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Bama's defense has no 5 stars out there anymore
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:37 am
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:37 am
Per 247 composite rankings, looking at their depth chart, here are a list of 5 stars from the past 5 seasons:
2015 (9) -
DL - A'shawn Robinson
DL - Jonathan Allen
DL - Daron Payne
DL - Dashawn Hand
CB - Marlon Humphrey
CB/S - Minkah Fitzpatrick
CB/S -Tony Brown
LB - Reuben Foster
LB - Rashaan Evans
2016 - (9)
Jonathan Allen
Dashawn Hand
Da'Ron Payne
Reuben Foster
Rashaan Evans
Mack Wilson
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Ben Davis
Tony Brown
2017 (9)
Rashaan Evans
Tony Brown
Labryan Ray
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Mack Wilson
Daron Payne
Dashawn Hand
Ben Davis
Dylan Moses
2018 (6)
Eyabi Anoma
Patrick Surtain
Mack Wilson
Dylan Moses
Ben Davis
Labryan Ray
2019 (2)
Patrick Surtain
Dylan Moses - out for the year
Eyaba Anoma - quit the team
Antonio Alfano - quit the team
Labryan Ray - injured for an extended period
Ben Davis
Alabama has only 1 five star out there in Patrick Surtain. Ben Davis does not play and was a bust. What's happened is a combination of bad injury luck, players quitting, and programs like Clemson and Georgia becoming recruiting powerhouses and taking a lot of the 5 star defensive talent in the South. The days of Alabama having 9 five star guys on defense are probably over.
Losing Anoma and Alfano is really going to hurt them over the next few years as well. It doesn't look like the defense will have more than 2-3 five stars for a while. Alabama only has one new 5 star on defense arriving in 2020.
Right now, Clemson is projected to bring in SIX 5 stars on defense alone in 2020.
2015 (9) -
DL - A'shawn Robinson
DL - Jonathan Allen
DL - Daron Payne
DL - Dashawn Hand
CB - Marlon Humphrey
CB/S - Minkah Fitzpatrick
CB/S -Tony Brown
LB - Reuben Foster
LB - Rashaan Evans
2016 - (9)
Jonathan Allen
Dashawn Hand
Da'Ron Payne
Reuben Foster
Rashaan Evans
Mack Wilson
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Ben Davis
Tony Brown
2017 (9)
Rashaan Evans
Tony Brown
Labryan Ray
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Mack Wilson
Daron Payne
Dashawn Hand
Ben Davis
Dylan Moses
2018 (6)
Eyabi Anoma
Patrick Surtain
Mack Wilson
Dylan Moses
Ben Davis
Labryan Ray
2019 (2)
Patrick Surtain
Dylan Moses - out for the year
Eyaba Anoma - quit the team
Antonio Alfano - quit the team
Labryan Ray - injured for an extended period
Ben Davis
Alabama has only 1 five star out there in Patrick Surtain. Ben Davis does not play and was a bust. What's happened is a combination of bad injury luck, players quitting, and programs like Clemson and Georgia becoming recruiting powerhouses and taking a lot of the 5 star defensive talent in the South. The days of Alabama having 9 five star guys on defense are probably over.
Losing Anoma and Alfano is really going to hurt them over the next few years as well. It doesn't look like the defense will have more than 2-3 five stars for a while. Alabama only has one new 5 star on defense arriving in 2020.
Right now, Clemson is projected to bring in SIX 5 stars on defense alone in 2020.
This post was edited on 10/3/19 at 8:43 am
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:39 am to Stidham8
That's pretty surprising. Sadly they have 8 five star WR's it seems
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:40 am to Stidham8
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2015 (9) -
DL - A'shawn Robinson
DL - Jonathan Allen
DL - Daron Payne
DL - Dashawn Hand
CB - Marlon Humphrey
CB/S - Minkah Fitzpatrick
CB/S -Tony Brown
LB - Reuben Foster
LB - Rashaan Evans
I mean that is really just insane how much talent right there
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:41 am to Stidham8
The decline is real. Especially when Saban admits he wishes he was still at LSU.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:41 am to TailbackU
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2017 (9)
Rashaan Evans
Tony Brown
Labryan Ray
Minkah Fitzpatrick
Mack Wilson
Daron Payne
Dashawn Hand
Ben Davis
Dylan Moses
And yet still, AU beat them. That is crazy.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:46 am to Stidham8
Alabama’s offense is obviously sick, but you can go after their defense more than in years past.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:46 am to Ted2010
I’ve heard Little Debbie no longer gives him free oatmeal cream pies. He now has to stand in line at the Dollar General like everyone else.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:49 am to Dawgholio
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I’ve heard Little Debbie no longer gives him free oatmeal cream pies. He now has to stand in line at the Dollar General like everyone else.
Kirby and Dabo have put a huge dent in their recruiting machine.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:51 am to Stidham8
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Bama's defense has no 5 stars out there anymore
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Alabama has only 1 five star out there in Patrick Surtain.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:54 am to Stidham8
UA would have been about as good as ever but you take out both inside linebackers, both defensive tackles and a db and replace them with freshmen and boom.
We are exposed depth wise because we recruit too well. So we lose a ton of underclass players every year to the NFL. AU on the other hand recruits guys who generally stay four or five and they build for special years. More than one way to skin a cat. We just got caught. But time is going on and we will get better, maybe not this year but who knows. Maybe we will. There are no miracles.
We are exposed depth wise because we recruit too well. So we lose a ton of underclass players every year to the NFL. AU on the other hand recruits guys who generally stay four or five and they build for special years. More than one way to skin a cat. We just got caught. But time is going on and we will get better, maybe not this year but who knows. Maybe we will. There are no miracles.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 8:55 am to Stidham8
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Bama's defense has no 5 stars out there anymore
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Alabama has only 1 five star out there
I'm afraid to keep reading because they might wind up with ten 5 stars by the end of your post.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:02 am to Stidham8
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The days of Alabama having 9 five star guys on defense are probably over.
That offense though.....5* killers all over the field.......
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:03 am to Stidham8
But But But Bama...F auburn
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:03 am to Stidham8
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Right now, Clemson is projected to bring in SIX 5 stars on defense alone in 2020.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:04 am to Stidham8
Its too bad they have a 7 star QB and 4 or 5 5 star WRs.
We might actually get to see them lose and SEC game otherwise.
We might actually get to see them lose and SEC game otherwise.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:06 am to Gatorbait2008
Yes, their offense is loaded.
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:10 am to Stidham8
How many defense 5-stars were on the 2008 and 2009 Alabama team?
Posted on 10/3/19 at 9:15 am to Stidham8
The defense is certainly not lock down. It hasn't been for 2-3 years now. But probably not coincidentally, our offense has become elite at the same time that the defense has taken a step back.
You would have a real chance at seeing a 10-2 Bama team if you could combine this defense with the 2011 offense but not much is going to change with a QB an NFL team is tanking for throwing to 2-3 potential first rounders at receiver.
You would have a real chance at seeing a 10-2 Bama team if you could combine this defense with the 2011 offense but not much is going to change with a QB an NFL team is tanking for throwing to 2-3 potential first rounders at receiver.
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