Am I drinking too much Bama Kool-Aid?

BrotherOfBear · Nov 27, 2018

Sorry if this has been asked before but after watching the Auburn game in person on Saturday it got me thinking will this Alabama team be the greatest collection of NFL talent on college team in the history of the game by having more starters being drafted in the 1st or 2nd round of the NFL Draft they come out for? By my count there is a decent chance that 75% of the current starters will go in either the 1st or 2nd round.

Here are my thoughts (probability of being 1st or 2nd rounder):
QB: Tua Tagovailoa (high probability)
RB: Damien Harris (medium to high)
RB: Josh Jacobs (medium to high)
WR: Jerry Jeudy (high)
WR: Henry Ruggs (medium)
WR: Devonta Smith (low to medium)
LT: Jonah Williams (high)
LG: Deonte Brown (low)
C: Ross Pierchbacher (medium to high)
RG: Alex Leatherwood (high)
RT: Jedrick Wills (low to medium)
TE: Irv Smith (high)

DE: Isaiah Buggs (low)
NG: Quinnen Williams (high)
DE: Raekwon Daivs (high)
LB: Anfernee Jennings (high)
LB: Christian Miller (medium to high)
LB: Mack Wilson (high)
LB: Dylan Moses (high)
CB: Saivion Smith (high)
CB: Patrick Surtain (high)
S: Deionte Thompson (high)
S: Xavier McKinney (medium to high)

Where am I off?

MobileCrimson · Nov 28, 2018

IMO Saivion Smith is our weakest link on defense. No chance he goes in the first 2 rounds.

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JBama_in_PCOLA · Nov 28, 2018

MobileCrimson said:
IMO Saivion Smith is our weakest link on defense. No chance he goes in the first 2 rounds.

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Even that weak link is pretty strong. One more year in the system and he may just creep in.

CajunCrimson · Nov 28, 2018

Ruggs (to me) is Ardarius Stewart but faster.....and AS went in the third. So Ruggs could well be a second rounder.

B1GTide · Nov 28, 2018

CajunCrimson said:
Ruggs (to me) is Ardarius Stewart but faster.....and AS went in the third. So Ruggs could well be a second rounder.

Ruggs has NFL hands. He is almost certainly a 1st-2nd rounder depending on team needs.

TrampLineman · Nov 28, 2018

"high probability" on Tua?:biggrin: He'll be the #1 pick when he comes out.

Ledsteplin · Nov 28, 2018

MobileCrimson said:
IMO Saivion Smith is our weakest link on defense. No chance he goes in the first 2 rounds.

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Not this draft year. But he likely will be next year.

The Ols · Nov 28, 2018

BAMA problems!!!Most schools pray for one first rounder...We're bummed that ALL 22 may not go on day one when eligible!!! RTR!!!

Ledsteplin said:
Not this draft year. But he likely will be next year.

Intl.Aperture · Nov 28, 2018

BrotherOfBear said:
Sorry if this has been asked before but after watching the Auburn game in person on Saturday it got me thinking will this Alabama team be the greatest collection of NFL talent on college team in the history of the game by having more starters being drafted in the 1st or 2nd round of the NFL Draft they come out for? By my count there is a decent chance that 75% of the current starters will go in either the 1st or 2nd round.

Here are my thoughts (probability of being 1st or 2nd rounder):
QB: Tua Tagovailoa (high probability)
RB: Damien Harris (medium to high)
RB: Josh Jacobs (medium to high)
WR: Jerry Jeudy (high)
WR: Henry Ruggs (medium)
WR: Devonta Smith (low to medium)
LT: Jonah Williams (high)
LG: Deonte Brown (low)
C: Ross Pierchbacher (medium to high)
RG: Alex Leatherwood (high)
RT: Jedrick Wills (low to medium)
TE: Irv Smith (high)

DE: Isaiah Buggs (low)
NG: Quinnen Williams (high)
DE: Raekwon Daivs (high)
LB: Anfernee Jennings (high)
LB: Christian Miller (medium to high)
LB: Mack Wilson (high)
LB: Dylan Moses (high)
CB: Saivion Smith (high)
CB: Patrick Surtain (high)
S: Deionte Thompson (high)
S: Xavier McKinney (medium to high)

Where am I off?

I thought Wills was absolutely a 1st round talent - but I'm a poor judge of line play.
Not so sure about Miller and Jennings. They are good but they don't attack the QB as well as a lot of other OLB's. Remember Tim Williams and how unstoppable he and Ryan Anderson were in 2016? Both of them took a tumble.

If Mack Wilson continues to develop then he can get there. Not so sure about it right now.

Not so sure about Savion Smith either. He makes the most mental errors at DB. He's not bad, but he gets picked on the most. Then again, Marlon Humphrey got burned a lot while here and went in the 1st I believe. He's got all the prime DB physical traits.

BamaMan09 · Nov 28, 2018

If Trevon Diggs can come back healthy next year and show out, he will be drafted for sure. He has all the physical traits as well as blood lines.

B1GTide · Nov 28, 2018

BamaMan09 said:
If Trevon Diggs can come back healthy next year and show out, he will be drafted for sure. He has all the physical traits as well as blood lines.

Agreed, but he won't go in the first two rounds.

tusks_n_raider · Nov 28, 2018

Ruggs III should be (high) and
Buggs should be (medium to high)

There's one guy on defense you have as (high) that right now I'd list as (low) but I don't wanna call him out. I'll just say he's been a liability of defense on quite a few plays and games this year.

RTR91 · Nov 28, 2018

tusks_n_raider said:
Ruggs III should be (high) and
Buggs should be (medium to high)

There's one guy on defense you have as (high) that right now I'd list as (low) but I don't wanna call him out. I'll just say he's been a liability of defense on quite a few plays and games this year.

You talking about projected first round draft pick Mack Wilson?

tusks_n_raider · Nov 28, 2018

RTR91 said:
You talking about projected first round draft pick Mack Wilson?

No sir.... Secondary. If someone is running loose you can be sure this guy is near by.

I do think Mack should come back next year though and then he has a shot at 1st-2nd. Mack games 7-12 has been MUCH better than 1-6.

BamaMan09 · Nov 28, 2018

Amazing to think that Surtain is the best corner on the team and he's a true freshman.

RTR91 · Nov 28, 2018

tusks_n_raider said:
No sir.... Secondary. If someone is running loose you can be sure this guy is near by.

I do think Mack should come back next year though and then he has a shot at 1st-2nd. Mack games 7-12 has been MUCH better than 1-6.

Ahh... I know the player then. Figured you were referencing Mack because many had harped on his play from earlier in the season.

Intl.Aperture · Nov 28, 2018

RTR91 said:
Ahh... I know the player then. Figured you were referencing Mack because many had harped on his play from earlier in the season.

He definitely seemed lost at many points and I still don't think he's at his peak. If he comes back next year he and Moses may end up being the best ILB tandem in CFB.

BamaMoon · Nov 28, 2018

Ruggs will be at worse a second rounder. Dude runs 24 mph and has hands with stickum.

That pass he caught from Tua against the barn was sick as the kids say today. He caught it with one hand and his body was twisted with two barners hanging on him.

But his hands and speed and accelleration after the the catch is just crazy.

uafan4life · Nov 28, 2018

MobileCrimson said:
IMO Saivion Smith is our weakest link on defense. No chance he goes in the first 2 rounds.

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Please...

There's a reason very few guys start in the secondary during their first year in Saban's system. The fact that both our starting corners are in their first year and not a downright liability is a testament to their physical abilities. Granted, Surtain has picked things up a bit faster but neither should be considered liabilities and both should be even better next year. Come his draft time, you just might be surprised when Smith lands...

uafan4life · Nov 28, 2018

BrotherOfBear said:
...WR: Devonta Smith (low to medium)
...

I'm sorry but this is just laughable. Smith was the first one of the three receivers to earn significant playing time as a true freshman. He's not back to 100%, yet, but when he is he's definitely got first-round talent.

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