The University of Alabama football program was known for defensive players and running backs for a long time until Nick Saban landed Tua Tagovailoa in the 2017 recruiting class.
Tagovailoa, a native Hawaiian, became the first marquee quarterback for the Crimson Tide.
He helped the Tide to a College Football Playoff National Championship in 2017 and became the No. 5 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft to the Miami Dolphins. Mac Jones and Bryce Young would follow as a first-round selections, while Jalen Hurts got picked in the second round of the 2020 draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.