Nick Saban knew he signed a great recruiting class for the University of Alabama in 2020, but next year’s NFL Draft may prove how marquee it was.
Alabama’s top-ranked 2017 signing class produced several first-round picks, including Tua Tagovailoa, Mac Jones, Najee Harris, Jedrick Wills, Alex Leatherwood, Jerry Jeudy, DeVonta Smith, and Henry Ruggs III. Saban had an elite group in 2017, but the 2020 class may do something that has yet to happen under Saban. Will Anderson and Bryce Young are the top two overall players on Mel Kiper’s draft big board for 2023. Anderson is the No.