Blake Sims Class: Sophomore Hometown: Gainesville, Ga. High School: Gainesville Height / Weight: 6-0 / 212 Position: Running Back Experience: 1L

2011 (FRESHMAN): Blake Sims has settled into his role at running back for the Crimson Tide ... seen action in five games ... has carried the ball 22 times for 107 yards and ran for six first downs ... averaging 4.9 yards per carry. Kent State: Saw his first career action and carried the ball six times for 16 yards. North Texas: Broke free with a 15-yard burst against UNT ... rushed three times for 13 yards. Vanderbilt: Carried the ball eight times for four yards ... caught two passes for 18 yards. Mississippi: Carried the ball five times for 74 yards with a long run of 45 yards.

2010 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted as a true freshman in 2010.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Blake Sims is an explosive athlete out of the state of Georgia where he twice earned AAA All-State honors by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Associated Press in 2009 ... the four-star prospect played quarterback for head coach Bruce Miller's state runner-up squad in 2009 ... the No. 33 athlete nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 63 athlete by ESPNU ... rated eighth in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's 2010 Top 50 prospects in Georgia ... No. 111 on the Mobile Press-Register's Super Southeast 120 ... ranked as the No. 43 player in Georgia by SuperPrep Magazine ... a PrepStar All-American at quarterback ... completed 150-of-254 pass attempts as a senior for 2,288 yards ... threw for 28 touchdowns while carring the ball 115 times for 863 yards (7.5 per carry) and 13 rushing touchdowns ... totaled 3,736 all-purpose yards and 49 total touchdowns ... threw for 2,785 yards as a junior in 2008 while rushing for 822 yards and 15 scores ... chose Alabama over Tennessee, Georgia, Florida State, Michigan and Mississippi.