Bowl season and the college football playoff mean the NFL Draft is not terribly far away. The best way for viewers to begin preparing for draft season is to start with NFL draft projected players playing in bowl games before the draft ramp up.
Bowl games and playoff games have benefits pertaining to draft eligible players. The competition is ramped up, the matchups are typically very solid, and any big contributions in bowl games could go a long way in improving players’ draft stock before all-star bowls, the combine and pro days.
No. 9 Alabama vs No. 8 Oklahoma is the first opportunity to see several projected NFL draft picks facing off against each other in a direct matchup. While previous games like Boise State vs Washington included a few players that could hear their names called, Oklahoma vs Alabama is the first game with a significant number of hopefuls.
The Friday evening first round playoff game boasts 24 draft projected players. Short of a dedicated Edge or Defensive End, Alabama could almost field a starting lineup of draft projected players. With a shade under ten names on the list for Oklahoma.
For easy viewing and to use as a resource in-game, these players will be listed based on their draft range projection. While specifying name, team and position.
NFL Draft projected players for Alabama vs Oklahoma
First round projected players for Alabama vs Oklahoma
QB Ty Simpson – Alabama (projection range: somewhere in Round 1)
QB John Mateer – Oklahoma (projection range: between Rounds 1-2)
OT Kayden Proctor – Alabama (projection range: between Rounds 1-2)
DE R. Mason Thomas – Oklahoma (projection range: between Rounds 1-3)
DT LT Overton – Alabama (projection range: between Rounds 1-2)
Second round projected players for Alabama vs Oklahoma
WR Germie Bernard – Alabama (projection range: between Rounds 2-3)
WR Deion Burks – Oklahoma (projection range: between Rounds 2-3)
WR Isaiah Horton – Alabama (projection range: between Rounds 2-3)
S Bray Hubbard – Alabama (projection range: between Rounds 2-3)
S Keon Sabb – Alabama (projection range: between Rounds 2-3)
CB Domani Jackson – Alabama (projection range: between Rounds 2-3)
Third round projected players for Alabama vs Oklahoma
RB Jam Miller – Alabama (projected range: between Rounds 3-5)
RB Jayden Ott – Oklahoma (projected range: between Rounds 3-5)
WR Jayden Gibson – Oklahoma (projected range: between Rounds 3-4)
TE Josh Cuevas – Alabama (projected range: between Rounds 3-4)
OT Wilkin Fromby – Alabama (projected range: between Rounds 3-5)
OT/OG Febechi Nwaiwu – Oklahoma (projected range: between Rounds 3-5)
C Parker Brailsford – Alabama (projected range: between Rounds 3-5)
DT Gracen Halton – Oklahoma (projected range: between Rounds 3-4)
S Peyton Bowen – Oklahoma (projected range: between Rounds 3-5)
Fourth round projected players for Alabama vs Oklahoma
OG Jaeden Roberts – Alabama (projected range: between Rounds 4-6)
DT Tim Keenan III – Alabama (projected range: between Rounds 4-6)
OLB Deonte Lawson – Alabama (projected range: between Rounds 4-6)
S Robert Spears-Jennings – Alabama (projected range: between Rounds 4-6)
Seventh round (or undrafted free agent) projected players for Alabama vs Oklahoma
RB Richard Young – Alabama (projected range: between Round 7 and UFA)
Rankings and projections analysis is the combination of view hours as well as various rankings according to Walterfootball, ESPN and DraftBuzz. These projections were made six months in advance of the NFL Draft and are subject to change based on various draft season metrics and events yet to be conducted. This list also does not account for players who will return to their program or who may decide to leave early, who have not declared that as of yet.
No 9 Alabama vs No 8 Oklahoma kicks off at 8:00pm ET today, Friday December 19th and will broadcast on ABC/ESPN.
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