Alabama WR Cole Adams has battled injuries throughout the season, suffering an arm injury that forced him to miss the game against Wisconsin. He's been wearing a bulky brace ever since. Against Missouri, Adams went down with a lower body injury in the first quarter. After he was helped off the field, Adams was ultimately carted to the locker room.
The initial expectation was that Adams would be out for a significant amount of time. On Monday, head coach Kalen DeBoer confirmed it by announcing that Adams would miss the rest of the season.
Kalen DeBoer on Cole Adams: "With his injury, he'll be out for the year. We had to deal with that last week, and unfortunate, because Cole's a guy who pours everything into it."
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) November 4, 2024
The redshirt freshman had carved out a role on the team in his second year in Tuscaloosa. Adams was seeing some playing time at WR and had taken over as the team's starting punt returner when healthy. Adams caught 6 passes for 94 yards before the injury.
Where does Alabama turn following the Cole Adams injury?
Adams was a reserve wide receiver, but had seen plenty of snaps. His injury should open up more playig time for freshman Caleb Odom.
Where his loss will be felt the most is at punt returner. Adams had proven to be reliable, and with his injury DeBoer and company will likely be turning to true freshmen Ryan Williams and Jaylen Mbakwe to return punts.