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Alabama again ties school, SEC records on 1st night of NFL draft

The headline for our first round recap last year was, "Alabama ties SEC, program records for most 1st-round picks."

Well, they did it again.

Four Crimson Tide players were taken in the first round of the NFL draft Thursday night, the fourth time since 2011 and the second straight year that Alabama has had four players selected during the first round of the draft.

Like last year, there weren't any Tide players chosen in the top-10. But four of the next 16 picks were from Bama.

The Miami Dolphins took defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick with the No.