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Terrion Arnold listed his top five Alabama defensive backs of all time as a guest on the “New Wave” podcast.
Arnold played for the Crimson Tide from 2021 to 2023 before getting drafted in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. Alabama football has had several elite cornerbacks suit up in the crimson and white. All of Arnold’s top five played for the Tide during the Nick Saban era.
“I gotta go, Pat (Surtain),” Arnold said. “Then I’m gonna go Kool-Aid (Mckinstry). And I’m gonna go Minkah (Fitzpatrick). I gotta go Dre (Kirkpatrick). I gotta say Marlon Humphrey.”
The Crimson Tide’s current cornerbacks will look to carry on Alabama’s tradition of developing talent at the position
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