Let the “mocking” begin!
The curtain has fallen on the 2018 NFL Draft, which means it’s full speed ahead for predictions about 2019’s version of the league’s annual selection special. This time next year the usual lot of University of Alabama players will hear their names called as they transition from college veterans to pro newbies, and a handful of those Tide guys will probably come off the board before Round 2 goes on the clock.
One of those sources of mock-draft prognostication, SportingNews.com, has four Nick Saban proteges pegged for the first round. Here is a rundown of that quartet, including pick number, destination, comments from me and quotes from the site’s player analysis.