It is NFL Draft Day and observers should get used to hearing the phrase “From the University of Alabama...” Not only has Nick Saban gone on a historic on-field run with his Crimson Tide teams; He has also been churning out NFL draftees at an incredible rate.
22 Tide players have been selected in the first round of the draft since no Alabama player was selected in the April 2008 Draft.
65 total Bama players have been drafted from 2009 to 2017.
10 selected last season alone.
4 first rounders from 2017.