Alabama Football great Dont’a Hightower was drafted by New England as the 25th overall pick in the 1st round of the 2012 NFL draft and won a Super Bowl with the Patriots to cap off a championship 2014 season. Hightower made a monster tackle against Marshawn Lynch at the 1 yard line in the penultimate play of the game to help the Patriots seal the win against the Seahawks.
Games don’t get any bigger than the Super Bowl but even before he won that ring Hightower was no stranger to the big stage. He won 2 National Championship as a heavy hitter for the Crimson Tide in 2009 and 2011 and was named a consensus All-American for his effort.