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Interesting draft numbers for Alabama WRs and RBs since 2023
Posted on 10/4/26 at 11:39 am
Posted on 10/4/26 at 11:39 am
Many believe Nick Saban left Kalen DeBoer a stocked cupboard when he left.
A deeper dive of skill position players drafted since 2023 tells a different story.
Alabama has had five WRs and RBs drafted in the last four drafts. Total.
Wide Receivers:
2024: Jermaine Burton – Round 3, Pick 80 (Cincinnati Bengals) - Georgia transfer
2026: Germie Bernard – Round 2, Pick 47 (Pittsburgh Steelers) - DeBoer brought him with him from Washington
Note: No Alabama WRs were selected in the 2023 or 2025 drafts.
Running Backs:
2023: Jahmyr Gibbs – Round 1, Pick 12 (Detroit Lions) - Georgia Tech transfer
2024: Jase McClellan – Round 6, Pick 186 (Atlanta Falcons)
2026: Jam Miller – Round 7, Pick 245 (New England Patriots)
Note: No Alabama RBs were selected in the 2025 draft.
A deeper dive of skill position players drafted since 2023 tells a different story.
Alabama has had five WRs and RBs drafted in the last four drafts. Total.
Wide Receivers:
2024: Jermaine Burton – Round 3, Pick 80 (Cincinnati Bengals) - Georgia transfer
2026: Germie Bernard – Round 2, Pick 47 (Pittsburgh Steelers) - DeBoer brought him with him from Washington
Note: No Alabama WRs were selected in the 2023 or 2025 drafts.
Running Backs:
2023: Jahmyr Gibbs – Round 1, Pick 12 (Detroit Lions) - Georgia Tech transfer
2024: Jase McClellan – Round 6, Pick 186 (Atlanta Falcons)
2026: Jam Miller – Round 7, Pick 245 (New England Patriots)
Note: No Alabama RBs were selected in the 2025 draft.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 1:59 pm to TideSaint
he did leave it bare. Most of the key guys were transfers ….Bernard and Gibbs. Those other running backs are not note worthy .
This post was edited on 10/4/26 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:00 pm to Soonerd78
Some busts and headcases too.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:01 pm to TideSaint
Did Bama have some players transfer out? Should probably mention that one way or the other.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:02 pm to TideSaint
So the Bama faithful are turning on Saban now?
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:02 pm to TideSaint
Alabama board
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:04 pm to Aguga
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So the Bama faithful are turning on Saban now?
No, he retired without dragging the program down like many others do in old age. Like most things with Saban, he did it perfectly.
It's disputing a myth about the state of the program in 2024.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:06 pm to cas4t
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Alabama board
LSU fans: Alabama fans always posting about LSU and not their own team.
Also LSU fans: Alabama posts belong on the Alabama board.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:08 pm to 3down10
Coonasses.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:15 pm to TideSaint
Saban completely whiffed on WR for about 4 years
Jacory Brooks 5*
Agiye Hall 4*
JoJo Earle 4*
Christian Leary 4*
Thaiu Jones-Bell 4*
Treshean Holden 4*
Javon Baker 4*
Aaron Anderson 4*
Shazz Preston 4*
Kobe Prentice 4*
Jalen Hale 4*
Malik Benson 4*
Jaren Hamilton 4*
Cole Adams 4*
None of these guys became meaningful players for Alabama
Jacory Brooks 5*
Agiye Hall 4*
JoJo Earle 4*
Christian Leary 4*
Thaiu Jones-Bell 4*
Treshean Holden 4*
Javon Baker 4*
Aaron Anderson 4*
Shazz Preston 4*
Kobe Prentice 4*
Jalen Hale 4*
Malik Benson 4*
Jaren Hamilton 4*
Cole Adams 4*
None of these guys became meaningful players for Alabama
This post was edited on 10/4/26 at 2:16 pm
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:18 pm to 3down10
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It's disputing a myth about the state of the program in 2024.
It was in much, much better shape than when Saban inherited it and that’s what most dispute with Bama fans.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:20 pm to AlterDWI
This woe is me shite from Bama is unbecoming. These mother frickers had top 2 recruiting classes for a decade and want to convince the rest of the college football world it's Saban's fault DeBoer hasn't won a championship yet.
I can honestly say this was nowhere on my bingo card.
I can honestly say this was nowhere on my bingo card.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:21 pm to AlterDWI
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Jalen Hale 4*
Major knee injury.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:21 pm to Aguga
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It was in much, much better shape than when Saban inherited it and that’s what most dispute with Bama fans.
I've never once heard anyone say that.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:22 pm to Tigerdew
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This woe is me shite from Bama is unbecoming. These mother frickers had top 2 recruiting classes for a decade and want to convince the rest of the college football world it's Saban's fault DeBoer hasn't won a championship yet.
I can honestly say this was nowhere on my bingo card.
If you think football is about just having highly recruited football classes, then you probably learned from Mack Brown and Jimbo Fisher.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 2:27 pm to Aguga
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It was in much, much better shape than when Saban inherited it and that’s what most dispute with Bama fans.
Well right, but nobody is arguing that DeBoer inherited a Shula and sanctions roster. People are acting like he inherited a mid-2010s Alabama roster and judging his performance couched in that assumption.
End-stages Saban didn’t even have a prime Saban roster. They basically didn’t sign a single HS prospect that was a NFL quality skill position player after John Metchie in 2019. Stopped signing good interior lineman around the time Golding took over DC because he loved a 2-4-5 base defense that wasn’t great at featuring those body types.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 3:13 pm to Tigerdew
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DeBoer hasn't won a championship yet.
Everyone knows it's going to happen.
Posted on 10/4/26 at 3:31 pm to TideSaint
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Many believe Nick Saban left Kalen DeBoer a stocked cupboard when he left.
A deeper dive of skill position players drafted since 2023 tells a different story.
Draft rankings don't mean shite. Aaron Murray was arguably the best QB we've ever had and only lasted 5 minutes in the NFL. Terrence Edwards left UGA as the best wr in our history and only played professionally in canada. Saban may not have left Deboer with a roster as stacked as his prime ones but let's not act like it was shula grade either
Posted on 10/4/26 at 4:02 pm to TideSaint
Kendrick Law
Malik Benson
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Malik Benson
Emmanuel Henderson
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