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For a slew of players from Alabama and LSU, the most important eyes on them Saturday afternoon in Bryant-Denny Stadium will not be those of the Instead, it will be the critical gaze from the 28 scouts from 19 NFL teams who are scheduled to sit in the press box.Attention from evaluators at the next level will be squarely on the 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff between the Nos. He’s kind of a deceptive athlete. Alabama saw five more former players taken in the second and third rounds of the 2020 NFL Draft, bringing the team’s two-day total to nine drafted players. Another executive pegged it at 14 … Harris is one of three SEC running backs, the other two being Mississippi State’s Kylin Hill and Missouri’s Larry Rountree III.Despite the current unknowns and events surrounding the (hopeful) season of college football this fall, Lane Kiffin found a way to bring (…)Former Alabama star defensive back Minkah Fitzpatrick has made quite a name for himself in his two seasons in the NFL. All rights reserved ( Smith decided to return to Alabama for his senior season, it was unclear whether he would be a first-round draft choice or not. Mayden, who is CBS Sports’ 26th-best safety and 288th overall draft prospect, is projected to be drafted between Rounds 5-7. Football fans all across the country began looking into the 2021 draft as soon as the 2020 draft concluded. The 2020 NFL Draft may not be any different. AL.com spoke to Senior Bowl executive director Jim Nagy last week to get his scouting report on seniors for both Alabama and LSU.Underclassmen who are eligible for the draft and considered draftable prospects by NFL executives consulted by AL.com are also listed:Alabama’s only offensive player with significant playing experience and who will exhaust his eligibility this season is Matt Womack, who has served in a reserve role along the offensive line this season. Delpit will be one of the top players drafted assuming he declares.Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our © 2020 Advance Local Media LLC. The hashtag, which (…)[jwplayer cygDE8Mp-er0jUifI] If you’re a college football fans, there’s no doubt you’re on pins and needles waiting for news as for (…) Now, after being the No. Updated Aug 04, 2020; Posted Aug 04, 2020 SEC moves to 10-game, conference-only schedule for 2020 He’s like a 3-4 inside backer. You’ve been around him. Indianapolis Colt center Ryan Kelly was the only Bama player taken in the 2016 first round, Amari Cooper was the only first rounder in 2015, and just two were gone early in 2014. As much as a player might want to appeal to his sense of competitiveness or duty to teammates, it might not be in his personal or family’s best interest to do so.Conversely, a player could decide the risks are worth it in order to better position himself for the rare opportunity to play in the NFL and potentially experience the heights of college football success.Questions on the subject of opt-outs only have seemed to grow louder in recent days.
Another executive pegged it at 14 for Alabama and 11 for LSU.Some of those players will take part in the 2020 Reese’s Senior Bowl, scheduled for Jan. 25 in Mobile. But it’s the makeup of the guy that would really get me excited if I were picking for an NFL team.”LSU’s leading receiver -- with 55 catches, 819 yards and five touchdowns -- is considered an early-round pick if he declares for the draft.Chaisson is on the radar of the NFL after missing most of the 2018 season due to injury. He’s played multiple sports. Really good player. This season, the Crimson Tide have a lot of talent to rely to attempt to back in the College Football Playoff. He will headline the Alabama wide receiver corps alongside junior Jaylen Waddle.The last member of the Crimson Tide to be named in Brandt’s top-50 is running back Najee Harris. Again, I think you want him rushing more on third down than covering. So he’s kind of a classic Alabama linebacker who can do a lot of different things. He’s got that guy’s guy quality. But with the SEC moving last week to a Beyond Alabama’s likely early-round picks in 2021, there is a group of players currently projected in the mid-rounds who presumably could improve their standing by playing this season.