On a cool Wednesday morning, Minkah Fitzpatrick and Rashaan Evans stood in the shadow of AT&T Stadium. The Arlington, Texas colossus was home to three of their games as Alabama football players.
Season opening wins over Wisconsin and USC were sandwiched around a Cotton Bowl pounding of Michigan State.
They're all part of the memories they take into the next phase of their football lives. Both are expected to hear their names called in that same stadium Thursday night in the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. It'll among the biggest moments of their young lives.