TUSCALOOSA - The Alabama football practice field has become a dense constellation of stars. The spring roster features twice as many four- or five-star players (50) as three-star players (25), according to Rivals.com ratings.
Since junior running back Trent Richardson arrived in 2009, he has seen the Crimson Tide's talent level rise significantly.
"We've got a lot more talent," said Richardson, one of seven five-star players on the current roster.
"But toughness? I wouldn't say we've got more toughness. We had a really tough team my freshman year. We had Rolando (McClain), we had Mike Johnson, we had Colin Peek. Even though he was kind of skinny, he was still tough."
The dense concentration of blue-chip players could be reflected in improved depth on a team that seemed thin in spots last season.
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