Shutdown Corner is counting down the top 50 prospects in the 2017 NFL draft with a scouting report, quotes from NFL evaluators and a projection where they might be drafted.
44. Alabama LB Ryan Anderson Key stat: Anderson was named first-team all-SEC — by media but not by coaches — in collecting 61 tackles (19 for loss), nine sacks and a pick-six. The skinny: Gradually increased his role on the most talented defense in the country over the past four seasons and finished strong in his final year for the national runners-up.
6-foot-2, 253 pounds