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TideNation's best guess at the top 25 players by position during Nick Saban's tenure at Alabama: 11 on offense, 11 on defense and three on special teams during a six-year span that's produced three national championships.

Alabama is known for getting underclassmen ready to play big-time college football, and many of them are already prepared to play in the NFL.

Alabama's championship run came at a cost as three juniors all opted to forgo their final seasons to enter the upcoming NFL draft.

Editor's note: The season is over and the Alabama Crimson Tide are national champions yet again. But what happens next? TideNation examines the most pressing storylines of the offseason as the Tide gear up for another title defense. TUSCALOOSA, Al...

Jerry Lai/US PresswireTrent Richardson was the first of four Alabama Crimson Tide players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.The national champion Alabama Crimson Tide had three underclassmen selected in the first round -- Trent Richardson,...

Trent Richardson swept the Cleveland Browns off their feet -- or at least one notable member of the franchise.

Alabama All-Americans Trent Richardson and Dre Kirkpatrick have declared for the NFL draft.

Rick Reilly welcomes back football with a slate of predictions for 2011.

Mark Ingram figures there no use dwelling on whether the NFL lockout will stunt his growth as a player, and he downplays the apparent tension that the Saints' decision to draft him has caused with Reggie Bush.

The Saints back might just be the league's best gamer.

Take a deeper dive into the NFL Draft with a statistical breakdown of the draftees, teams and draft history with Stat Shots.

The New England Patriots are scheduled to host Alabama running back Mark Ingram on a pre-draft visit, according to a source familiar with Ingram's travel plans.

Mark Ingram knows 40-yard dash times matter to NFL types. Run a few ticks faster, and the number sure looks better for teams thinking of plunking down millions on a new hire.

Calling Nick Fairley a beast isn't giving the kid enough credit. He's more like the monster who ate the beast for breakfast. And it's Fairley's ferocious pursuit of pounding quarterbacks that has made him one of the NFL's most wanted in this year's...

All-American safety Mark Barron said he'll be back for his senior season at Alabama, which had already lost three star juniors.

Alabama running back Mark Ingram, defensive lineman Marcell Dareus and wide receiver Julio Jones say they're entering the NFL draft.