In the 2013 NFL Draft, Alabama set a school draft record with nine drafted players. With Eddie Jackson being selected in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Crimson Tide has a new draft record. The national record, since the NFL became seven rounds in 1994, belongs to the Miami Hurricanes with eleven selections.
Eddie Jackson has not played football since October. Had he not suffered a broken leg, Jackson would likely to have been picked early in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Eddie missed the NFL Combine workouts and Alabama’s Pro Day as well.