99 Days to the NFL draft: Nick Saban puts players in the NFL

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Players coming to Alabama know what to expect when they arrive.

They know that if they become starters, they will be on national television every week, compete for championships and have a decent shot at the NFL Draft if they are good enough; maybe a better chance at making it from Alabama than at any other school in the country.

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The machine of the current Alabama program didn't have a single player drafted to the NFL in 2008—the first year of Saban's tenure in Tuscaloosa. But since that draft less class, Alabama has had 33 players drafted, with 14 in the first round—more first-rounders than any other school in the country.

And in 99 days at the 2014 NFL Draft, Alabama is expected to have more first round picks again. Three players already projected in the first round this year.

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