The University of AlabamaCrimson Tide football team has had 467players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936.[1][A 1] This includes 84players taken in the first round and three overall number one picks, Harry Gilmer in the 1948 NFL draft, Joe Namath in the 1965 AFL draft and Bryce Young in the 2023 NFL draft.[1] Alabama has had 58 former players selected to a Pro Bowl, 166 total Pro Bowl selections over all, 53 former players have won a Super Bowl with their respective teams (70 times represented and won) and eight have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).[3] Prior to the merger agreements in 1966, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues held a multiple-round "common draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the common draft became the NFL draft.[2]
Selections
Joe Namath was the first selection in the 1965 AFL draft.Ken Stabler was drafted 52nd overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 1968 NFL draft. John Hannah was drafted 4th overall by the New England Patriots in the 1973 NFL draft.Chris Samuels was drafted 3rd overall by the Washington Redskins in the 2000 NFL draft.Shaun Alexander was drafted 19th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2000 NFL draft.Jarret Johnson was drafted 109th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2003 NFL draft.Evan Mathis was drafted 79th overall by the Carolina Panthers in the 2005 NFL draft.Roman Harper was drafted 43rd overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2006 NFL draft.Brodie Croyle was drafted 85th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2006 NFL draft.Le'Ron McClain was drafted 137th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2007 NFL draft.Andre Smith was drafted 6th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2009 NFL draft.Glen Coffee was drafted 74th overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2009 NFL draft.Rolando McClain was drafted 8th overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2010 NFL draft.Kareem Jackson was drafted 20th overall by the Houston Texans in the 2010 NFL draft.Marcell Dareus was drafted 3rd overall by the Buffalo Bills in the 2011 NFL draft.Julio Jones was drafted 6th overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2011 NFL draft.James Carpenter was drafted 25th overall by the Seattle Seahawks in the 2011 NFL draft.Mark Ingram II was drafted 28th overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 2011 NFL draft.Trent Richardson was drafted 3rd overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2012 NFL draft.Mark Barron was drafted 7th overall by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2012 NFL draft.Dre Kirkpatrick was drafted 17th overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2012 NFL draft.Don't'a Hightower was drafted 25th overall by the New England Patriots in the 2012 NFL draft.Courtney Upshaw was drafted 35th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2012 NFL draft.Chance Warmack was drafted 10th overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2013 NFL draft.D. J. Fluker was drafted 11th overall by the San Diego Chargers in the 2013 NFL draft.Eddie Lacy was drafted 61st overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2013 NFL draft.Barrett Jones was drafted 113th overall by the St. Louis Rams in the 2013 NFL draft.C. J. Mosley was drafted 17th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2014 NFL draft.Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was drafted 21st overall by the Green Bay Packers in the 2014 NFL draft.Amari Cooper was drafted 4th overall by the Oakland Raiders in the 2015 NFL draft.Derrick Henry was drafted 45th overall by the Tennessee Titans in the 2016 NFL draft.Marlon Humphrey was drafted 16th overall by the Baltimore Ravens in the 2017 NFL draft.Jonathan Allen was drafted 17th overall by the Washington Redskins in the 2017 NFL draft.Minkah Fitzpatrick was drafted 11th overall by the Miami Dolphins in the 2018 NFL draft.Quinnen Williams was drafted 3rd overall by the New York Jets in the 2019 NFL draft.Tua Tagovailoa was drafted 5th overall by the Miami Dolphins in the 2020 NFL draft.Trevon Diggs was drafted 51st overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2020 NFL draft.Mac Jones was drafted 15th overall by the New England Patriots in the 2021 NFL draft.DeVonta Smith was drafted 10th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2021 NFL draft.
↑ Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the AFL draft (1960–1966) and the common draft (1967–1969).[2]
1 2 Cross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001). "The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2001. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
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