Day 2 of the NFL Draft featured second and third round draft picks. Alabama once again showcased their talent as they had 6 players drafted on Friday night.
On night one of the 2020 NFL Draft on Thursday night, Alabama had 4 players drafted in round one. Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa was drafted by Miami as the 5th overall pick, Jedrick Wills Jr. was drafted by the Cleveland Browns as the 10th overall pick, Henry Ruggs III was drafted as the 12th overall pick by the Las Vegas Raiders, and Jerry Jeudy was the last Alabama player taken off the board in the first round as the 15th overall pick to the Denver Broncos.
Here are the 6 Alabama players who were drafted in rounds two and three, in order in which they were drafted:
ROUND TWO
Round 2 began with Alabama’s Xavier McKinney taken off the board as the 36th overall draft pick being drafted by New York Giants.
McKinney finished the 2019 season with 95 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, 3 interceptions (one of which was returned 81 yards for a TD) 5 pass breakups and 5 QB hurries.
In his career at Alabama, he had 177 tackles, 6 sacks, 6 forced fumbles, 5 interceptions, 15 pass deflections and 2 touchdowns.
With the 51st overall pick, the Dallas Cowboys drafted Trevon Diggs .
Diggs finished the 2019 season with 37 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 interceptions and a touchdown.
In his career, he had 68 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries, 4 interceptions and a touchdown.
The Philadelphia Eagles selected Jalen Hurts with the 53rd overall pick.
Hurts finished the 2019 season at Oklahoma with a career high 3,851 yards passing, as well as a career-high 32 passing TDs. Not to mention a career 1,298 yards rushing to go along with yet another career-high 20 rushing touchdowns.
In his college career at both Alabama and Oklahoma, Hurts recorded almost 9,500 passing yards and 80 touchdowns, not to mention almost 3,300 rushing yards to go along with his 43 rushing touchdowns.
Raekwon Davis will be joining fellow former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in Miami, Florida. David was drafted by the Miami Dolphins as the 56th overall pick.
In his career at Alabama, he recorded 175 total tackles, 11.5 sacks, 1 interception, and a forced fumble to go along with a fumble recovery.
ROUND THREE
The first Alabama player to be drafted in round three was Terrell Lewis who was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams as the 84th overall pick.
In 2019, Lewis recorded 31 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks to go along with a team-high 16 quarterback pressures.
Anfernee Jennings joined the New England Patriots as the 87th overall pick.
In the past two season, Jennings had 133 tackles (25.5 tackles for loss), 13.5 sacks, two interceptions and 16 pass deflections.
The Crimson Tide still has three players to watch over the final day of the draft: safery Jared Mayden, defensive back Shyheim Carter and offensive lineman Matt Womack.
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