Following the 2017 NFL Draft, join Touchdown Alabama this off-season as we look ahead to next season’s senior class, try to predict which Juniors could leave Tuscaloosa early, and break down the Crimson Tide’s possible draft class player-by-player.
2018 Senior Class:
–Tony Brown (DB #2): 6-0 / 198 lbs. *** -Bo Grant (DB #45): 6-2 / 201 lbs.
-Hootie Jones (DB #6): 6-2 / 215 lbs. *** -Joseph Harvey (TE #46): 5-9 / 211 lbs.
-Da’Shawn Hand (DL #9): 6-4 / 282 lbs. *** -Vohn Keith Jr. (DL #50): 6-2 / 248 lbs.
-JK Scott (P #15): 6-6 / 204 lbs. *** -J.C. Hassenauer (OL #63): 6-2 / 295 lbs.
-Cam Sims (WR #17): 6-5 / 205 lbs. UFA -Joshua Frazier (DL #69): 6-4 / 315 lbs. ***
-Shaun Dion Hamiltion (LB #20): 6-0 / 233 lbs. *** -Donnie Lee Jr. (WR #85): 6-0 / 202 lbs.
-Rogria Lewia (DB #21): 5-11 / 196 lbs. -Jamar King (DL #90): 6-4 / 290 lbs.
-Daniel Skehan (WR #30): 6-0 / 201 lbs. -Robert Foster (WR #1): 6-2 / 196 lbs. ***
-Rashaan Evans (LB #32): 6-3 / 234 lbs. *** -Anthony Averett (DB #28): 6-0 / 185 lbs ***
-Swade Hutchinson (WR #32): 6-3 / 189 lbs. -Bradley Bozeman (OL #75): 6-5 / 314 lbs. ***
-Levi Wallace (DB #39): 6-0 / 181 lbs. UFA -Andy Pappanastos (K #92): 5-11 / 193 lbs.
-Jacob Parker (TE #42): 6-1 / 226 lbs.
-Hunter Bryant (TE #45): 6-5 / 226 lbs.
*** = Predicted Draft Pick UFA = Undrafted/Free Agent
Eligible Players Most Likely to Leave Early [Explanation]:
-Calvin Ridley (WR #3): 6-1 / 190 lbs. [1st Round Prospect]
-Minkah Fitzpatrick (DB #29): 6-1 / 201 lbs. [1st Round Prospect]
-Ronnie Harrison (DB #15): 6-3 / 214 lbs. [2nd to 3rd Round Prospect]
-Da’ron Payne (DL #94): 6-2 / 308 lbs. [Contributed as a freshman, put up good numbers as a sophomore in 2016, and could be looking at a break out year as he will receive extended playing time in his third season.]
Eligible Players Most likely to Return for Higher Draft Grade [Explanation]:
-Bo Scarbrough (RB #9): 6-2 / 232 lbs. [Needs to show he can stay healthy.]
-Damien Harris (RB #34): 5-11 / 216 lbs. [Will need to separate his self in crowded backfield.]
-Isaiah Buggs (DL #49): 6-5 / 292 lbs. [May be good enough to go in 3rd or 4th round by 2018, but could potentially play his way into the 1st round by staying another year.]
Total Predicted Prospects: 14
Jake Weaver is a contributor for TD Alabama Magazine and Bama Hoops Hype. You can contact him via email at [email protected], phone at 205-612-5060, and follow him on Twitter for sports news/commentary @JAWeaver0
