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What position has Saban recruited the best?

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Not sure best way to word it but what position do you think Saban has done th best job of recruiting since getting to Bama?
My first thought would be Running Back due to having a Heisman winner and Heisman finalist. Trent is one of the best football players I have ever seen. We also have on the roster potentially a few more greats at this position.
Or it could be LB. Only reason Ro isn't on my All Time greats list at Bama is we are Bama and have so many great LBs that have played here. Hightower and Upshaw were remarkable as well. Moseley might be the best of the bunch.
We've also had some great DBs that Saban recruited like Barron, DreK, and Menzie. Plus HaHa and Landon Collins are as highly touted as they come.
I don't know which one I would pick.
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scottchap said...
Not sure best way to word it but what position do you think Saban has done th best job of recruiting since getting to Bama?
My first thought would be Running Back due to having a Heisman winner and Heisman finalist. Trent is one of the best football players I have ever seen. We also have on the roster potentially a few more greats at this position.
Or it could be LB. Only reason Ro isn't on my All Time greats list at Bama is we are Bama and have so many great LBs that have played here. Hightower and Upshaw were remarkable as well. Moseley might be the best of the bunch.
We've also had some great DBs that Saban recruited like Barron, DreK, and Menzie. Plus HaHa and Landon Collins are as highly touted as they come.
I don't know which one I would pick.

don't overlook WR's...man, this year especially has been the best WR corps I've ever seen hauled by us and it's probably the best in the country. Add that and the Julio factor in there, and you've got quite a WR resume...
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scottchap said...
Not sure best way to word it but what position do you think Saban has done th best job of recruiting since getting to Bama?
My first thought would be Running Back due to having a Heisman winner and Heisman finalist. Trent is one of the best football players I have ever seen. We also have on the roster potentially a few more greats at this position.
Or it could be LB. Only reason Ro isn't on my All Time greats list at Bama is we are Bama and have so many great LBs that have played here. Hightower and Upshaw were remarkable as well. Moseley might be the best of the bunch.
We've also had some great DBs that Saban recruited like Barron, DreK, and Menzie. Plus HaHa and Landon Collins are as highly touted as they come.
I don't know which one I would pick.

Linebacker by a football's length over Running Back and Tight Ends. If there weren't a few busts at DB, I'd put them there in the hunt. Linebacker recruiting has been very good and very deep year after year and really is the most important area of Saban's D. Without Rolo, Donta, DePriest, Mosley, Johnson, developing Reamer and Anders, and getting the guys this year, the legacy, so to speak, would not be what it could be now.
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LB and RB
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15 months ago

uhhhhhh.......... all of them
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RB
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RB...McClain technically was a Shula recruit but LB and RB are strong.
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There is a good chance that every starter on the 2012 OL will end up in the NFL. I won't go so far as to say that OL is Saban's "best recruiting job", but I will use it as an example of my premise that CNS recruits better than anyone else in the profession at every position on the field.
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RB and LB
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I'm going RB because we can't credit Saban with Rolo.
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If you lump S and CB, then you have to say DB. Dre, Kareem, Barron, DM, HaHa, Lester, Collins, Geno, etc. It'll be interesting to see how many 1st round draft picks come from this group. Even AL, and BJS were big time recruits. They just didn't pan out.
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Linebacker / running back
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I would have thought DB when he came to Bama, and while we have been exceptional there, our LB corps is one of the most stunning institutions I have ever seen in college football. We are a freaking factory for LB now.
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tiderollin413 said...
uhhhhhh.......... all of them

...except kicker and punter
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erisabama said...
...except kicker and punter

Lmao!! Great one liner! I think griffin could kick a mans lung through his chest and split the uprights from 40 yrds out. What say u?
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15 months ago

It has to be LB, but OL is close. We've had one of the most dominate lines the last few years and 2/3rds of the starters on the NC teams were Saban commits, Davis, Johnson, and Valchos(committed to Shula but part of Saban's 1st class)
DL we've recruited a lot of solid guys, but few elite
We've missed a lot of DB's in recent years and it has lead to depth issues at times
WR outside of Julio and Maze production has been low for Saban recruits at this position
K/P 1st scholly kicker left, scholly punter beat out by a walk on, and other scholly kicker shares time with a walkon.
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1. Running Back
2. Linebacker
3. Defensive Backs
Here are my star ratings, after all these guys have now played at least two full seasons at Bama:
Mark Ingram: 5-star
Trent Richardson: 5-star
Eddie Lacy: 4-star
Rolando McClain: 5-star
Courtney Upshaw: 5-star
Dont'a Hightower: 5-star
CJ Mosley: 4-star
Nico Johnson: 4-star
Chavis Williams: 3-star (played in 5 games for the Ravens this year)
Jerrell Harris: 3-star
Kareem Jackson: 5-star
Dre Kirkpatrick: 5-star
Mark Barron: 5-star
Dequan Menzie: 4-star
Robert Lester: 4-star
Dee Milliner: 4-star

This post was edited by Owen1611 on 2/3/2012 at 11:56 AM
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OGs
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coordinator's
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Team Oriented Winners
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Assistant Coaches
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