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Alabama ranked first in the SEC in points allowed per game and third in yards allowed last season. The Tide also led the conference in sacks, passes defended and fumble recoveries. And 247Sports Josh Pate believes the Crimson Tide will show improvement in 2021. The defending national champions will lose key starters Patrick Surtain II, Christian Barmore and Dylan Moses, but they still return a ton of talent. "Normally when you're talking about the NFL Draft loaded up with Bama guys, in years passed it meant a whole bunch of defensive guys and maybe a running back or two or something like," sa...

As the NFL Draft entry deadline is creeping up quickly, Alabama players have been making decisions whether to return to school for the 2021 season or head to the NFL Draft. Alabama redshirt junior defensive lineman Phil Mathis has announced on his social media that he will return to the Capstone for his redshirt senior season.

Alabama held its annual press conference for draft eligibles who choose to forgo seasons of eligibility in favor of the NFL Draft, and it went about as expected. Four Alabama underclassmen just officially declared for the NFL draft — cornerback Patrick Surtain, wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, defensive tackle Christian Barmore and quarterback Mac Jones— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 14, 2021 It’s kind of a shame that guys who decided to return for a fourth season such as Najee Harris, Alex Leatherwood and DeVonta Smith will never get that opportunity to stand at the podium and thank ever...