5 Alabama players projected first round in CBS 2021 NFL mock draft

Alabama players are no strangers to the first round of an NFL draft. Five players are predicted to go in the first round of this CBS mock…

24. Green Bay Packers – Dylan Moses, LB

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Moses is a defensive leader on and off the field. After missing all of the 2019 season due to injury, he returned to Alabama and has continued to be the star he was pre-injury. Edwards believes that Moses could be the guy to bring the Packers back from the “soft” defense they’ve recently developed.

18. Baltimore Ravens – DeVonta Smith, WR

Alabama football-DeVonta Smith
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Smith could have been an early-round draft pick in the 2020 NFL draft, but decided to return. That decision likely helped him, as he is now one of the first receivers selected in the first round. Edwards credits Smith’s ability to get open and make plays.

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