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Mock 2018 NFL Draft predicts four Tide players in the First Round

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If the Pats luck into Rashaan at 32, this won’t be the last ring he gets.

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The latest CBS NFL Draft predictions have four Alabama football players going in the first round, including two picks in the first eight selections.

If Alabama does place four in the first round it will tie a school record set three other times (2011, 2012, 2017.) Additionally, the two picks inside the Top 10 would be just behind 2011 (Marcell Dareus, Julio Jones) and 2012 (Trent Richardson, Mark Barron.)

Rashaan Evans may actually be a little low in this mock, based on some other drafts we’ve seen. And, I don’t see any scenario where Da’Ron Payne is not taken off the board in the first round: He’s a game-changing nose tackle that you can build a defense around.

Still, four first round selections would be 27 first-rounders Nick Saban and staff have developed in this 11-year Alabama dynasty. And, if Payne does go in the first with the other four, it will set a Tide record for NFL Draft excellence.

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