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Alabama Football: 5 position groups to watch this spring

Although Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide were not able to claim a national championship this past season, the 2021 team still accomplished quite a bit.

The Tide won the SEC Championship and finished with an impressive 13-2 record and Bryce Young became the first Alabama quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy.

Now that the season has come to an end, let’s shift our focus to spring practice and which position groups Alabama fans should be watching when the Tide returns to practice in a couple of months.

Alabama WR John Metchie to enter NFL draft

Best of luck to John Metchie at the next level.

Traffic to both the transfer portal and the NFL draft has been busy over the last couple of days. Several Alabama players have already made their decisions and earlier today yet another member of the Crimson Tide made his decision.

Wide receiver John Metchie has decided to forgo his senior season and enter the 2022 NFL draft. Metchie provided great leadership on the offensive side of the ball for the 2021 Alabama football team.

Before his season-ending knee injury against Georgia in the SEC Championship, Metchie was having a career season for the Tide. Metchie led the team with 96 receptions and was second behind Jameson Williams on the team in receiving yards with 1,142.

Chris Low of ESPN posted this tweet earlier today reporting the news on Metchie’s decision.

Not a huge surprise, but told John Metchie will join Jameson Williams in entering the NFL draft. Both suffered torn ACL injuries late in the season and combined for 23 TD catches. Good news for @AlabamaFTBL is that safety Jordan Battle is expected to return next season.

— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) January 14, 2022

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