NFL Draft Day 3: Five Bama Players Selected

Day 3 of the NFL Draft saw five more Alabama players selected in rounds 4-7. Kevin Norwood, Ed Stinson, AJ McCarron, Vinnie Sunseri, Jeoffrey Pagan all had their names called during the final rounds for the draft.

Seattle Seahawks Select Kevin Norwood in 4th Round via Al.com

"Norwood, who hails from D’Iberville, Miss., certainly worked his way to this position, going from a sparsely used third-year sophomore to AJ McCarron’s favorite target in do-or-die situations.Norwood’s breakout performance came in the 2012 BCS National Championship against LSU, when, after catching just seven passes throughout the season, hauled in four for 78 yards in the Crimson Tide’s shutout victory. He rose to the challenge against the Tigers as a junior, too, as he caught three consecutive passes on Alabama’s game-winning touchdown drive."

Arizona Cardinals Select Ed Stinson In The 5th Round Via Al.com

"The Arizona Cardinals selected Stinson on Saturday in the NFL Draft’s fifth round with the 160th overall pick. He’s the fifth Alabama player picked in this year’s draft and his selection extends the Crimson Tide’s streak of producing at least one defensive line draftee to five years.Stinson projects as a five-technique in the NFL who can play as an end in a 3-4 or at tackle in a 4-3. It just wasn’t the position he anticipated to play when he signed with Alabama."

Cincinnati Bengals Select AJ McCarron In The 5th Round via AL.com

"McCarron was the ninth quarterback selected in this year’s draft and the fourth on Day 3. His pick came directly after Kansas City drafted Georgia’s Aaron Murray.McCarron emerged as the talk of the draft Saturday, as reports from ESPN and NFL Network indicated that he “rubbed teams the wrong way” during his pre-draft interviews. As quarterbacks Logan Thomas, Tom Savage and Murray went off the board, the buzz only grew until the Bengals brought him in the fold.“I’ve always been doubted in some way,” McCarron told reporters in Cincinnati. “But I am putting myself to the side right now. I want to know my teammates.”"

New Orleans Saints Select Vinnie Sunseri In The 5th Round via AL.com

"He’s the third Alabama underclassmen taken after HaHa Clinton-Dix went No. 21 to Green Bay and Cyrus Kouandjio to Baltimore in the second round.Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher had positive reviews on the NFL Network broadcast.“This kid is like a coach,” Fisher said. “When you talk to him, he’s been around it his whole life. He made all the calls in the Alabama secondary. He’s the one who got them on the same page and that’s a very complicated secondary, the way they run that thing. He’s tough, he’s physical, he can tackle in space.”"

Houston Texans Select Jeoffrey Pagan In The 6th Round Via Al.com

"Pagan was taken 178th overall by the Houston Texans in the sixth round.He was in an odd place when he got the call.“I was actually in my grandma’€™s bathroom,” Pagan told Houston reporters. “She was helping me look for some deodorant.”Pagan was one of the five Alabama underclassmen who left school early and the fourth from that group drafted."