The AL.com sports video team received national recognition last week with an Associated Press Sports Editors award for Excellence in Video.

The team was honored for its work on the documentary series Derick Hall: Road to the Pros which was released in April of 2023.

Using extensive interviews with Hall and his inner circle, the series focused on his childhood after being born four months premature, his inspiring rise as a top high school recruit and star at Auburn University, his training for the NFL Combine and the emotional moment he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Laura Goldman spearheaded the project with assistance from Clay Yeager and Wesley Sinor. The trio shares the award with The New York Times and The Los Angeles Times in the A Division, the largest newsroom category.

It marks the team’s third consecutive and fifth overall Associated Press Sports Editors award:

• 2023: Derick Hall: Road to the Pros

• 2022: 16 moments you may have missed when Tennessee fans celebrated their 1st win over Alabama in 16 years

• 2021: Wesley Steiner: Beyond the Gridiron

• 2018: Tua Homecoming

• 2015: 5-Star Super Show: SEC cornerback prospect Maurice Smitherman backs up his hype

Check out Hall’s full documentary series in the videos below. Stay tuned to AL.com next month for the team’s new installment of Road to the Pros featuring former Alabama defensive back Kool-Aid McKinstry.