Alabama is still NFLU until further notice

Alabama players have made HOW MUCH?!

Jan 11, 2021; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Patrick Surtain II (2) against the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II is the latest in a long line of Alabama Football players who have come through the NFL Draft to dominate at the professional level. He was just rewarded as the highest-paid cornerback in the league as a result.

Inking a new deal worth $24 million per year with the Broncos, Surtain II is just another in the long line of players that Nick Saban has developed and sent into the NFL. This continues to prove one thing:

Alabama is still NFLU until further notice.

The 33rd Team puts it into perspective just how much dominant talent comes through the NFL Draft from the Alabama Football program. In fact, from their 2018 team alone, players from Tuscaloosa have signed deals for over $1.1 billion in the NFL. Here is the full breakdown:

Alabama’s 2018 team has collectively signed deals worth more than $1.175 BILLION 🤯💸 https://t.co/VaNJv36OMO pic.twitter.com/QiNPhMz8C9

— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) September 4, 2024

Obviously having two quarterbacks on the list inflates that number, and Jalen Hurts did transfer to Oklahoma (so I'm not sure he counts 100 percent). However, at every position group, Alabama Football players dominate NFL rosters.

And not just the rosters in general, but they dominate the highest-paid players on those rosters.

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