Alabama provided the No. 1 selection in an NFL Draft for the first time since 1948, and Crimson Tide players accounted for three of the first 12 choices in the
In Kansas City, Missouri, the Carolina Panthers made Alabama quarterback Bryce Young the first Alabama player to lead off a draft since the Washington Redskins took Tide quarterback Harry Gilmer at No. 1 in 1948.
Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs provided one of the first-round surprises when the Detroit Lions grabbed him at No. 12. Former Crimson Tide ball-carriers Josh Jacobs and Derrick Henry finished one-two in the NFL in rushing yards for the 2022 season, but the only Alabama running backs chosen sooner in the common-draft era than Gibbs are Trent Richardson at No. 3 by the Cleveland Browns in 2012 and Wilbur Jackson at No. 9 by the San Francisco 49ers in 1974.
Carolina started with a list of four quarterbacks, with Young joining Kentucky’s Will Levis, Florida’s Anthony Richardson and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud. In 2021, Young won the Heisman Trophy as he completed 366-of-547 passes for 4,872 yards with 47 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He played three fewer games in 2022, when he completed 245-of-380 passes for 3,328 yards with 32 touchdowns and 12 interceptions for Alabama.
Anderson was a five-star recruit out of Hampton, Ga., in 2020 and once dreamt of an offer from his home-state Bulldogs. Anderson would go on to start all three of his seasons in Tuscaloosa. His dominating presence on the defensive line led to Anderson being nicknamed “The Terminator” and led not only to a national championship his freshman season but lofty expectations which Anderson largely met.
“I didn’t know I was going to get picked as high as I did, because running backs don’t really get picked this high in this new age, new era of the NFL Draft,” Gibbs said. “Yeah, it was pretty shocking to me. But I’m grateful. …
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