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NFL draft profile: No. 44 — Alabama LB Ryan Anderson, productive and smart playmaker

Shutdown Corner is counting down the top 50 prospects in the 2017 NFL draft with a scouting report, quotes from NFL evaluators and a projection where they might be drafted.

44. Alabama LB Ryan Anderson
6-foot-2, 253 pounds

Key stat: Anderson was named first-team all-SEC — by media but not by coaches — in collecting 61 tackles (19 for loss), nine sacks and a pick-six.

The skinny: Gradually increased his role on the most talented defense in the country over the past four seasons and finished strong in his final year for the national runners-up.