Those ubiquitous recruiting rankings are fun to talk about but hardly scientific. The won-loss record? Well, plenty of factors can go into that.

For more concrete evidence that Alabama's talent level hasn't been on par with other Southeastern Conference powers lately, check out the number of Crimson Tide players drafted by the NFL last weekend.

Zero. That NFL draft shutout was the first for Alabama since 1970 and only the second in the draft's 72 years.

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