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The readers have spoken. Over the last couple of months, we’ve looked at every single position group for the Alabama Football team since 2007 and held community votes on which players were the best.
For most schools, All-Conference level players would be automatic shoe-ins for an All-Star team. At Alabama, All-American level players get left out of the top echelon.
Here is what the roster would look like:
Head coach
Nick Saban
Offensive Coordinator
Lane Kiffin
Defensive Coordinator
Jeremy Pruitt
Quarterbacks
1st team-Tua Tagovailoa
2nd team- A.J. McCarron
3rd team- Jalen Hurts
Running backs
1st team- Derrick Henry, Mark Ingram
2nd team- Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy
Wide Receivers
1st team- Julio Jones, Amari Cooper, Jerry Jeudy
2nd team- Calvin Ridley, DeVonta Smith
Tight Ends
1st team- O.J. Howard
2nd team- Irv Smith, Jr.
Fullback/H-back
1st team- Jalston Fowler
Left Tackle
1st team- Jonah Williams
2nd team- Cyrus Kouandjio
Left Guard
1st team- Chance Warmack
2nd team- Ross Pierschbacher
Center
1st team- Ryan Kelly
2nd team- Bradley Bozeman
Right Guard
1st team- Barrett Jones
2nd team- Mike Johnson
Right Tackle
1st team- Andre Smith
2nd team- D.J. Fluker
Left Defensive End
1st team- Jonathan Allen
2nd team- A’Shawn Robinson
Right Defensive End
1st team- Marcell Dareus
2nd team- Jarran Reed
Nose Tackle
1st team- Da’Ron Payne
2nd team- Quinnen Williams
Left Outside Linebacker
1st team-Courtney Upshaw
2nd team- Ryan Anderson
Left Inside Linebacker
1st team- Rolando McClain
2nd team- Donta Hightower
Right Inside Linebacker
1st team- C.J. Mosley
2nd team-Reuben Foster
Right Outside Linebacker
1st team- Rashaan Evans
2nd team- Tim Williams
Left Cornerback
1st team- Marlon Humphrey
2nd team- Kareem Jackson
Right Cornerback
1st team- Dre Kirkpatrick
2nd team- Dee Milliner
Star/slot/all-purpose defensive back
1st team- Minkah Fitzpatrick
2nd team- Javier Arenas
Free Safety
1st team- Eddie Jackson
2nd team- HaHa Clinton-Dix
Strong Safety
1st team- Landon Collins
2nd team- Mark Barron
Kicker
1st team- Leigh Tiffin
Punter
1st team- J.K. Scott
Long Snapper
1st team- Carson Tinker
Return Specialist
1st team- Jaylen Waddle
2nd team- Javier Arenas
For those counting, that’s exactly 53 players, which would make up a perfectly-sized NFL roster. And by the sheer number of All-Pro players, I dare to say it might be the best roster in the NFL.
The defense would without a doubt be the best in the league, with the only weak spot being the edge rushers (well, and McClain getting suspended a bunch of times at middle linebacker).
On offense, the running backs and receivers would be by far and away the best grouping in the league. Tua Tagovailoa has yet to prove himself at QB, however, and the offensive line features three players who have thus far been totally derailed by injuries in their careers.
Thanks to all of you for taking the time to vote for this RBR All-Saban team, and a special thanks to the entire RBR staff for dealing with my emails twice a week for two months begging for them to go and write up this great #content. Just going through all the memories of these great players and watching highlights has been a blast.
Erik will be following this series up with a subject very near and dear to his heart: the All-Underdog team.
You can click on the story stream at the bottom of this article to go and read all the bios that we put together on all of these players.
Roll Tide!