Former Alabama running back Bo Scarbrough could make his NFL debut on Sunday after being promoted by the Detroit Lions.

Scarbrough had joined Detroit’s practice squad on Nov. 6, and the Lions announced on Saturday afternoon he had been signed for the active roster.

The Lions play the Dallas Cowboys at noon CST Sunday at Ford Field in Detroit.

To make a spot for Scrabrough on the 53-player active roster, Detroit released Paul Perkins, one of the running backs trying to fill the void left by Kerryon Johnson’s knee injury. The Lions put the former Madison Academy and Auburn standout on injured reserve on Oct. 22.

Tra Carson stepped into the lineup for Johnson, but he lasted only one game. On Nov. 2, the Lions put Carson on injured reserve because of a hurt hamstring.

In the past two games, former Central-Phenix City standout J.D. McKissic started at running back for Detroit. He's had 68 yards on 14 rushing attempts and nine receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown in the two games.

Ty Johnson and Paul Perkins were the other running backs on Detroit's active roster. Johnson suffered a concussion in Sunday's game, but on Saturday, he was cleared to play. Perkins had 29 yards on 12 carries and one 9-yard reception over the past three games.

The Lions promoted Scarbrough over Wes Hills, a rookie running back who has spent the season on Detroit's practice squad.

Scarbrough was a standout at Northridge High School in Tuscaloosa before spending his senior year at IMG Academy in Florida. In three seasons at Alabama, Scarbrough ran for 1,512 yards and 20 touchdowns on 267 carries (an average of 5.7 yards per rushing attempt) and caught 21 passes for 131 yards.

Scarbrough entered the NFL as a seventh-round draft selection of the Cowboys in 2018. Dallas released Scarbrough when it reduced its 90-player preseason roster to the regular-season limit.

After releasing Scarbrough, Dallas re-signed him for its practice squad. He stayed with the Cowboys until being released on Oct. 9, 2018. The Jaguars signed Scarbrough for their practice squad two days later.

On Dec. 18, the Seahawks signed Scarbrough to their active roster, but he didn't play in Seattle's two regular-season games or playoff contest.

Scarbrough went through the offseason program, training camp and preseason with the Seahawks this year, but didn't survive the cut to the regular-season roster limit and had been out of football until signing with the Lions last week.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

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