Almost 6 percent of the players currently on NFL rosters have Alabama football roots.
Each NFL team can carry up to 90 players on its offseason roster, and there are 167 players on today's rosters who came from Alabama high schools and colleges.
The biggest subsection of the state's NFL representation is in the secondary. Forty-one of the players are defensive backs. There also are 29 defensive linemen, 23 offensive linemen, 21 linebackers, 21 wide receivers, 14 running backs, seven quarterbacks, six tight ends, two fullbacks, two long snappers and one place-kicker. The only position unfilled is punter.