re: If Alabama always has NFL caliber OL's, how come none of them make it as pros?

Hell, I found it for you.

Let's look at this (just out of curiosity). I am using the 247 rating system.

2008:
Julio Jones (drafted #6 overall)
Tyler Love (never really played)
BJ Scott (transferred)

2009:
Trent Richardson (drafted #3 overall)
Dre Kirkpatrick (drafted #17 overall)
Nico Johnson (drafted #99 overall)
DJ Fluker (drafted #11 overall)

2010:
Dee Milliner (drafted #9 overall)
Phillip Sims (transferred after getting beat out by AJ)

2011:
Cyrus Kouandjio (drafted #44 overall)
HaHa Clinton-Dix (drafted #21 overall)
Trey Depriest (not drafted)

2012:
Landon Collins (drafted #33 overall)
TJ Yeldon (drafted #36 overall)
Eddie Williams (kicked off the team after getting arrested)

2013:
Reuben Foster (will be drafted this year)
Derrick Henry (drafted #45 overall)
Jonathan Allen (will be drafted this year)
OJ Howard (will be drafted this year)
Robert Foster (has had some injuries. I think he can return next year)
A'shawn Robinson (drafted #46 overall)

2014:
Cam Robinson (will be drafted this year)
Da'shawn Hand (good chance of getting drafted next year)
Tony Brown (has potential if he can stay out of trouble)
Marlon Humphrey (will be drafted whenever he decides to go)
Rashaan Evans (could be drafted when he goes)

2015:
Calvin Ridley (will be drafted)
Kendall Sheffield (transferred)
Blake Barnett (transferred)
Da'Ron Payne (will be drafted)
Minkah Fitzpatrick (will be drafted)
Damien Harris (will be drafted)


Just using 2008-2013, that's 21 5* recruits. At least 15 of those 21 will have been drafted. That's an average of at least 71%. Between 2002 and 2010 using Rivals ratings, 44.3% of all 5*s were drafted. If we assume that average continued on through the 2013 class, Alabama under Saban is doing well over the average. Also the percentage to go first round is also higher at Alabama than the national average.

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Of those 262, 116 were drafted (44.3 percent) and 42 went in the first round (16 percent); 38 percent of the five stars who were drafted were first-rounders.

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