Former Alabama football offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor is headed back to his home state. Proctor promised to leave Iowa on Saturday.Proctor announced the news on social media with On3 Sports’ Hayes Fawcett. He started every game at left tackle for the Crimson Tide in 2023..
The 6-foot-7, 360-pound Proctor was committed to the Hawkeyes during his recruitment before committing to the Crimson Tide. He was a five-star prospect in Southeast Polk’s class of 2023..
As a true freshman, Proctor competed with Elijah Pritchett for the starting spot. Although he struggled early in the season, he later improved and established himself as a key player at left tackle.”He’s getting better,” former Alabama coach Nick Saban said of Proctor in November. “He’s playing better. He’s got more confidence. I think he knows what to do and because of that confidence he was sometimes afraid to do what he had to do, even though he knew what he had to do. All of that involves trust.
“He finished the year by making the league’s coaches’ All-Rookie All-SEC team.Proctor joins Iowa without an offensive coordinator. Brian Ferentz was fired after the 2023 season after several bad years with the unit. , and his father, Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has yet to hire a replacementProctor was part of the portal exit when Saban retired and Kalen DeBoer was hired as Alabama’s new head coach. The retirement opened a 30-day window for Crimson Tide players to enter the transfer window..
