With the exception of maybe the linebackers, the running backs have been the most consistently successful and feared position groups for Alabama over the last decade. Glenn Coffee, Mark Ingram, Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy, T.J. Yeldon, Derrick Henry, and Kenyan Drake have all gone in the top 3 rounds of their respective NFL drafts— a tremendous feat for one of the least valued positions in the NFL.
It has been a way of life for the Alabama football program, as the running back is the lifeblood of the Tide offense.