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Alabama Roots: 100 greatest football players -- 2023 season update
Which players from the state’s high schools and colleges have earned the most impressive collections of honors and accolades?
Clue emerges in mystery of Super Bowl hero’s benching
Why wasn’t Malcolm Butler at cornerback for the New England Patriots during Super Bowl LII?
Alabama Roots: Who was the best NFL player of 2023?
Pro Football Focus says 15 of the best 93 players in the NFL this season came from Alabama high schools and colleges.
NFL 1,000-yard receivers: 7 from state reach milestone in 2023
Nineteen players from Alabama high schools and colleges have produced 58 1,000-yard receiving seasons in NFL history.
Alabama Roots: The fastest ball-carriers in the NFL
Former West Alabama wide receiver Tyreek Hill hit 22.01 mph for the Dolphins during the 2023 season.
2023 NFL leaders don’t reach Alabama-roots records
The top NFL single-season performances by players from Alabama high schools and colleges.
Alabama Roots: 29 $10 million NFL players in 2023
The highest-paid NFL player from an Alabama high school or college in 2023 received $31 million.
Alabama Roots: The biggest statistical performances in the NFL’s biggest game
The best statistical performances by players from Alabama high schools and colleges in the Super Bowl.
Alabama Roots: 10 Super Bowl stars
The 57 previous Super Bowls have been dotted with standout performances by players from Alabama high schools and colleges.
Tyreek Hill second to Christian McCaffrey for NFL award
The former West Alabama standout was the runner-up for the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year honor.
Darrell Luter Jr. going for South Alabama’s first Super Bowl victory
Twenty-eight of the 117 alumni of Alabama colleges who have played in the Super Bowl didn't come from the Alabama Crimson Tide or Auburn Tigers.
All-AFC selections feature 6 with Alabama football roots
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is a repeat selection for All-NFL by the Pro Football Writers of America.