Best of the Saban era (ESPN TideNation Article)

[pmull]

Picking an All-Saban squad among all of UA's All-Americans isn't easy.

Here is TideNation's best guess at the top 25 players, by position, during Saban's tenure: 11 on offense, 11 on defense and three on special teams.

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[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

Yeldon over Trent Richardson is just insane, regardless of what he MAY do in the future.

[Leewillie]

Yeldon over Trent Richardson is just insane, regardless of what he MAY do in the future.

I agree with you on that

[ricky023]

I just don't know because there is some good names up there. I wouldn't want to be the one to have to select this list. Just think in that group of names are a lot of National Champions. RTR!

[BAMAWV]

A lot of projecting on TJY but his freshman year was nothing short of amazing, but behind the best OL in football.

 

[pmull]

Freshman stats alone TJ had a 6.3 YPC average to 6.2 for TR. TJ had 30 more carries. It looks like that is what they are comparing.

Stats don't tell the whole story. As good as TJ is I still felt better with Lacy in the game. Even backing up Heisman Trophy winner MI I felt better with TR in the game.

[Hannibal Lecter, MD]

Trent would've averaged 8-9 ypc behind that line this year with the AJ/Coop threat to boot.  I really believe that.

[Catch Prothro]

Trent would've averaged 8-9 ypc behind that line this year with the AJ/Coop threat to boot.  I really believe that.

As a junior/senior, I agree.  Trent as a freshman versus Yeldon as a freshman, it's pretty close.  Trent was more athletic, stronger, more powerful, he was a state champion weight lifter(!),  but Yeldon has a natural understanding of finding the gap, allowing the blocks to develop, that Trent didn't know as a freshman.  Trent would rush things a bit, miss the blocks/cuts/gaps as a freshman.  Yeldon is already there.  I look forward to seeing how much better Yeldon gets before he moves on. 

Until then, comparison is impossible.

Kinda like trying to compare Julio v. Cooper.  Julio was a better athlete, strong and fast, but Cooper has better hands and ran better routes as a freshman (and yeah, he had a better QB, but also more competition at WR).  Another wait and see comparison.

[hscoach]

I like Mike Williams over BS.

[Catch Prothro]

I like Mike Williams over BS.

Agreed.  A more complete player at that position.

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