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The SEC’s top 50 players for the 2017 season: The countdown rolls on at No. 43

GN continues its countdown of the SEC’s top 50 players this season; we’re unveiling one player per day until we reach the No. 1 guy.

“Top” doesn’t necessarily mean the most pro potential or even the most sheer talent. Instead, it’s a mix of what the player has accomplished and what we think the player will accomplish this season. Production does trump potential, though.

Every school has at least one player in the top 50.

RASHAAN EVANS, by John David Mercer/USA Today Sports

43. Alabama LB Rashaan Evans

Particulars: 6 feet 3, 234 pounds, senior
Recruiting background: Former 5-star prospect in 2014 signing class, from Auburn (Ala.