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It started with Andre Smith. In his nine years at Alabama, Nick Saban has garnered 17 first-round draft picks. He's making that $7 million salary worth every penny, far surpassing Les Miles and Urban Meyer.
Here's a quick recap of who is projected for round #1 tonight for Alabama, and who's been selected since Andre Smith.
On-deck
C Ryan Kelly
RB Derrick Henry
ILB Reggie Ragland
DT/DE Jarran Reed
DT A'Shawn Robinson
2009
OT Andre Smith, Cincinnati Bengals, 6th overall
2010
LB Rolando McClain, Oakland Raiders, 8th overall
CB Kareem Jackson, Houston Texans, 20th overall
2011
DT Marcell Dareus, Buffalo Bills, 3rd overall
WR Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons, 6th overall
OT James Carpenter, Seattle Seahawks, 25th overall
RB Mark Ingram, New Orleans Saints, 28th overall
2012
RB Trent Richardson, Cleveland Browns, 3rd overall
S Mark Barron, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7th overall
CB Dre Kirkpatrick, Cincinnati Bengals, 17th overall
LB Dont’a Hightower, New England Patriots, 25th overall
2013
CB Dee Milliner, New York Jets, 9th overall
OG Chance Warmack, Tennessee Titans, 10th overall
OT DJ Fluker, San Diego Chargers, 11th overall
2014
LB CJ Mosley, Baltimore Ravens, 17th overall
S Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Green Bay Packers, 21st overall
2015
WR Amari Cooper, Oakland Raiders, 4th overall
Will Nick Saban keep breaking his own records, cementing his title as "Best Coach, Ever?"
Check out tonight's NFL Draft coverage - it all starts at tonight at 8 P.M. EST / 7 P.M. CST on ESPN and the NFL Network.