7 Alabama players in first round of latest CBS Sports 2021 NFL mock draft

Seven Alabama players are projected to go in the first round of CBS Sports’ Ryan Wilson’s 2021 NFl mocl draft, including QB Mac Jones.

8. Miami Dolphins – Jaylen Waddle, WR

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Tua Tagovailoa will get to start his sophomore season in the NFL with one of his fvorite targets from college. Waddle is currently a Heisman candidate and is destined to be one of, if not the, first wide receivers selected. Miami needs speed, and as Wilson points out, he’s aways the fastest on the field.

7. Atlanta Falcons – Patrick Surtain II, DB

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Surtain is now the leader of the Alabama secondary, with McKinney and Diggs gone to the NFL. Atlanta has a lot of areas that need improvement. Wilson believes the place to start would be the secondary by adding in the Crimson Tide product.