The Alabama All-Saban Team

Julio Jones, Devonta Smith and Amari Cooper on the same team just isn’t fair.

The only changes I would make is

Jameson Williams over Copper. The speed of Williams is just too deadly. Smith and Cooper have a similar skill set.

Jonah Williams over Wills

Dallas Turner over Hightower

Rolando McClain over Foster

Eddie Jackson over Barron

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build a two deep that would be the best functional team instead of just the best guys regardless of role

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I feel like Kenyan Drake would be a better compliment to D Henry in the backfield.

OC: Sark
DC: Jeremy Pruitt

QB
Bryce Young
AJ McCarron

RB
Derrick Henry
Mark Ingram II
Trent Richardson
Roy Upchurch

WR
Devonta Smith
Amari Cooper
Jameson Williams
Julio Jones
Kevin Norwood
Jaylen Waddle

TE
Michael Williams
Brad Smelley
Irv Smith Jr


T
Evan Neal
Andre Smith
Jedrick Wills
DJ Fluker

G
Chance Warmack
Barrett Jones
Deonte Brown
Bradley Bozeman

C
Landon Dickerson
Ryan Kelley

DL
Jonathan Allen
Quinnen Williams
Marcel Darrius
Daron Payne
Jarren Reed
Dalvin Tomlinson
Terrance Cody
A’Shawn Robinson

Edge
Will Anderson
Dallas Turner
Tim Williams
Courtney Upshaw
Chris Braswell

LB
Rolando McClain
CJ Mosley
Reuben Foster
D’anta Hightower

CB
PSII
Marlon Humphrey
Dee Millner
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Kareem Jackson
Kool-aid McKinstry

S
Eddie Jackson
Brain Branch
HaHa Clinton-Dix
Landon Collins

K-
Will Riechard

P
JK Scott

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I feel like Kenyan Drake would be a better compliment to D Henry in the backfield.

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I considered that I may want one of the smaller, faster backs but I decided that I'm falling for the misattribution of skill people often make with Derrick Henry. Yes, he's big but he's not a between the tackles plodder. He made his big plays off counters, sweeps, and stretch runs. His size made him a bit less than ideal for moving through a pile constantly...you only did that to keep teams honest because he was a load who can fall forward for 2-3 yards. What you really want to do with Henry is get him on the corner isolated on a corner or safety then let that DB make a business decision or get stiff armed into another realm. People consistently underrate his speed and his running style is predicated on getting to the corner, being too much of a load for smaller tacklers, and outrunning the rest of them once he gets the corner.

In that respect, Najee Harris was a perfect compliment to Henry. In my opinion, Harris was always a bit more effective running between the tackles than Henry. He didn't get tripped up by his legs quite as often and could make himself a bit more compact working through a lane than Henry. He still had a powerful stiff arm but his signature move was a hurdle that helped him avoid getting undercut. Additionally, he was an excellent receiving option out of the backfield. So he could not only provide strong inside zone and trap run complement to the edge run game of Henry, he would be a natural 3rd down back for pass protection and 5 man release passing concepts.