The 2020 Alabama roster, which Saban said was among his favorite groups to coach because of the adversity faced and SEC-only schedule domination no other program was able to navigate unscathed, was truly a senior-laden one. Miami holds the record for first rounders in a single draft as a half-dozen came off the board for The U in 2004.
It means as many as six players from the roster, and four from the singular recruiting class, are currently in the conversation to push for history come April. CBS has Leatherwood in Round 1 and ESPN has Harris coming off the board late in the round to Pittsburgh. NFL Draft Bible has four Alabama players in their latest first round mock, including Smith and Jones from the 2017 recruiting class. Despite a great year at the position with Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields at the top of the list, the improved Crimson Tide leader could wind up playing his way into the Round 1 dialogue. Jones finished with 4,500 yards and 41 touchdowns against just four interceptions while completing 77.4 percent of his passes, establishing a new national record.
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Then there is of course Mac Jones, who just wrapped up a run not even classmate Tagovailoa could match during his Heisman campaign in 2018. Smith should be the first wide receiver off the board as may Harris at running back while Leatherwood at tackle and Moses at linebacker will be in the discussion. It could be more gaudy in the 2021 draft given how just about everyone else in the class upped their stock based on their performance this fall. But the transition of winning it all under Saban and moving towards the game's highest level may leave this class unmatched.įour of the early-entry members of the class went in the first round in 2020 and McKinney was right on the cusp at No. The Saturday accolades all line up from multiple national titles (and playing for another), the reigning Heisman Trophy winner and three more top-five finishers along with the near 2020 sweep it pulled off in winning the Maxwell, Walter Camp, Davey O'Brien, Doak Walker, Biletnikoff and Outland awards just last week. It will have the most collegiate and early NFL juice. That's where the 2017 Alabama haul begins to separate itself from potentially all others. Fluker, Eddie Lacy group - do we measure by college championships and on-field success or the combination of that and NFL Draft value? But it begs the question when looking at that AJ McCarron, Trent Richardson, Dre Kirkpatrick, D.J. Most in the Yellowhammer State point to the 2009 class in the thick of the topic, rightfully so with the three national title teams it contributed to. A bevy of top-ranked recruiting classes have panned out to the tune of six national championships over Saban's time in Tuscaloosa.
These scenarios are why Alabama has its own category in the conversation with a handful of classes in the running considering every four-year class signed by Saban has won at least one national title.
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