Alabama's Senior Class, Now And Then

Alabama’s senior class has won 50 games over the past four seasons. Today we highlight the Crimson Tide senior class by looking at them now compared to then.

2017 Record 10-0

2016 Record 14-1 *Lost in the National Title

2015 Record 14-1 *National Champs

2014 Record 12-2 *Lost in Sugar Bowl

Now - 2017 Butkus Award Semifinalist, 2017 All-American Candidate, 45 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 6 quarterback hurries.

2016 - 53 tackles and four sacks

2015 - 10 tackles

2014 - 15 tackles in 13 games as a true freshman

Then - Rivals five-star out of Auburn, Alabama

Now - The leader of the offensive line that has started every single game for the Crimson Tide this season. He makes calls at the line, is a clear coach on the field, and one of the best offensive linemen in the Country.

2016 - Started all 15 games, helped Tide rank 16th in the Nation in scoring

2015 - Played in all 15 games

2014 - Played in 9 games

Then - Rivals four-star out of Roanoke, Alabama

Now - Ray Guy Award Semi-Finalist, 36 punts for 1,533-yards, an average of 42.58. Longest punt of 59-yards, 20 punts inside the 20-yard line. Has the most consecutive starts out of any Alabama senior.

2016 - Selected as a 2nd team All-American, 1st team all-sec, averaged 47.2 per punt

2015 - Averaged 44.2 yards per punt, played in all games

2014 - Started in all games, 48.0 per punt average, freshman All-American

Then - Rivals three-star out of Denver, Colorado

Now - Before suffering a late-season injury against LSU, Shaun Dion Hamilton had an amazing 2017 season racking up 40 total tackles, 5 tackles for loss, and 6 quarterback hurries.

2016 - 64 tackles, 9 for loss

2015 - five starts and 27 tackles

2014 - Played in all 14 games

Then - Rivals four-star out of Montgomery, Alabama

Now - Has recorded 35 tackles this season starting all games for Alabama this year. Has 7 pass breakups and continues to play a key role in Alabama’s secondary.

2016 - 48 tackles and 8 pass breakups

2015 - Played special teams

2014 -Played in one game

Then - Rivals three-star out of Woodbury, New Jersey

Now - Has played in 7 out of 10 games this season for Alabama and has been a key contributor to the defensive line recording 16 tackles and one quarterback sack.

2016 - 21 tackles with 3.5 for loss

2015 - 6.5 tackles and 3 sacks

2014 - Played in 9 games and recorded 7 tackles

Then - Rivals five-star out of Woodbridge, Virginia

Now - Has recorded 46 tackles this season and has two pass breakups and played in all 10 games this season.

2016 - 20 tackles and 5 pass breakups

2015 - Played in 9 games as a sophomore

2014 - Played in 7 games as a true freshman

Then - Rivals four-star out of Monroe, Louisiana

Now - Has gone from former walk-on to starter at Alabama in the defensive secondary. On the season he has recorded 33 tackles and 10 pass breakups with three interceptions.

2016 - Played in 11 games

2015 - Did not play

2014 - Did not play

Then - Former Walk-on

Now - Has caught for 11 receptions this year for 173-yards with an average of 17.30 per catch.

2016 - 14 receptions for 152-yards

2015 - 6 receptions for 46-yards

2014 - 7 receptions for 62-yards

Then - Rivals four-star out of Monroe, Louisiana

Now - Has caught for 9 receptions this year for 119-yards, his longest was a 52-yard touchdown against Colorado State.

2016 -Played in 10 games, 5 receptions for 45-yards

2015 -10 catches for 116 yards and two touchdowns in three starts.

2014 - Saw action in nine games while recording six catches for 44 yards

Then - Rivals four-star out of Monaca, Pennsylvania

Now - Has played in all 10-games at Alabama. This season he has 22 tackles

2016 - Collected 32 total tackles on the season, including six stops on kickoff coverage

2015 - Finished with eight special teams tackles on the season, four on punts and four on kickoff coverage

2014 - Finished with 10 tackles, including one for loss and seven solo stops

Then - Rivals five-star out of Beaumont, Texas

Now - 15 of 19 on field goals this year for Alabama with a longest of 46-yards out. Leads the team in scoring with 94 total points.

2016 - Finished a perfect 6-of-6 on PAT attempts with one made field goal in as many attempts

2015 - Transferred from Ole Miss

Then - Rivals two-star out of Montgomery, Alabama

Now - Is the backup center and guard for Alabama. Will likely get the call this week against Mercer subbing in for injured Ross Pierschbacher.

2016 - played in nine games for the Tide in 2016 and 16 career contests

2015 - Reserve offensive lineman who played in seven games

2014 - Came off the bench against Texas A&M to help the Crimson Tide at center

Then - Rivals four-star out of Woodbury, Minnesota

Now - Has played in 10 games this season for Alabama and has 9 tackles and three pass breakups.

2016 - Played in 14 games

2015 - Played in 6 games

2014 - Played in 8 games

Then - Rivals four-star out of Springdale, Arkansas

Now - Played in five games at Alabama this season recording three tackles and one pass breakup.

2016 - Transferred to Alabama from Mendocino Community College

Then - Rivals three-star out of Ukiah, California

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