🏈 2019 NFL Draft Thread: Alabama Football Finishes with 10 Former Players Selected in 2019 NFL Draft

[rick4bama]

How many players does Bama have that isn't sign by an NFL team ?

 

[planomateo]

Lol

 

[bamachine]

2019 NFL Draft by conference
SEC: 64
Big Ten: 40
Pac-12: 33
ACC: 28
Big 12: 26
AAC: 11
Mountain West: 10
MAC: 9
Independent: 8
FCS: 7
C-USA: 6
Division II: 5
MEAC: 2
SWAC: 2
Big Sky: 1
Ohio Valley: 1
Sun Belt: 1
2019 NFL Draft by school
Alabama: 10
Ohio State: 9
Oklahoma: 8
Washington: 8
Georgia: 7
Texas A&M: 7
Auburn: 6
Clemson: 6
Notre Dame: 6
Ole Miss: 6
Penn State: 6
Florida: 5
Kentucky: 5
Miami: 5
Michigan: 5
Mississippi State: 5
Stanford: 5
Utah: 5
West Virginia: 5
Boston College: 4
Iowa: 4
LSU: 4
NC State: 4
Oregon: 4
USC: 4
Wisconsin: 4
Arkansas: 3
Houston: 3
LSU: 3
South Carolina: 3
TCU: 3
Temple: 3
Arizona State: 2
Central Michigan: 2
FAU: 2
Florida State: 2
Hawaii: 2
Iowa State: 2
Kansas State: 2
Memphis: 2
Michigan State: 2
Missouri: 2
Northern Illinois: 2
Oklahoma State: 2
Old Dominion: 2
Rutgers: 2
Texas: 2
Toledo: 2
Vanderbilt: 2
Virginia: 2
Washington State: 2
Air Force: 1
Akron: 1
Alabama State: 1
Arizona: 1
Baylor: 1
Boise State: 1
Bowling Green: 1
BYU: 1
Charleston: 1
Charlotte: 1
Cincinnati: 1
Colorado: 1
Colorado State: 1
Delaware: 1
Duke: 1
Eastern Michigan: 1
Elon: 1
Fresno State: 1
Idaho: 1
Illinois: 1
Indiana: 1
James Madison: 1
Louisiana Tech: 1
Minnesota: 1
Morgan State: 1
Murray State: 1
North Carolina: 1
North Carolina A&T: 1
North Dakota State: 1
Northwestern: 1
Pitt: 1
Prairie View A&M: 1
San Diego State: 1
San Jose State: 1
Sioux Falls: 1
South Dakota State: 1
Southeast Missouri State: 1
Syracuse: 1
Tarleton State: 1
Texas Tech: 1
Tulane: 1
UCF: 1
UCLA: 1
ULM: 1
UMass: 1
Utah State: 1
Valdosta State: 1
Wake Forest: 1
Washburn: 1
Western Illinois: 1
Wyoming: 1

 

[JoshB]

Gotta say I'm really, really disappointing in the reaction that some Alabama fans have had - almost gloating - about how far Mack fell. Especially some of the comments made directly at him on Twitter. Unbelievably unnecessary.

 

[Tidestalker]

Gotta say I'm really, really disappointing in the reaction that some Alabama fans have had - almost gloating - about how far Mack fell. Especially some of the comments made directly at him on Twitter. Unbelievably unnecessary.

I would agree with this... The "should have listened to Saban" crowd isn't going to step up and pay his or his families bills. Even if they're right... Which could never be proven to be true, it was his decision to make... Not Saban's.

I'm not a huge Mack fan compared to some other former players but it's not like he's a bad dude

 

[planomateo]

Gotta say I'm really, really disappointing in the reaction that some Alabama fans have had - almost gloating - about how far Mack fell. Especially some of the comments made directly at him on Twitter. Unbelievably unnecessary.

Yup.

 

[TUSKtimes]

Gotta say I'm really, really disappointing in the reaction that some Alabama fans have had - almost gloating - about how far Mack fell. Especially some of the comments made directly at him on Twitter. Unbelievably unnecessary.

It's a mean world and Twitter universe is one of the meanest. But what I've heard over here is more frustration. Not to mention the hole it continues to leave in the Bama football program. Everyone gets the first round guys leaving. Savion Smith, what was he thinking? Would Wilson and Thompson really declare if they knew beforehand that they were 5th round picks?

The NFL is pretty good at dropping these kids value coming in and getting better talent at bargain prices. Why keep playing their game?

 

[UA Press Release]

Alabama Football Finishes with 10 Former Players Selected in 2019 NFL Draft - University of Alabama Athletics

NASHVILLE – The University of Alabama football team saw five former players selected on the final day of the 2019 NFL Draft in Nashville, Tenn. The list of Crimson Tide standouts who were drafted on Saturday includes linebacker Christian Miller, defensive back Deionte Thompson, offensive lineman Ross Pierschbacher, linebacker Mack Wilson and defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs.

Miller was the first Crimson Tide player off the board on Saturday in the fourth round (No. 115, Carolina Panthers). The fifth round featured three selections for UA. First was Thompson (No. 139, Arizona Cardinals), followed by Pierschbacher (No. 153, Washington Redskins) and then Wilson (No. 155, Cleveland Browns) two picks later. The final Alabama player to hear his name called was Buggs (No. 181, Pittsburgh Steelers) in the sixth round.

The five players chosen Saturday join Irv Smith Jr. (No. 50, Minnesota Vikings), Damien Harris (No. 87, New England Patriots) from day two, along with first-round selections in Quinnen Williams (No. 3, New York Jets), Jonah Williams(No. 11, Cincinnati Bengals) and Josh Jacobs (No. 24, Oakland Raiders) to make up Alabama's 2019 NFL Draft class.

Alabama's five selections on Saturday gives the Crimson Tide the most for any school in the 2019 Draft. Alabama's 87 draftees over the last 11 years is the most by any program in college football in that span. LSU is second with 75 followed by USC at 70.

The Crimson Tide has now had 32 players selected in the last three NFL Drafts, marking the third consecutive year 10 or more players have been chosen.

Alabama Draft Recap

Player	Round	Pick	Team
Quinnen Williams	1	3	New York Jets
Jonah Williams	1	11	Cincinnati Bengals
Josh Jacobs	1	24	Oakland Raiders
Irv Smith Jr.	2	50	Minnesota Vikings
Damien Harris	3	87	New England Patriots
Christian Miller	4	115	Carolina Panthers
Deionte Thompson	5	139	Arizona Cardinals
Ross Pierschbacher	5	153	Washington Redskins
Mack Wilson	5	155	Cleveland Browns
Isaiah Buggs	6	191	Pittsburgh Steelers

Christian Miller (No. 115 | Carolina Panthers)

Christian Miller spent five seasons at the Capstone, highlighted by his redshirt senior campaign in 2018. Miller wrapped up last year with four starts in his 14 games of action. He totaled 36 tackles, including 11.5 for loss (-40 yards) and 8.5 sacks (-35 yards), while leading the Crimson Tide in quarterback hurries with 12. Across his time in Tuscaloosa, Miller appeared in 45 games, registering 58 total tackles with 16.5 tackles for loss (-57 yards) and 11.5 sacks (-48 yards).

Deionte Thompson (No. 139 | Arizona Cardinals)

Called to duty as the starting safety during the 2017 College Football Playoff, Deionte Thompson never relinquished his role from thereon out, earning himself consensus first team All-America recognition as a redshirt junior. He ranked second on Alabama in tackles last year with 79 stops, including a team-high 48 solo tackles. Thompson added 3.5 tackles for loss (-7 yards), six pass breakups, two interceptions, a fumble recovery and a team-high four forced fumbles in 2018. Across three seasons, he appeared in 43 games with 17 starts, accumulating 113 total tackles.

Ross Pierschbacher (No. 153 | Washington Redskins)

After making 42 career starts at left guard in his first three years at the Capstone, Ross Pierschbacher transitioned to center and finished with 57 career starts to set an NCAA Division I record. He provided a consistent presence along the Tide offensive front, blocking for 31 100-yard rushers in four seasons. Voted a permanent team captain as a redshirt senior, Pierschbacher recorded 36 knockdown blocks and allowed only one pressure while giving up two sacks across 962 snaps. Those impressive numbers earned him first team All-America and All-SEC honors while also being selected as a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, presented annually to the nation's top center.

Mack Wilson (No. 155 | Cleveland Browns)

An Instinctive, hard-hitting linebacker in the middle for Alabama, Mack Wilson finished his collegiate career with 42 games played, including 17 starts. Wilson's three years featured 119 total tackles and six interceptions. He put together a standout junior campaign, tallying 71 tackles, including 4.5 for loss (-8 yards) and one sack, while adding seven quarterback pressures, five pass breakups and two interceptions. Those numbers earned Wilson second team All-America honors and All-SEC honors in 2018.

Isaiah Buggs (No. 181 | Pittsburgh Steelers)

A disruptive force off the edge in the Alabama defensive front, Buggs started in 28 of his 29 career games at the Capstone after transferring in from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. He totaled 102 career tackles for UA, including 17.5 for loss (-75) yards and 11 sacks (-53), while adding 13 quarterback pressures across two seasons. Buggs put together his most productive season in 2018, leading the Tide defense in sacks with 9.5 (-49 yards), while ranking second in tackles for loss at -13.5 (-59 yards). His standout senior campaign earned him second team All-America honors from the AFCA along with All-SEC second team recognition by both the Associated Press and the conference.

Get all the latest information on the team by following @AlabamaFTBL on Twitter and Facebook and AlabamaFBL on Instagram. General athletic news can also be found at UA_Athletics on Twitter and Instagram and AlabamaAthletics on Facebook.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

Mack and Thompson have nobody to blame but themselves for their position. Mack still playing the pitiful poor me guy from Montgomery. The NFL follows twitter as well Mack.

Best of luck to all our guys...home they make the rosters and have really good careers...………..everyone of them.

Going forward Bama players with NFL draft potential should have learned a BIG lesson from this draft.

 

[BamaFan334]

I would agree with this... The "should have listened to Saban" crowd isn't going to step up and pay his or his families bills. Even if they're right... Which could never be proven to be true, it was his decision to make... Not Saban's.

I'm not a huge Mack fan compared to some other former players but it's not like he's a bad dude

I was always very high on Mack, always loved his attitude. There was a clear transformation of self-worth from Sophomore to Junior year. He loved social media, loved gloating, loved ahowing off a new pair of shoes multiple times a month, loved marketing the brand he trademarked, and absolutely loved playing the "I'm from the gutter" card. The part that upsets me the most is that he could have cane back and truly supported his family with millions more in guaranteed money. Instead of rushing to a MAYBE quick fix, he could have catipulted to a future they never could have imagined making millions more. So now, he has put his future into uncertain territory which now potentially puts him in way of the vicious cycle of not making it and going right back to the gutter where he started in Montgomery. A lot of people talk about systematic racism and the inability for minorities to get to the top, well this could be a perfect example of not doing the right thing, having the opportunity to create immense value, only to take the low hanging fruit and fall to the bottom. Jeremy Pruitt leaving really hurt him emotionally and athletically in my eyes. He was great his first two years and last year just didn't get it. I blame coaching there. If Pruitt was in Tuscaloosa I bet he stays, but even with Saban telling him to come back it ahould have been enough.

I say all of this hoping he carves out a future. He had the talent and ability. He could have been one of the greats at Alabama with another year. For his and his family's sake, I hope he plays with a chip on his shoulder and hits it big like CJ Mosley.

 

[Sgt. Lincoln Osiris]

Gotta say I'm really, really disappointing in the reaction that some Alabama fans have had - almost gloating - about how far Mack fell. Especially some of the comments made directly at him on Twitter. Unbelievably unnecessary.

While I have voiced my frustrated analysis of his situation here, I will agree that a lot of those twitter comments were harsh.

 

[EasyTider]

Wonder if another year would have really helped Thompson that much? Sounded as if his degenerative knee(s) issue was the big reason for his fall. Another solid season at Bama would have just put 1 more year of mileage on the knees.

 

[planomateo]

Can't figure out why any here are upset with HIS choice.

Walk a mile in a mans shoes...

 

[TerryP]

Can't figure out why any here are upset with HIS choice.

I can count on one hand the number of people I've seen acknowledge DT ws in grad school this past fall (summer grad, 2018.)

 

[Tidestalker]

The part that upsets me the most is that he could have cane back and truly supported his family with millions more in guaranteed money. Instead of rushing to a MAYBE quick fix, he could have catipulted to a future they never could have imagined making millions more.

1. What are you upset about though? Like, upset that HE'S not making more money or that HE'S not listening to Saban? Or something else?

2. Could have catapulted into a future.... Yes, could have. Also could have blown out his ACL in December .

So now, he has put his future into uncertain territory which now potentially puts him in way of the vicious cycle of not making it and going right back to the gutter where he started in Montgomery.

Coming back did not ensure a "certain" future. Again, there is no way to know what coulda/woulda/shoulda happened in a game where serious injury is one play away . The only certain thing is that he has a job and is getting paid

A lot of people talk about systematic racism and the inability for minorities to get to the top, well this could be a perfect example of not doing the right thing, having the opportunity to create immense value, only to take the low hanging fruit and fall to the bottom.

Again - This is all hypothetical. The "right thing" for you, or Coach Saban, may not be the right thing for him. If he get's seriously injured next season neither of you nor the fans are going to pony up for him because he "did the right thing".

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In the big picture I would agree with most that I likely would have made the other decision, and I can see why he's being judged because of how far he fell. But at the same time it's HIS decision. Sure we are all here to judge and talk a little smack because that's what the internet is for - But there are hypothetical scenarios in both directions here. I'm guessing had he known he would be a 5th rounder - Which BTW even his biggest critic probably didn't see coming, he probably wouldn't have left. But he gown! RTR

 

[TUSKtimes]

Can't figure out why any here are upset with HIS choice.

Walk a mile in a mans shoes...

Would you ask coach Saban that? He's telling a lot of these players they are losing money they will never get back. Unless those were tears of joy on Wilson's face, perhaps he too expected more.

 

[JoseyWalesTheOutlaw]

A-Return for one more year and you MUST player better to get Mo Money
B-Return for one more year have bad luck with a major injury and miss on that Mo Money deal

Dammed if you do and the same if you don't

 

[Tidestalker]

A-Return for one more year and you MUST player better to get Mo Money
B-Return for one more year have bad luck with a major injury and miss on that Mo Money deal

Dammed if you do and the same if you don't

B.S.

You're forgetting about the $700K ish he's will make this year if/when he makes the roster. Or the year closer to the all-important second contract that every young player needs to reach for long term sustainability.

What would he be making this year at Alabama?

There are plenty of reasons to leave. Not everyone gets it right, but if you want to be objective you can understand it.

 

[bamachine]

I may say it here but would never go to his personal social media and call him out on doing what he thought was right. Here I am saying he could have used another year of coaching, something they are not gonna care about at the next level, especially with a late round pick. He was good until this year because he was not the leader of the front 7 until this year. He had someone on the field to point him on what to do each down. This year he had to decide that for himself and also try to line up the rest of the front 7. He did not adjust well to that added responsibility. I do not know if that is a mental limitation on Mack's part or if he just did not put in the tape/playbook work he needed to do.

 

[Tidestalker]

I may say it here but would never go to his personal social media and call him out on doing what he thought was right. Here I am saying he could have used another year of coaching, something they are not gonna care about at the next level, especially with a late round pick. He was good until this year because he was not the leader of the front 7 until this year. He had someone on the field to point him on what to do each down. This year he had to decide that for himself and also try to line up the rest of the front 7. He did not adjust well to that added responsibility. I do not know if that is a mental limitation on Mack's part or if he just did not put in the tape/playbook work he needed to do.

Would agree with this. I also don't think he was ever really healthy... RTR