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Ben Davis has been ‘like a coach on the field’ for Alabama’s defense, according to Pete Golding

He came under his father’s legacy, but this season Nick Saban looks at him.

Some people forgot about him, after he did not immediately pop as a five-star freshman, but sometimes the late bloomers out shine everyone else. For Ben Davis, the time has finally come to put a punctuation mark on a journey that has taught him a multitude of life lessons. A native of Gordo, Ala., he’s had to embrace toughness, patience, a tenacious work ethic and most important, an unwavering mindset.

He arrived in 2016 and though it may have been hard, the process was worth it.