Alabama has produced elite performances from individual outside linebackers and marquee duos at the position.
Courtney Upshaw comes to mind for individual performers while Tim Williams and Ryan Anderson surface as duo performers under the Nick Saban era as outside linebackers. Will Anderson and Dallas Turner are becoming a better version of Williams and Anderson, but the Crimson Tide seems to have an elite room of ‘backers. Will Anderson enters his junior season in the fall and brings two goals to the table: winning a national championship and the Heisman Trophy. He was the most consistent edge rusher in 2021 before Turner emerged, but Anderson could not stop smiling at SEC Media Days when he discussed his position unit.