Kedrick Bingley-Jones knows exactly what Alabama is about to see from Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor.
That familiarity matters. Bingley-Jones spent two seasons with the Bulldogs, then transferred to Alabama after the 2025 season. He also shared a locker room with Taylor in 2025, when the quarterback made two starts for Mississippi State.
Now on the other side of the matchup, the Alabama defensive lineman says the key is straightforward: stay in control and don’t let Taylor turn the pocket into a playground.
“I mean, for us as a D line, we really just got to be disciplined in our rush lanes,” Bingley-Jones said. “Obviously, he’s gonna hurt us with his legs, and he’s gonna be able to get out of the pocket and make plays downfield too.
It’s not just like he is going to get out and run. He’s going to be able to get out and extend plays and be able to find people like Anthony Evans and Sanfrisco McGee.
I mean, they got playmakers all on the outside, too. So we got to do a good job containing him, for sure.”
That’s not just Bingley-Jones talking like a former teammate who knows the danger. Alabama’s own defensive staff has been saying the same thing.
Earlier this week, defensive coordinator Kane Wommack called Taylor one of the best quarterbacks Kalen DeBoer’s Alabama staff has faced. Wommack praised the way Taylor throws the deep ball, his touch, and the speed around him.
“I think he is already operating as an elite quarterback in the SEC,” Wommack said. “He does such a great job on the deep throws.
He’s got great touch, leads his receiving corps out there which this is a very, very fast group. I think they’ve got multiple guys that have documented ten-two, ten-three speeds whether it was coming out of high school or whatever.
He does a nice job in that regard, really clean with his RPO reads and his delivery with the ball. They do a great job of leading people with those RPO’s so that they can create explosive plays after catch.
He just has a great feel and a great touch right now, again he is probably as good as we have seen in the last three years at the quarterback position.”
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