; 6-1, 201; 71.6)

SS: #5, Shyheim Carter (Sr.; 6, 191; 68.8)

#21, Jared Mayden (Sr.; 6, 205; 71)

#29 DeMarcco Hellams (Fr.; 6-1, 213; 79.4)

CB: #2, Patrick Surtain II (So.; 6-2, 203; 85.1)

#28, Josh Jobe (So.; 6-1, 189; 58.7)

#26, Marcus Banks (Fr.; 6, 170; 63.3

Star: #2, Patrick Surtain II (So.; 6-2, 203; 85.1)

#5, Shyheim Carter (Sr.; 6, 191; 68.8)

#22, Jalyn Armour-Davis (RS-Fr.; 6-1, 182; 56)

Texas A&M: RB Jashaun Corbin (hamstring) is out for the year. No new injuries have been reported.

Alabama: Starting defensive lineman LaBryan Ray (knee) is out. Freshman Byron Young, not Justin Eboigbe, has been working with the first team in his place.

Rushing: Spiller, 41 carries for 285 yards (6.2 YPC) and 3 TD

Mond, 37 carries for 110 yards (3 YPC) and 2 TD

Kibodi, 26 carries for 104 yards (4 YPC) and 1 TD

Passing: Mond, 117-181 (64.6%), 1,333 yards, 10 TD, 4 INT

Calzada, 8-17 (47.1%), 106 yards, 2 TD

Foster, 2-5 (40%), 25 yards

Receiving: Ausbon, 32 catches, 446 yards (13.9 YPC), 2 TD

Davis, 23 catches, 288 yards (12.5 YPC), 4 TD

Rogers, 17 catches, 200 yards (11.8 YPC)

Smith, 12 catches, 161 yards (13.4 YPC), 3 TD

Tackles: McKinney, 41

Lee, 30

Jennings, 29

Tackles for loss: Jennings, 5

Lewis, 4

Allen, 3.5

Sacks: Jennings, 3

Lewis, 2

Four players with 1 each

Forced fumbles: Surtain, 2

Four players with 1 each

Fumble recoveries: Five players with 1 each

Interceptions: Diggs, 2

Four players with 1 each

Passes broken up: Surtain and Shyheim Carter, 3

Seven players with 1 each

Scoring offense: 32.8 PPG (46th nationally, 6th SEC)

Rushing offense: 133.4 YPC (97th, 13th)

Passing offense: 292.8 YPG (25th, 3rd)

Total offense: 426.2 YPG (57th, 9th)

First downs: 122 (34th, 6th)

3rd down conversions: 43.3% (37th, 6th)

4th down conversions: 100% (1st)

Sacks allowed: 10 (60th, 7th)

Red zone offense: 84.6% (63rd, 6th)

Turnovers lost: 9 (79th, 7th)

Turnover margin: -2 (90th, 13th)

Time of possession: 33:23 (13th, 1st)

Scoring defense: 14.8 PPG (13th nationally, 4th SEC)

Rushing yards allowed: 134.8 YPG (51st, 8th)

Passing yards allowed: 190.6 (30th, 3rd)

Total defense: 325.4 YPG (35th, 6th)

3rd down conversion defense: 32.9% (36th, 7th)

4th down conversion defense: 45.5% (58th, 11th)

Red zone defense: 72.7% (21st, 6th)

Tackles for loss: 30 (70th, 10th)

Sacks: 10 (77th, 10th)

Turnovers forced: 11 (15th, 3rd)

Turnover margin: +8 (3rd, 1st)

Mix things up in an effort to get some balance. In their two SEC games so far, Alabama has given up 459 yards to South Carolina and 476 to Ole Miss -- and neither team is upper echelon. Perhaps more importantly, Alabama is giving up 4.8 yards a carry in those two games. So there it is: the thus far weak A&M running game has to get going.

How do you do that? With a lot of different things. First, they’re going to try to use some more power, with the two tight end sets. But they’re also probably going to use more RPO (run-pass option), quarterback runs and misdirection. They started to attack the edges more against Arkansas early and had success; other teams have had a lot of it against the Tide.

In the passing game, look for the Aggies to try to get the ball out of Kellen Mond’s hands quickly, especially early on, to take pressure off the offensive line and get Mond’s confidence up. That will probably mean more Davis and Smith at first, then get Ausbon going. There will probably be a lot of 2-on-2, with Surtain chasing Ausbon around the field.

Also, don’t be surprised if the Aggies use tempo more in this game than they have in the past. Looking at A&M so far this year (and last), it’s pretty clear that the offense has been more efficient when they’re going quickly. Mond certainly seems more in his element and it would be a major change of approach -- but it is one they’ve worked on recently.

There’s not much different about this Alabama defense in terms of scheme. It’s the ages of the players and the lack of top 10s statistically that stand out.

Schematically, there’s no change. Three huge guys on the line who are supposed to clog up the offensive line, then two big and fast edge linebackers to swoop in and take out the running back or quarterback. Then they’ll have someone roving around the secondary as a corner/safety and change their back end looks. And they’ve been extremely opportunistic, with 11 turnovers forced so far (only 2 in SEC play).

The front line has been ok, but had a lot of trouble trying to stop the run against Ole Miss. Jennings, on the other hand, has been fantastic. He’s made himself into a first round draft pick for sure. The other linebackers have shown flashes of brilliance, but have also made some mistakes. That’s not surprising, considering they’re a pretty young bunch.

Except for South Carolina, where Ryan Hillinski lit them up for 324 yards (36-57 and 2 TD), the secondary has been excellent. Surtain has started to live up to his billing and is starting to take on the role that Minkah Fitzpatrick did, roaming all around the field as an eraser. Diggs has also been solid, and McKinney has been excellent at safety. They’re going to play a lot of man coverage, but like to mix things up at the very last second to try to cause confusion. This is the third time Mond has seen them, so he should be at least a little familiar with what they do. But really getting after them will be more of a challenge.