For the sixth year in a row, Alabama had the most former players on NFL 53-man rosters for the opening weekend of the season.

By the NFL’s count, 57 former Alabama players were on active rosters – 10 more than provided by No. 2 Ohio State.

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But even with the top number, the Crimson Tide was shortchanged by the NFL.

The league used the college from which the player entered the NFL in the count, so Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Denver Broncos linebacker Drew Sanders didn’t count toward Alabama’s tally even though Ford and Sanders played two seasons apiece for the Crimson Tide and Hurts played three.

Georgia with 46 players, LSU with 43 and Michigan with 38 completed the top-five talent providers for Week 1. With 28 players, Auburn ranked 13th.

Alabama provided the most quarterbacks with three, even without counting Hurts, and the most running backs with six, even without counting Ford.

Alabama also had the most alumni at defensive tackle with 10 and defensive back with 15.

Auburn was tied for the most kickers with two – Anders Carlson of the Green Bay Packers and Daniel Carlson of the Las Vegas Raiders.

The colleges who provided the most players on Week 1 active rosters at each position, by the NFL’s count, were:

Center: Three apiece from Arkansas, LSU, Ohio State, Washington and Wisconsin

Guard: Five each from Clemson, Michigan and Notre Dame

Offensive tackle: Five apiece from Florida, Ohio State and Oklahoma

Tight end: Five each from Georgia, Iowa, Notre Dame and Stanford

Quarterback: Three from Alabama

Running back: Six from Alabama

Wide receiver: Eight from Ohio State

Defensive tackle: 10 from Alabama

Defensive end: 8 from Clemson

Linebacker: 10 from Georgia

Defensive back: 15 from Alabama

Punter: Two apiece from North Carolina State, Syracuse and Texas

Kicker: Two each from Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia Southern, Memphis and Notre Dame.

The Alabama quarterbacks are:

· Mac Jones, New England Patriots

· Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles (Alabama did not get credit for Hurts in the NFL count because he entered the league from Okahoma.)

· Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins

· Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers

The Alabama running backs are:

· Jerome Ford, Cleveland Browns (Alabama did not get credit for Ford in the NFL count because he entered he league from Cincinnati.)

· Jahmyr Gibbs, Detroit Lions

· Damien Harris, Buffalo Bills

· Najee Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers

· Derrick Henry, Tennessee Titans

· Josh Jacobs, Las Vegas Raiders

· Brian Robinson Jr., Washington Commanders

The Alabama defensive tackles are:

· Jonathan Allen, Washington Commanders

· Christian Barmore, New England Patriots

· Isaiah Buggs, Detroit Lions

· Raekwon Davis, Miami Dolphins

· Daron Payne, Washington Commanders

· LaBryan Ray, Carolina Panthers

· Jarran Reed, Seattle Seahawks

· A’Shawn Robinson, New York Giants

· Dalvin Tomlinson, Cleveland Browns

· Quinnen Williams, New York Jets

· Byron Young, Las Vegas Raiders

The NFL credited Alabama with 10 defensive tackles in Week 1. Eleven Crimson Tide alumni on 53-player rosters primarily play defensive tackle, although Buggs did not play in Week 1 as a game-day inactive. On rosters, Allen, Davis, Payne, Ray, Tomlinson and Young are listed as defensive tackles, Barmore, Buggs, Robinson and Williams are listed as defensive linemen and Reed is listed as a nose tackle.

The Alabama defensive backs are:

· Jalyn Armour-Davis, Baltimore Ravens

· Jordan Battle, Cincinnati Bengals

· Brian Branch, Detroit Lions

· Tony Brown, Indianapolis Colts,

· Trevon Diggs, Dallas Cowboys

· Minkah Fitzpatrick, Pittsburgh Steelers

· DeMarcco Hellams, Atlanta Falcons

· Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens

· Eddie Jackson, Chicago Bears

· Kareem Jackson, Denver Broncos

· Josh Jobe, Philadelphia Eagles

· Xavier McKinney, New York Giants

· Eli Ricks, Philadelphia Eagles

· Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos

· Levi Wallace, Pittsburgh Steelers

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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.