Alabama head coach Nick Saban is concerned about the full make-up of an athlete.
When he arrived in Tuscaloosa in 2007, his goal was to not only brand the program but also continue a success rate of graduating players. The University of Alabama graduated 31 student-athletes in Saturday’s fall commencement ceremony.
Twenty-three of the 31 graduates were on Alabama’s 2015 Southeastern Conference title football team. Yours truly of TDAM lists all 23 graduates that are “BuiltByBama.”
Alabama football 2015 graduates (bachelor’s degree)
RB Kenyan Drake
LB Reggie Ragland
CB Cyrus Jones
DT Jarran Reed
OL Alphonse Taylor
OL Dominick Jackson
LB Ryan Anderson
TE Dakota Ball
WR Parker Barrineau
LB Denzel Devall
TE Ty Flournoy-Smith
OL Brandon Greene
LB Bernel Jones
OL Korren Kirven
DL Darren Lake
LB Dillon Lee
TE Michael Nysewander
QB Alec Morris
DB Geno Matias-Smith
DL Dalvin Tomlinson
Alabama football 2015 graduates (master’s degree)
OL Ryan Kelly
QB Jacob Coker
OL Issac Luatua
Stephen M. Smith is a senior analyst and columnist for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @ESPN_Future.
