It’s hard to argue that of all the positions where Nick Saban has had an impact, none have loomed as large than those players at safety. Since 2007, every year a Nick Saban safety has been either an All-SEC pick, an All-American pick, or both.
It’s a group that has given you Mark Barron, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Landon Collins, Xavier McKinney, Eddie Jackson, and Minkah Fitzpatrick just to name a few. But what about those guys who were outstanding in their own right and would be legendary — or at least fan favorites — at any other program in any other era?