A look at 2 great, recent drafts from the state of Alabama...

2005 NFL Draft (Auburn)

1) #2 pick of the 2005 NFL Draft was Ronnie Brown to the Miami Dolphins
2) #5 pick of the 2005 NFL Draft was Carnell Williams to the Tampa Bay Buccs
3) #9 pick of the 2005 NFL Draft was Carlos Rogers to the Washington Redskins
4) #25 pick of the 2005 NFL Draft was Jason Campbell to the Washington Redskins
5) #224 pick of the 2005 NFL Draft was Jay Ratliff to the Dallas Cowboys

Carnell Williams won the ROY, Ronnie Brown made the PRO Bowl, Carlos Rogers made the PRO Bowl, and Jay Ratliff made the PRO Bowl...

*Note: Marcus McNeil, Devin Aromashodu, and Benjamin Obomanu all decided to stay a year even though it was rumored that they would be drafted.

2012 NFL Draft (Alabama)

1) #3 pick of the 2012 NFL Draft was Trent Richardson to the Cleveland Browns
2) #7 pick of the 2012 NFL Draft was Mark Barron to the Tampa Bay Buccs
3) #17 pick of the 2012 NFL Draft was Dre Kirkpatrick to the Cincy Bengals
4) #25 pick of the 2012 NFL Draft was Dont'a Hightower to the New England Patriots
5) #35 pick of the 2012 NFL Draft was Courtney UpShaw to the Baltimore Ravens
6) #136 pick of the 2012 NFL Draft was Josh Champman to the Indy Colts
7) #146 pick of the 2012 NFL Draft was DeQuan Menzie to the KC Chiefs

*Note: Robert Lester, Barret Jones, Nico Johnson, and Jessie Williams elected to stay at Alabama despite being probable draft picks.



Oh, and DWI.