Over the last month, we've taken a deeper look into the incoming freshmen for the offensive backfield, receivers, offensive line, and defensive line. Today, we look at what may possibly be the position that has been the most consistently elite for Alabama since Nick Saban's arrival: linebacker. As always, I will be referencing SPARQ and athletic Z-scores freely. So if you don't know what those numbers are, stop reading this right now to check out this link.
The base defense for Alabama consists of four linebacker positions: the Sam, Will, Mike, and Jack.