Alabama’s defense played its best football together late in the 2021 season.
The Crimson Tide had several players that could have turned pro, but they decided to return to school for unfinished business in the fall. Will Anderson Jr., an outside linebacker, is excited about this group’s potential to rival Alabama’s 2016 defense. Coach Nick Saban saw a dominant team at Bryant-Denny Stadium for A-Day, and he knows what he has for the upcoming year.
The Tide had shut down cornerbacks in 2016 with Marlon Humphrey, Anthony Averett, Tony Brown, and Levi Wallace.
Alabama’s secondary collected 13 of the team’s 16 interceptions, and Minkah Fitzpatrick led the group with six.