Alabama Football: 2017 NFL Mock Draft Projection
By Ronald Evans
The 2017 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away. The NFL is likely to draft ten Alabama football players, as many as six in the first round.
Alabama football is projected to have 10 players chosen in the 2017 NFL Draft. Ten 2017 draft selections would break the Alabama single-season draft record set in 2013 when nine Crimson Tide players were drafted.
Alabama football is also likely to break its record for first round draft picks. The Crimson Tide record for first-rounders is four, set in 2011 and 2012.
During the Alabama football Nick Saban era, 55 Crimson Tide football players have been drafted. In the nine-year period that coincides with the Alabama Nick Saban era, only USC had more players drafted than the Tide.
Southern Cal had 57 players drafted from 2008-2016. LSU matched Alabama during the period with 55 players drafted.
During the same 2008-2016 period, Alabama football has dominated the NFL first round selections. Alabama has 18 first-rounders in the Saban era. USC and Ohio State follow with 12 and 11 first-rounders respectively.
The disparity in first round selections will grow on April 27 with Alabama football adding between four and six first round picks.
The Miami Hurricanes hold the record for most first-round picks in a single season. Miami had six first round selections in 2004. Ohio State follows Miami with five first round selections in the 2016 draft.
Alabama football has a chance to match Miami’s record. Multiple draft experts are projecting the Crimson Tide will have six first round picks in the 2017 draft.
Alabama football also has a chance of having 11 players drafted in the seven rounds of the draft.