TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It was the greatest run in college football history, and the dynasties of dynasties. When Nick Saban left the Miami Dolphins for the Universi
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — It was the greatest run in college football history, and the dynasties of dynasties.
• 46 selections as consensus first-team All-Americans, by 41 different players. The 41 along would tie for the 17thmost by any program in NCAA history. However, Saban’s greatest asset, on top of being a game-planner, decision-making and maybe the best recruiter of all-time, was as a teacher. To truly put a cap on what the coach accomplished, we’ve gone back and updated our list of the top 100 Crimson Tide players during his era, initially composed in 2020. Only now it’s 250 players.
Circling back to those draft, All-American and all-conference numbers, they’re a very strong indication of where the cutoff line was drawn.A player pretty much had to be a starter to be considered. Only the seasons under Saban are listed in the player bios. Statistics from before 2007 may be included, but were not a factor. While that’s a little unfair to the players from the previous coaching regime, the same holds true for the rostered players at the end of Saban’s career as well.
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