With Myles Garrett, Jonathan Allen and Reuben Foster all on the field today, it’s no surprise that NFL scouts have flocked to Tuscaloosa for Saturday’s SEC West showdown between Texas A&M and Alabama.
Scouts from the Rams, Bucs, Titans, Steelers, Texans, Colts, Jags, Dolphins, Panthers, Ravens (2) and Falcons are here for Alabama-Texas A&M
— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) October 22, 2016
NFL.com writer Chase Goodbread recently wrote of one NFL executive’s prediction that the Crimson Tide’s entire front seven will be drafted in the first or second rounds. Five members of Alabama’s defensive front are seniors, while LB Shaun Dion Hamilton is eligible to enter the 2017 NFL Draft as a junior. Nose tackle Da’Ron Payne, on the other hand, is a true sophomore and unable to enter the draft until he completes another season at UA.
A reported 22 NFL scouts attended Alabama’s Week 7 game against Tennessee in Knoxville.
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