Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux is projected to be one of the top draft prospects selected in the 2022 NFL draft, and he was previously a five-star prospect before entering college. Thibodeaux ultimately decided to play for the Ducks, though he was also heavily recruited by Alabama.
Thibodeaux explained that education was a major factor in his decision to join Oregon rather than the Crimson Tide. He went on to suggest that Alabama would not have prepared him for the life after football as well as Oregon did.
“I already hate the stigmatism of football players being dumb jocks,” Thibodeaux said.