Anthony Steen Class: Sophomore Hometown: Lambert, Miss. High School: Lee Academy Height / Weight: 6-3 / 303 Position: Offensive Line Experience: 1L

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Anthony Steen started the first seven games of the 2011 season at right guard before missing the Tennessee game due to injury ... has nine starts this year ... returned to start against Mississippi State ... helps Alabama rank 15th nationally running the football with an average of 219.8 yards per game while ranking 16th nationally in scoring offense with 36.0 points per game and 30th in total offense (433.4 ypg) ... ranks 28th nationally in sacks allowed at 1.25 per game ... the Tide has scored 33 rushing touchdowns to rank tied for ninth nationally. Kent State: Helped clear the way for 183 yards rushing, including 134 rushing and receiving yards from Eddie Lacy and Trent Richardson's three rushing touchdowns. Penn State: Blocked for 196 rushing yards while not allowing a sack to the talented Nittany Lion front seven ... helped Richardson account for 111 yards and two touchdowns. North Texas: Opened holes for a season-high 347 rushing yards including 100-yard games from Trent Richardson(167) and Eddie Lacy (161) ... Richardson found the end zone three times while Lacy scored twice ... at quarterback, AJ McCarron had time to complete 71.4 percent of his passes. Arkansas: Helped create the holes for Trent Richardson to record his third-straight 100 yard performance on the ground ... helped provide the time for AJ McCarron to throw for an efficient 15-of-20 for 200 yards and two scores. Florida: Cleared a path for 226 rushing yards in the 38-10 win over the Gators as Richardson went for a career-best 181 yards and two touchdowns ... also helped the Tide not surrender a sack. Vanderbilt: Opened holes for Richardson's fifth 100-yard rushing game and 419 yards of total offense ... provided time for McCarron to throw four touchdowns. Mississippi: Paved the way for Alabama to amass 389 yards on the ground ... provided the holes for two 100-yard rushers in Trent Richardson (183 yards) and Jalston Fowler (125 yards). LSU: Steen played but did not start. Mississippi State: Returned to his starting role after missing a game due to injury ... helped pave the way for the Tide to rush for 223 yards ... blocked for another 100 yard rusher as Trent Richardson tallied 133 yards on the ground ... Eddie Lacy chipped in with 96 yards as well. Georgia Southern: Helped the Tide amass 272 yards rushing while Richardson went 175 yards and two scores ... did not allow a sack.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Steen was one of the Crimson Tide's top backups along the offensive line in 2010 before an injury to right guard Barrett Jones forced him into a starting role for the final two games of the 2010 regular season against Georgia State and Auburn at right guard ... played in all 13 games ... replaced Jones in the first half of the Mississippi State game when he suffered a high ankle sprain.

2009 (REDSHIRT): He redshirted during his first year with the Tide.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Steen is a versatile athlete that did a little bit of everything in high school including playing on the offensive line, defensive line, snapping and kicking ... listed as the nation's No. 25 offensive guard by Scout.com ... ranks 26th at guard by Rivals.com where he is also rated as the 16th-best player in Rivals.com Postseason Mississippi Top 30 ... ESPNU lists Steen as the No. 39 defensive tackle prospect ... rated as the No. 29 prospect in Mississippi by SuperPrep magazine ... member of the 2008 All-Press Register (Clarksdale) Football Team ... MVP lineman of the North AA Conference and a Mississippi Private School Association All-Star selection ... coached by Robert Daniels at Lee Academy ... chose the Crimson Tide over Miami (Fla.), Florida State, Mississippi State, Mississippi and Southern Mississippi.