Alabama offensive lineman Alphonse Taylor arrested for DWI

Alabama offensive lineman Alphonse Taylor was arrested for driving while intoxicated Sunday, according to the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

Taylor's bond was set at $1,000, according to multiple outlets.

The 6-foot-5, 345-pound senior from Mobile, Ala., started each of the Crimson Tide's 15 games last season en route to the program's 16th national championship. Alabama posted a thrilling 45-40 victory over Clemson in the College Football Playoff Championship on Jan. 11, 2016, in Glendale, Ariz.

Taylor led the team with 57 knockdown blocks last season. In the national title game against the Tigers, he had four knockdown blocks while paving the way for big performances for Alabama quarterback Jake Coker (335 yards passing) and Heisman Trophy-winning back Derrick Henry (158 rushing yards).

After last season, Taylor was asked by Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban to lose weight. He was demoted to second-team right guard during the spring after failing to lose enough weight, with Brandon Kennedy taking first-team reps according to 247Sports.com.

Taylor's teammate, tackle Cam Robinson, was also arrested May 17 on misdemeanor charges of possessing a controlled substance, felony possession of a stolen gun and illegally carrying a weapon in the presence of narcotics. The charges were later dropped and Saban said Robinson wouldn't be suspended.

Taylor earned a spot on the 2016 Preseason Media Days All-SEC Team, being named to the Second Team with 137 votes as the conference's eighth-best offensive lineman.