There is debate about the average length of NFL careers. Whatever average number used, Alabama football players coached by Nick Saban defy the odds.
It took Nick Saban a bit to ramp up his Alabama football NFL factory. Not a single player was drafted off Saban’s first Crimson Tide team in 2007. The factory got going with the 2009 NFL Draft, with four former Alabama Crimson Tide players selected. By the next year, Saban had the Tide plant churning, spawning seven selections in the 2010 Draft.
It has not slowed since. From the 2009 Draft through the 2019 Draft, 87 former Alabama football players have been selected.