The 2021 college football season is still over a month away, as is the NFL season and the 2021 NFL draft was less than two months ago, but that doesn’t mean we can’t look ahead to next year’s draft.
Alabama lost plenty of talent to the NFL. Ranging from a star quarterback to a Heisman-winning wide receiver, the Crimson Tide will need to reload for the upcoming season if the program wants back-to-back national championships.
Nick Saban is no stranger to having relatively unknown talent rocket up to the top of draft boards after one season of starting. So, it should be no surprise that numerous Alabama players are already projected to be selected on the first night.
Pro Football Network’s Dalton Miller predicts four Alabama players from the 2021 squad will be drafted in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.
28. Detroit Lions – John Metchie III, WR
In his first season as the top wide receiver on the team, Metchie is expected to out-perform expectations. There’s been a recent trend of Alabama wide receivers being drafted in the first round, is Metchie the next one?