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Plus, look at the three guys that are out of the league. Two went to dysfunctional franchises that didn't have the necessary structure for either to do well with their off the field problems. The Raiders are different today than they were in 2010. If Ro was drafted by Oakland now, he might have been able to succeed and not fall into the traps he did.
Believe Phil Savage's comments are pretty accurate when looking at why Bama players might not get drafted as high as many expect. Scouts start overthinking.On the game’s biggest stage, during the final 60 minutes of the NFL’s season on Super Bowl LI, three former University of Alabama players performed starring roles in front of the football-watching world. Courtney Upshaw sacked Tom Brady. Julio Jones made two acrobatic catches among his four receptions for 87 yards. Dont’a Hightower made the game-changing play when he strip-sacked Matt Ryan to jump start the Patriots’ comeback.
Last season also saw six former Crimson Tide players make the Pro Bowl, the most of any program in the country. Jones, Amari Cooper, Hightower, C.J. Mosley, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and Landon Collins represented UA. The next-closest program, Florida, had three Pro Bowlers.
Former UA Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram rushed for more than 1,000 yards in 2016 and averaged among the league leaders in yards per carry.
Yet as the 2017 NFL Draft approaches, there remains a nagging doubt about Alabama players and a perception that they turn out to be busts in the pro league. The Tuscaloosa News decided to look into the metrics to examine if that perception is valid or an overblown fallacy.
Plus, look at the three guys that are out of the league. Two went to dysfunctional franchises that didn't have the necessary structure for either to do well with their off the field problems. The Raiders are different today than they were in 2010. If Ro was drafted by Oakland now, he might have been able to succeed and not fall into the traps he did.
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