re: How does Saban get JRs and SRs to come back and not opt out??

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Najee Harris - Sr.
Projected as a 2nd-4th round pick. Came back to improve stock

Devonta Smith - Sr.
Loaded receiving class last year. 8 of the first 34 picks in the draft

Alex Leatherwood - Sr.
Loves the tide

Dylan Moses - Sr.
Coming off a season ending injury. Possibly could have fallen in the draft

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This, and Waddle and Surtain had no option not to come back.

That said, Waddle needed to prove he could be more than a return man. He'll get plenty of opportunity this year to get increased tgts and display his full skillset.

Surtain has 1st round potential, but hasn't reached it yet. Incredible athlete who can lockup a 1st round pick this year with a 3rd year in Saban's system.

I'd like to say they are all just bought in, team players that want to not be the first group under Saban to go 3 years without a championship, but, outside of Leatherwood (and even him to a degree as well), all are just making business decisions.

Chase for LSU is a completely different story. His stock could only go down. He made the right decision for himself as well.