He’s been highly regarded as a defensive mastermind throughout his coaching career, but Nick Saban has produced some of his greatest work in the defensive secondary at the University of Alabama.
In placing guys like Ronnie Harrison, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Levi Wallace, Marquis Johnson, Javier Arenas, Mark Barron and Landon Collins among others to the National Football League, he knows a lot about getting guys prepared to frustrate some of the best receivers in football.
As yours truly of Touchdown Alabama Magazine continues the offseason installment of top five at each position for the Crimson Tide under Saban on In My Own Words, we look at both cornerbacks and safeties.
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Stephen M. Smith is the managing editor and senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.
