Alabama Football: 2018 NFL Draft Live Blog

Stay caught up on all the news of former Alabama football players with our 2018 NFL Draft live blog!

We will update with each selection of a former Alabama football player. Just hit refresh to update the page.

What a draft for the Alabama football program and 12 players specifically. A new Crimson Tide NFL Draft record. A few more will sign undrafted free agent deals.

6:00 PM Update: Check out contract details for the last picks below.

• J.K. Scott – $2.6 million contract with a $217K signing bonus
• Shaun Dion Hamilton – $2.57 Million contract with a $153K signing bonus
• Bradley Bozeman – $2.53 million contract with a $118K signing bonus
• Bo Scarbrough – $2.5 million contract with a $86K signing bonus
• Josh Frazier – $2.49 million contract with a $73K signing bonus

5:30 PM Update: Already a new record with 12 picks as the Pittsburgh Steelers select Josh Frazier in the seventh round. Details to follow.

5:25 PM Update: Crimson Tide breaks its single draft record with 11 selections (and maybe more)

5:20 PM Update: Bo Scarbrough selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the No. 236 pick in the seventh round. Details to follow.

4:24 PM Update: Bradley Bozeman selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the No. 215 pick in the sixth round. Details to follow.

3:36 PM Update: Shaun Dion Hamilton selected by the Washington Redskins with the No. 197 pick in the sixth round. Details to follow.

2:26 PM Update: J.K. Scott selected by the Green Bay Packers with the No. 174 pick in the fifth round. Details to follow.

1:35 PM Update: Anthony Averett gets $3.08 million contract with a $661K signing bonus.

1:30 PM Update: Da’Shawn Hand gets $3.09 million contract with a $681K signing bonus.

11:59 AM Update: Anthony Averett selected by the Ravens with the No. 118 pick in the fourth round. Details to follow.

11:51 AM Update: Da’Shawn Hand selected by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round with the No. 114 pick. Details to follow.

10:55 AM Update: Here we go Tide fans – five picks so far – need six more today for a new Crimson Tide Draft record. We need some day three draft magic.

9:49 Update: Ronnie Harrison gets $3.5 million contract with an $800K signing bonus.

9:40 Update: Finally, Ronnie Harrison selected by Jacksonville in the third round with the No. 93 pick in the 2018 Draft.

9:18 Update: The guy below was picked before Ronnie – how bad can it get?

9:04 Update: It is hard to explain why Ronnie Harrison has not been drafted yet. Maybe just considered a box safety only? Anyway, the tweet below is interesting,

8:18 Update: At the end of a disappointing second round for the Crimson Tide …

6:50 Update: A little slow so far, but this guy is arguably the best center to ever play the game.

Day 2 Update: Rounds 2 and 3 – Let’s do this!

10:40 Update: That’s it for the first round. The Crimson Tide ties its NFL record with four first-round selections. More to come on Friday night as the Tide continues to roll.

10:28 Update: Contract deals – Rashaan Evans gets $11.5 million with a $6.5 million signing bonus. Calvin Ridley gets $10.9 million with a $6 million signing bonus.

10:00 Update: With the No. 26 pick the Atlanta Falcons take Calvin Ridley. Details to follow.

9:32 Update: With the No. 22 pick the Tennessee Titans take Rashaan Evans. Details to follow.

8:49 Update: Contract deals – Minkah gets $16.4 million with a $10 million signing bonus. Da’Ron gets $14.4 million with a $8.5 million signing bonus.

8:32 Update: With pick No. 13 Washington Redskins take Da’Ron Payne. Details to follow.

8:20 PM Update: With pick No. 11 Miami Dolphins take Minkah Fitzpatrick. Details to follow.

https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/989676683723722753

8:05 PM Update: No surprise. The first linebacker in the draft is Georgia’s Roquan Smith.

8:02 PM Update: In case Alabama fans are bored waiting for some Crimson Tide action, check this out.

7:58 PM Update: Bills trading up to No. 7 for QB Josh Allen is not great news for A.J. McCarron. Allen may not start early and he may never become a true franchise QB but the Bills must think he can be.

7:40 PM Update: First defensive back taken in the draft is Denzel Ward, cornerback from Ohio State.

6:55 PM Update: Lots of chatter that Green Bay really wants Minkah and don’t believe he will be available at No.14. The Packers may be trying to move up to increase their chances.

Let’s have a fun night Alabama football fans. Tonight, Friday night and Saturday, dreams will be both achieved and broken. The Crimson Tide can break team draft records over the next few days.

Four first-round picks will tie the Alabama football NFL Draft record set in 2011, 2012 and 2017. Most NFL draft experts project Minkah Fitzpatrick, Calvin Ridley, Da’Ron Payne and Rashaan Evans will be chosen in the first-round. There is a chance Ronnie Harrison will get a first-round call as well.

The Crimson Tide one year record for players drafted is 10, set in the 2017 Draft. That record could be broken this year. Up to 15 former Alabama football players could be drafted. If, as expected, Brad Bozeman, Bo Scarbrough and Shaun Dion Hamilton are drafted in the late rounds, the Tide should at least set a new team record with 11 selections. The all-time record for one draft is Ohio State with 14 picks in 2004.

Check out how dominant Alabama football has been in the NFL Draft this decade.

2010-2017 Total Draft Picks

• Alabama – 61 total draft picks
• LSU – 52
• Florida – 50
• Ohio State – 46
• Florida State – 45

In the 2000’s decade, Ohio State led with 69 players drafted. In the 1990’s decade, Notre Dame led with 68 players drafted. Alabama football will blow past those numbers in the 2018 Draft and add more to the total in 2019. That is Draft Dominance.

While we wait for the first round to begin, check out the video profiles of former Tide players.

Updates will be added at the top of this post as selections are made in the Draft.