Alabama ties all-time NFL draft record with Evan Neal’s selection

Alabama’s streak of first-round selections has now tied an all-time draft record.

Alabama has long been a factory for NFL talent under Nick Saban, and on the draft’s opening night in Las Vegas, the program tied an all-time draft record for consecutive years with a first-round pick.

Tackle Evan Neal was selected seventh overall by the New York Giants, extending the Crimson Tide’s current draft streak with a first-round selection to 14 years. That run began in 2009 when another tackle, Andre Smith, was taken sixth overall by the Bengals.

Alabama is now tied with Miami, but is expected to extend the streak to 15 years in 2023.

Entering the 2022 draft, Alabama’s produced multiple first-rounders in 10 of the last 12 drafts, highlighted by the historic Class of 2021, when Alabama had six first-rounders.

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