How the Alabama Crimson Tide football team grades out vs. the nation

About: With the help of pro football focus, we compared Alabama’s starters against the best from the Nation. The numbers give you an inside look at how Alabama is grading out against the best from college football at individual positions. Scroll down to see offensive and defensive grades.

Alabama's offensive starters compared to the best in the Nation

Player	Offensive Grade	Player/Team	Offensive Grade

Tua Tagovailoa - QB	92.6	Alan Bowman - Texas Tech	91.7
Damien Harris - RB	72.6	Trey Sermon - Oklahoma	88.8
Irv Smith - TE	83.4	Jared Pinkney - Vanderbilt	88.8
Jerry Jeudy - WR	85.7	John Hightower - Boise State	91.6
DeVonta Smith - WR	72.2	Emanuel Hall - Missouri	90.4
Henry Ruggs - WR	62.2	Jeff Thomas - Miami	90.3
Jonah Williams - LT	89.2	William Sweet - North Carolina	82.8
Lester Cotton - LG	76.9	Alex Bars - Notre Dame	73.2
Ross Pierschbacher - C	69.1	Jared Weyler - Minnesota	76.4
Alex Leatherwood - RG	66.2	Demetrius Knox - Ohio State	72.9
Jedrick Wills - RT	68.6	Teven Jenkins - Oklahoma State	81.2