March is officially over, and that means it’s draft month for the NFL. This year’s draft will be held in Green Bay, Wisconsin from April 25-27 and should feature a handful of former Alabama stars.
Jihaad Campbell and Tyler Booker are the Crimson Tide’s two first-round hopefuls, while Jalen Milroe figures to come off the board sometime during Day 2. To help track where Tide players might land, Tide Illustrated has compiled 10 recent mock drafts.
Who we used: CBS Sports (Ryan Wilson, one round), Draftwire (Curt Popejoy, three rounds), ESPN (Matt Miller, seven rounds), Fox Sports (Geoff Schwartz, one round), For The Win (Christian D'Andrea, one round), NFL.com (Chad Reuter, four rounds), Pro Football Focus (Dalton Wasserman, one round), SB Nation (James Dator, one round), The Athletic (Ben Standig, one round), Yahoo! Sports (Nate Tice and Charles McDonald, one round).
Jihaad Campbell, ILB
CBS Sport — No. 19 overall (first round), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Draftwire — No. 10 overall (first round), Chicago Bears
ESPN — No. 15 overall (first round), Atlanta Falcons
For The Win — No. 18 overall (first round), Seattle Seahawks
NFL.com — No. 15 overall (first round), Atlanta Falcons
Pro Football Focus — No. 12 overall (first round), Dallas Cowboys
SB Nation — No. 19 overall (first round), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Athletic — No. 16 overall (first round), Arizona Cardinals
Yahoo! Sports — No. 19 overall (first round), Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Combined average: 15.9
Outlook: Fox Sports was the only one of the 10 mock drafts used that didn’t project Campbell to be selected in the first round. The 6-foot-3, 235-pound defender has the versatility to play as either an off-ball linebacker or a rush ...
