Alabama football 2026 draft projections before NFL combine

Former Alabama football players are officially on their path to the NFL.

Twelve Crimson Tide players will take the field at Lucas Oil Stadium Feb. 23 through March 2 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. Alabama’s 12 participants are the second-most from a single school in the combine class behind Texas A&M’s 13.

The 2026 NFL draft will be held April 23-25 in Pittsburgh.

As Crimson Tide players prepare to workout for NFL scouts, coaches, general managers and personnel, here’s where a handful of Alabama players are expected to be selected in the 2026 NFL draft.

CBS Sports

• Alabama QB Ty Simpson: No. 13 Los Angeles Rams (via Atlanta Falcons)
• Alabama OL Kadyn Proctor: No. 21 Pittsburgh Steelers

NFL.com

• Alabama OL Kadyn Proctor: No. 23 Philadelphia Eagles

Pro Football Focus

• Alabama OL Kadyn Proctor: No. 24 Cleveland Browns (via Jacksonville Jaguars)
• Alabama QB Ty Simpson: No. 34 Arizona Cardinals — Round 2
• Alabama DL LT Overton: No. 60 Buffalo Bills — Round 2
• Alabama LB Deontae Lawson: No. 62 Denver Broncos — Round 2
• Alabama WR Germie Bernard: No. 64 Seattle Seahawks — Round 2
• Alabama DL Tim Keenan III: No. 95 New England Patriots — Round 3

Yahoo Sports

• Alabama QB Ty Simpson: No. 24 Cleveland Browns (via Jacksonville Jaguars)
• Alabama OL Kadyn Proctor: No. 28 Houston Texans

Alabama football NFL combine invitees

• QB Ty Simpson
• RB Jam Miller
• WR Germie Bernard
• TE Josh Cuevas
• C Parker Brailsford
• OT Kadyn Proctor
• OG Jaeden Roberts
• DL Tim Keenan III
• DL LT Overton
• LB Justin Jefferson
• LB Deontae Lawson
• CB Domani Jackson

Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.