Ad Disclosure
No surprise here: Alabama starters get drafted at much higher rate than any other school
By Adam Spencer
Published:
If I told you that players who start for Alabama under Nick Saban get drafted at a much higher rate than any other school’s starters, you’d probably roll your eyes and say “well, duh.”
However, it is impressive just how much more often players who start for at least one year for the Crimson Tide get drafted in the NFL Draft.
SportSourceAnalytics ran the data from 2010 to 2017 and found that 55 percent of Alabama starters get drafted to the NFL, while second-place Ohio State only sends 45 percent of starters to the pros via the draft:
Looking at players that started 1+ years at @AlabamaFTBL from 2010-2017, 55% were drafted. Next best among FBS schools is @OhioStateFB at 45%, @GatorsFB and @FSUFootball at 43% and @LSUfootball at 41%.
— SportSource Analytics (@SportSourceA) April 29, 2018
Florida (43 percent) and LSU (41 percent) are also football factories, but no one can compare to Nick Saban and the Tide.
Having sent all 11 defensive starters from Week 1 of the 2016 season to the NFL the past two drafts is only the latest accomplishment for Alabama. Next year, there should be plenty more NFL Draft picks, too.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
