At Alabama, there is a legacy dominance along the defensive line. Daron Payne, Quinnen Williams, and Jonathan Allen and 3 of the top 5 highest paid DL in the NFL, Dalvin Tomlinson has his own big deal, and Raekwon Davis, Christian Barmore, Jarran Reed, A’Shawn Robinson are all starters in various stages of their careers as well.
That said, Alabama’s had a few struggles along the interior in recent years. The run defense struggled in 2019 and part of 2020 before putting together a phenomenal season behind Phil Mathis and Byron Young in 2021. 2022, though, saw a decline again as Alabama was gashed on the ground against Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, and Kansas State (but, funny enough, totally shut down Bijan Robinson and the Texas rushing atttack).