Two Alabama Players Included In Mel Kiper Jr.'s Round 1 Nfl Mock Draft: Roll Call

The 2025-26 assemblage shot play has travel to an end, arsenic No. 1 Indiana defeated No. 10 Miami 27-21 successful nan National Championship connected Monday night.

In different words, nan page has now been turned to 2026 NFL Draft coverage, and mocks, predictions and champion squad fits are already being analyzed for immoderate of nan apical prospects successful nan class. This includes ESPN's renowned NFL draught expert Mel Kiper Jr., who released his first-round mock draft connected Monday.

Alabama fell to nan nationalist champions successful nan Rose Bowl connected Jan. 1. The Crimson Tide has 19 players (16 who person exhausted their collegiate eligibility, 3 early draught declarations) hoping to beryllium selected successful nan draft, and Kiper included 2 players successful nan first-round mock.

QB Ty Simpson: No. 16 to nan New York Jets

The redshirt inferior led nan SEC successful completions (305) and walk attempts (473) successful 15 games this season, signaling a completion percent of 64.5. The Crimson Tide co-captain threw for 3,567 yards, 28 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, while besides rushing for 93 yards and 2 scores connected 90 carries.

"Recall that nan Jets were near retired of nan backmost crippled erstwhile they were connected nan committee nan first clip astatine No. 2; location conscionable isn't different top-five QB imaginable successful this people correct now beyond Fernando Mendoza," Kiper wrote. "But getting linebacker Arvell Reese location past getting nan class' QB2 here? That's a beautiful bully first information for New York.

"Let's beryllium clear, though: I do person immoderate concerns astir Simpson. He has 15 profession starts, which intends this prime would travel pinch a batch of risk. That's conscionable not capable crippled experience. We besides can't disregard his dip successful capacity successful nan 2nd half of nan 2025 season. But there's besides nary questioning his upside. Simpson has bully pouch presence, and he fired 28 touchdown passes and only 5 interceptions this past season. If nan Jets tin situation him pinch talent connected discourtesy and create him, he has a precocious ceiling."

OL Kadyn Proctor: No. 28 to nan Houston Texans

The 2025 statement All-American came to Tuscaloosa arsenic a 5-star tackle successful nan Class of 2023 retired of Des Moines, Iowa. The three-year starter made 39 appearances and won nan SEC's Jacobs Blocking Trophy and was First Team All-SEC successful 2025. He was Second Team All-SEC successful 2024 and a Freshman All-American successful 2023.

"Houston turned its violative statement upside down past offseason successful a afloat makeover effort, but location wasn't capable improvement," Kiper wrote. "The portion was still 30th successful walk artifact triumph complaint astatine 55.5%, though nan sack count dropped from 54 (tied for 3rd most) to 31 (tied for ninth fewest). There's besides nan matter of nan full correct broadside being unsigned for 2026. Proctor had each 40 of his profession starts astatine near tackle (where Aireontae Ersery was this season), but he could descent to correct tackle aliases moreover wrong to guard. The bigger privilege is getting tin blockers successful beforehand of C.J. Stroud."

Pair of Alabama Standouts Listed connected 2026 NBA Mock Draft

The mock draught nosy continues for this rotation call, arsenic Bleacher Report predicts that Alabama defender Labaron Philon Jr. and Amari Allen will beryllium selected wrong nan first information of nan 2026 NBA Draft successful June.

Philon is projected to spell 13th wide to nan Chicago Bulls, and Bleacher Report gave him nan pro comparison of Minnesota Timberwolves defender Mike Conley. In summation to Stephen Curry, Philon told BamaCentral that his favourite subordinate increasing up was Bulls and NBA fable Michael Jordan. The sophomore has been named nan SEC Player of nan Week 3 times this play and is presently 2nd successful nan convention successful points per crippled (22.0) and 4th successful assists (4.9).

Allen is projected to beryllium selected by nan Detroit Pistons pinch nan No. 29 pick, and Bleacher Report compared him to Cleveland Cavaliers guardant De'Andre Hunter. Allen has been named nan SEC Freshman of nan Week 3 times this season, matching Philon's tally for this grant from past year. He ranks 3rd connected nan Crimson Tide successful points (11.7) and assists per crippled (3.4), while opinionated astatine 5th successful nan convention successful rebounds per crippled (7.8).

Countdown to Alabama Football's 2026 Season Opener

226 days (Sept. 5 vs. East Carolina astatine Bryant-Denny Stadium)

Roll Call: Thursday, January 22, 2026

• Alabama softball outfielder Audrey Vandagriff was named a Preseason Second Team All-American D1 Softball. She besides landed connected USA Softball's Top 50 Player of nan Year Watch List.

• Former NFL halfway AQ Shipley commended erstwhile Alabama tight extremity and existent Seattle Seahawks fullback Robbie Ouzts connected The Pat McAfee Show for his efforts passim his rookie year. Ouzts helped nan Seahawks gain nan NFL's champion regular-season record, arsenic 1-seed Seattle will look nan 5-seed Los Angeles Rams successful nan NFC Championship connected Jan. 25. Ouzts is 1 of 4 Crimson Tide products connected nan Seahawks, joining cornerback Josh Jobe, protect tackle Jarran Reed and backmost Jalen Milroe.

• Want to beryllium a personnel of nan Alabama shot team? The Crimson Tide is holding walk-on tryouts connected Jan. 27 astatine 6 p.m. successful nan Mal Moore Indoor Facility. To join, you must beryllium a full-time student taking astatine slightest 12 hours of schoolhouse credits this semester.

Wednesday's Alabama Crimson Tide Results:

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Thursday's Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule:

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This Date successful Alabama Crimson Tide History:

January 22, 1904: Hoyt "Wu" Winslett, a triple-threat prima for Alabama from 1924-26 and nan South's first AP All-American, was calved successful Horseshoe Bend, Ala. In his 3 years of competition, Winslett ne'er played successful a losing crippled and helped nan Tide to 3 Southern Conference titles and 2 nationalist championships.

January 22, 1957: Jeff Rutledge was calved successful Birmingham, Ala.

Alabama Crimson Tide Quote of nan Day:

“Basically, if anybody doesn’t want to activity difficult aliases beryllium committed to nan measurement he’s committed past they’re going to person a problem pinch him. Now, if they for illustration to work, they won’t person immoderate problems astatine all.”

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