Alabama continues craziest NFL Draft first-round streak with unfathomable stat

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Alabama's football program is often viewed a bit like an NFL team.

There are many reasons for that, but how about this stat?

The Crimson Tide have now had a player selected in the first round of the NFL Draft for 17 consecutive years.

Tyler Booker to the Dallas Cowboys at No. 12 overall on Thursday night made that true this year. Linebacker Jihaad Campbell also went in the first, at No. 31 to the Eagles.

The streak started in 2009 after Alabama somehow had no draft picks at all in the 2008 draft.

The full list of first-rounders from Alabama since 2009 is as follows:

  • 2009: Andre Smith (1.6 Bengals)
  • 2010: Rolando McClain (1.8 Raiders); Kareem Jackson (1.20 Texans)
  • 2011: Marcell Dareus (1.3 Bills); Julio Jones (1.6 Falcons); James Carpenter (1.25 Seahawks); Mark Ingram (1.28 Saints)
  • 2012: Trent Richardson (1.3 Browns); Mark Barron (1.7 Buccaneers); Dre Kirkpatrick (1.17 Bengals); Dont'a Hightower (1.25 Patriots)
  • 2013: Dee Milliner (1.9 Jets); Chance Warmack (1.10 Titans); D.J. Fluker (1.11 Chargers)
  • 2014: C.J. Mosley (1.17 Ravens); Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (1.21 Packers)
  • 2015: Amari Cooper (1.4 Raiders)
  • 2016: Ryan Kelly (1.18 Colts)
  • 2017: Marlon Humphrey (1.16 Ravens); Jonathan Allen (1.17 Washington); O.J. Howard (1.19 Buccaneers); Reuben Foster (1.31 49ers)
  • 2018: Minkah Fitzpatrick (1.11 Dolphins); Daron Payne (1.13 Washington); Rashaan Evans (1.22 Titans); Calvin Ridley (1.26 Falcons)
  • 2019: Quinnen Williams (1.3 Jets); Jonah Williams (1.11 Bengals); Josh Jacobs (1.24 Raiders)
  • 2020: Tua Tagovailoa (1.5 Dolphins); Jedrick Willis (1.10 Browns); Henry Ruggs (1.12 Raiders); Jerry Jeudy (1.15 Broncos)
  • 2021: Jaylen Waddle (1.6 Dolphins); Patrick Surtain (1.9 Broncos); DeVonta Smith (1.10 Eagles); Mac Jones (1.15 Patriots); Alex Leatherwood (1.17 Raiders); Najee Harris (1.24 Steelers)
  • 2022: Evan Neal (1.7 Giants); Jameson Williams (1.12 Lions)
  • 2023: Bryce Young (1.1 Panthers); Will Anderson (1.3 Texans); Jahmyr Gibbs (1.12 Lions)
  • 2024: JC Latham (1.7 Titans); Dallas Turner (1.17 Vikings); Terrion Arnold (1.24 Lions)
  • 2025: Tyler Booker (1.12 Cowboys); Jihaad Campbell (1.31 Eagles)

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Amazingly, in 17 years, that's 49 first-round picks from one school.

Safe to bet at this point that the streak won't be ending next year, and maybe not for a long time.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle