Where are Alabamaâs players as NFL training camps open?
With the New York Jets set to become the first NFL team to open training camp on Wednesday, 83 former Alabama players are on league rosters.
That’s enough to fill a regular-season NFL roster and a full practice squad and still need to cut 14 players, although the all-Alabama team wouldn’t have a kicker or a long snapper.
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Alabama has a balanced lineup in the NFL – 41 offensive players, 41 defensive players and one specialist.
The Alabama players include 19 defensive backs, 16 offensive linemen, 13 defensive linemen, 10 wide receivers, nine linebackers, seven running backs, four quarterbacks, four tight ends and one punter.
Within those broad position groups are 11 defensive tackles and 10 cornerbacks.
The Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles have six Alabama alumni apiece on their rosters. Six teams do not have a former Crimson Tide player on their rosters.
This summer’s training camps will be the first for 16 of the Alabama alumni. Alabama became the first college football program to have 70 of its alumni play in NFL regular-season games in the same year in 2022, when more former Crimson Tide standouts played in the NFL than in the previous season for the sixth straight year.
The former Alabama players on NFL rosters include:
Atlanta Falcons
· Slade Bolden, wide receiver
· DeMarcco Hellams, safety
Baltimore Ravens
· Jalyn Armour-Davis, cornerback
· Marlon Humphrey, cornerback
Buffalo Bills
· DJ Dale, defensive tackle
· Damien Harris, running back
· Jared Mayden, safety
· Tyrell Shavers, wide receiver
Carolina Panthers
· Bradley Bozeman, center
· Deonte Brown, guard
· Bryce Young, quarterback
Chicago Bears
· Eddie Jackson, safety
· Alex Leatherwood, offensive lineman
· Terrell Lewis, outside linebacker
Cincinnati Bengals
· Jordan Battle, safety
· Jaylen Moody, linebacker
· Irv Smith Jr., tight end
· Jonah Williams, offensive tackle
Cleveland Browns
· Amari Cooper, wide receiver
· Jerome Ford, running back
· Dalvin Tomlinson, defensive tackle
· Jedrick Wills Jr., offensive tackle
Dallas Cowboys
· Trevon Diggs, cornerback
Denver Broncos
· Christopher Allen, outside linebacker
· Kareem Jackson, safety
· Jerry Jeudy, wide receiver
· Drew Sanders, linebacker
· Patrick Surtain II, cornerback
Detroit Lions
· Brian Branch, defensive back
· Isaiah Buggs, defensive lineman
· Jahmyr Gibbs, running back
· Ross Pierschbacher, center
· Saivion Smith, cornerback
· Jameson Williams, wide receiver
Houston Texans
· Will Anderson Jr., defensive end
· Christian Harris, linebacker
· John Metchie III, wide receiver
· Henry To’oTo’o, linebacker
Indianapolis Colts
· Tony Brown, cornerback
· Emil Ekiyor, guard
· Ryan Kelly, center
Jacksonville Jaguars
· Calvin Ridley, wide receiver
· Cam Robinson, offensive tackle
Las Vegas Raiders
· O.J. Howard, tight end
· Josh Jacobs, running back
· Cam Sims, wide receiver
· Byron Young, defensive tackle
Los Angeles Chargers
· JK Scott, punter
Miami Dolphins
· Lester Cotton, guard
· Raekwon Davis, defensive tackle
· Tua Tagovailoa, quarterback
· Jaylen Waddle, wide receiver
New England Patriots
· Christian Barmore, defensive tackle
· Anfernee Jennings, linebacker
· Mac Jones, quarterback
· Mack Wilson, outside linebacker
New Orleans Saints
· Scott Lashley, offensive tackle
· Miller Forristall, tight end
New York Giants
· J.C. Hassenauer, center
· Xavier McKinney, safety
· Evan Neal, offensive tackle
· Aaron Robinson, cornerback
· A’Shawn Robinson, defensive tackle
New York Jets
· C.J. Mosley, linebacker
· Quinnen Williams, defensive tackle
Philadelphia Eagles
· Landon Dickerson, guard
· Jalen Hurts, quarterback
· Josh Jobe, cornerback
· Eli Ricks, cornerback
· DeVonta Smith, wide receiver
· Tyler Steen, offensive lineman
Pittsburgh Steelers
· Minkah Fitzpatrick, safety
· Najee Harris, running back
· Levi Wallace, cornerback
San Francisco 49ers
· Cameron Latu, tight end
Seattle Seahawks
· Kendall Randolph, guard
· Jarran Reed, defensive tackle
Tennessee Titans
· Shyheim Carter, safety
· Derrick Henry, running back
Washington Commanders
· Jonathan Allen, defensive tackle
· Phidarian Mathis, defensive tackle
· Daron Payne, defensive tackle
· Brian Robinson Jr., running back
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Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.