Alabama football fans have lots of numbers to keep up with over the next several months. One milestone number was settled at midnight on Jan. 14. The final list of Tide players choosing NFL early entry is complete. Six Crimson Tide juniors and a redshirt sophomore opted to leave for the NFL.
All seven were starters or the equivalent of being starters by regular rotation. The defense took the biggest hit, losing Quinnen Williams, Mack Wilson, Deionte Thompson and Saivion Smith. On the offensive side, Jonah Williams, Irv Smith Jr. and Josh Jacobs chose to leave early.
In total, Alabama football is losing 21 players who had roles in the Tide’s two-deep offense, defense and special teams.