The 2019 NFL Draft came and went and while the faces may have changed, the story in Tuscaloosa remains the same, Alabama dominated the selection process.

The Crimson Tide sent an SEC-high 10 drafted players to the NFL this offseason headlined by the third overall selection, defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, to the New York Jets and the 24th overall selection, running back Josh Jacobs, to the Oakland Raiders.

During a recent NFL Network segment, Nick Saban was asked to share his thoughts on what makes Williams such a highly touted prospect as he heads into his rookie season in the NFL. According to the Alabama coach, Williams is perfectly suited to play in today’s game.

“His initial quickness and his ability to play with his hands, use his leverage, get off blocks quickly. He’s athletic, so he’s a really good pass rusher,” Saban said. “He’s not a huge, gigantic, overpowering guy but, the rest of it – is perfect for this day and age of football.”

When it comes to Josh Jacobs, Saban wasn’t surprised to see Alabama’s all-world running back succeed in Tuscaloosa, despite the rough road it took to get to Alabama.

“I’m really proud of what he’s had to overcome but Josh was always everything we wanted him to be as a student-athlete at the University of Alabama,” Saban continued. “He was a great person, he was a good student, he did everything you’d ever ask a guy to do. Work ethic wise, as a football player, practice hard, prepared hard every day was a great teammate and was very, very productive.”

In addition to the comments Saban offered up on his program’s draft haul, he saved his most detailed response for his current quarterback. Here is what Saban had to say when asked what Tua Tagovailoa needed to work on heading into the 2019 season.

“I think Tua played, for the first seven or eight games last year, if there… if it’s possible, to play perfectly — take care of the ball, no interceptions, really high completion percentage, take what the defense gives. I think he did that flawlessly in our first seven, eight games,” Saban said. “Then you start thinking about I’m going to make some plays here, I’m going to throw the ball downfield and I think when you get out of that, you start to become more outcome oriented. Worrying about the result, rather than staying with the process and taking what they give you.

“I think you put yourself at risk to make mistakes and I think Tua did that a little down the stretch. I think he learned from that and we want him to be the guy that just makes the decisions that he needs to make to make good plays down in and down out and not force plays down the field and make big plays.”

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