No. 11 Texas makes its first visit to Tuscaloosa since 1902 on Saturday, facing No. 3 Alabama in a primetime showdown at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The game will have special meaning for Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe, a Katy, Texas, native who is set to start against his home state’s flagship school. Milroe is among many high-profile Texas natives to suit up for Alabama over the years.

Here are 10 others, in chronological order (hometowns in parentheses):

1. Darwin Holt, LB, 1960-61 (Gainesville)

Holt originally planned to play for Paul “Bear” Bryant at Texas A&M, but followed him to Alabama after spending a year in junior college. A defensive specialist in an era of one-platoon football, Holt usually replaced the quarterback in the lineup when the Crimson Tide was on defense and was one of the standouts of Alabama’s 1961 national championship team. The fierce, hard-nosed Holt — who checked in at only 5-foot-10 and 172 pounds — was best-known for an incident in which he laid a controversial block on Georgia Tech’s Chick Graning during a punt return in 1961. Graning was hospitalized with multiple facial fractures, and the affair caused a major rift between Bryant and Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Dodd.

2. Derrick Pope, LB, 2002-03 (Galveston)

Pope was one of several Texans who signed with Alabama during the tenure of Dennis Franchione, who had coached at Southwest Texas State and TCU before arriving in Tuscaloosa. The nephew of Alabama receivers coach Kenith Pope, Derrick Pope joined the Crimson Tide from Garden City (Kan.) Community College and made an immediate impact. He totaled 65 tackles as a part-time starter in 2002, then was a team captain and first-team All-SEC pick when he compiled 105 tackles and five sacks as a senior. He went on to play four seasons for the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, where his head coach for part of that time was Nick Saban.

3. Shaud Williams, RB, 2002-03 (Andrews)

One of the most-prominent pre-portal-era transfers in Alabama football history, Williams played two seasons at Texas Tech before leaving after Mike Leach installed the running back-averse Air Raid Offense during his sophomore year. Williams sat out the 2001 season under NCAA transfer rules in place at the time, but took over as Alabama’s No. 1 running back after starter Ahmaad Galloway was injured early in 2002. Williams ran for 921 yards and five touchdowns that season (averaging 7.1 yards per attempt), then piled up 1,367 yards and 14 scores for a bad team under first-year coach Mike Shula in 2003. He played four seasons for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and is now an assistant strength & conditioning coach at Oregon.

4. Charlie Peprah, DB, 2002-05 (Plano)

Another Franchione-era recruit, Peprah was a three-year starter and four-year contributor for the Crimson Tide, first playing cornerback before settling in at safety. He and roommate Roman Harper formed a dynamic duo at the back end of the Alabama secondary, helping Shula and the Crimson Tide to a 10-3 record and Cotton Bowl win as seniors in 2005. Peprah totaled nine career interceptions at Alabama, and was a second-team All-SEC pick as a senior. He played seven seasons in the NFL, most notably with the Green Bay Packers, with whom he won a Super Bowl ring after the 2010 season.

5. Eryk Anders, LB, 2006-09 (San Antonio)

A Shula-era recruit who thrived after Saban’s arrival in 2007, Anders developed into a productive pass-rushing specialist during his final two seasons at Alabama. He totaled 66 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss and six sacks as a senior in 2009, helping the Crimson Tide clinch its national championship victory over Texas by sacking quarterback Garrett Gilbert and forcing a fumble late in the game. Anders briefly tried his hand at professional football before beginning a career in mixed martial arts. His has risen through the ranks of MMA, and is now a regular on the Ultimate Fighting Championships circuit, with 15 career victories.

6. Greg McElroy, QB, 2006-10 (Southlake)

McElroy committed to Alabama shortly after the Crimson Tide beat Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl, which took place a short drive from his north Texas home. After redshirting as a true freshman and backing up John Parker Wilson for two seasons, McElroy took over as the starter in 2009 and led Alabama to a 14-0 record and the first national championship of the Nick Saban era. He was drafted by the New York Jets following his 2010 senior season, and started one game for the team before retiring to go into television. He is now a highly regarded radio host and college football television analyst, who will be in the booth for ESPN Saturday Night Football this season.

7. A’Shawn Robinson, DT, 2013-15 (Fort Worth)

Saban began to heavily recruit Texas about a decade ago, and Robinson was among the first big-time recruits Alabama landed after making the Lone Star State a focus. He was highly productive as a true freshman in 2013 — recording a team-best 5.5 sacks — then started every game his final two seasons with the Crimson Tide. Robinson was a consensus All-American and a national champion as a junior, then left school to enter the NFL draft. Selected in the second round by the Detroit Lions, he won a Super Bowl ring with the Los Angeles Rams at the end of the 2021 season and is now entering his first year as a member of the New York Giants.

8. Deionte Thompson, DB, 2015-18 (Orange)

Thompson didn’t become a full-time starter at Alabama until his redshirt junior season, by the time of which he’d already won a pair of national championship rings as a back-up safety and special-teamer. He made the most of his starting opportunity in 2018, earning first-team All-SEC and consensus All-America honors before leaving school to enter the NFL draft. Selected in the fifth round by the Arizona Cardinals in 2019, Thompson is still looking for an NFL home after being released by the Jacksonville Jaguars this past May.

9. Jalen Hurts, QB, 2016-18 (Houston)

A coach’s son at Channelview High School just east of downtown Houston, Hurts packed a lifetime of ups and downs into his three seasons at Alabama. He took over as starting quarterback in his second career game, and was named SEC Offensive Player of the Year and played for a national championship as a true freshman. However, he was benched in favor of Tua Tagovailoa in the second half of the 2017 national title game, then hung around the following year to be the backup. When Tagovailoa was injured during the 2018 SEC championship game, Hurts came off the bench to lead the Crimson Tide to a comeback victory. He transferred away after that season for Oklahoma, where he was Heisman Trophy runner-up in 2019 before turning pro. Drafted in the second round by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2020, Hurts has become one of the top players in the NFL. He led the Eagles to the Super Bowl last season, and was runner-up for league MVP to Patrick Mahomes.

10. Jaylen Waddle, WR, 2018-20 (Houston)

The electrifying Waddle was part of a stunningly talented parade of wide receivers who passed through the Alabama program from 2017-21, a group that also included Jerry Jeudy, Henry Ruggs, DeVonta Smith, Jameson Williams and John Metchie. Waddle was SEC Freshman of the Year in 2018, SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and first-team all-conference in 2019 and on his way to another great season before breaking his ankle vs. Tennessee midway through the 2020 season. He returned to play in the national title game vs. Ohio State, and soon after entered the NFL draft. The No. 6 overall pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2021, he’s re-teamed with Tagovailoa and joined fellow speedster Tyreek Hill to form one of the most dynamic passing attacks in the NFL.

Others of note: Tony Brown, JB Closner, Cade Foster, Jared Mayden, Dustin McClintock, Jase McClellan, Chris Owens, Maurice Smith, Damion Square, Major Tennison, De’Andrew White

Creg Stephenson is a sports writer for AL.com. He has covered college football for a variety of publications since 1994. Contact him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter at @CregStephenson.