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Alabama has the most players on NFL rosters for sixth straight year

Nick Saban during an interview with CBS prior to Alabama versus Texas A&M
Photo by Kent Gidley

Since Nick Saban arrived in 2007, the Alabama Crimson Tide has been a pipeline to the NFL, and once again flexed its muscles this season.

For the sixth straight year, Alabama has the most former players rostered in the NFL with a total of 58 players shared between the 32 teams.

In terms of positional breakdowns, the Crimson Tide had the most running backs in the league (6), most defensive backs (14), most defensive tackles (10) and tied for the most offensive tackles (5).

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