The Philadelphia Eagles selected Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell with the No. 31 overall pick in this year’s NFL Draft on Thursday night. Soon after, former Alabama head coach Nick Saban provided his initial thoughts.
“This guy is a great person. You know people have to understand with Jihaad, he played with his hand in the dirt in high school, went to IMG. Came out was an outside backer. Moved to inside backer and got better and better and better. I thought he had a fantastic year this year. He has tremendous range, speed — He can play in and out,” Saban said, “This guy — I love this pick.