2023 NFL Draft Profile: Alabama Linebacker Will Anderson Jr.
Will Anderson Jr. left Alabama not just as an Alabama Crimson Tide favorite, but pretty much beloved by the fan base and more.
Yes, even by the media. He was easily the best quote on the team for the past couple of years, if not his entire career with the Crimson Tide.
Anderson might be the best prospect on the board in most NFL draft war rooms. At 6’4, two hundred forty three pounds, Anderson is the linebacker/edge rusher every team would want.
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From the very beginning at Alabama, Anderson made an immediate impact, with the season opener making three tackles and three quarterback pressures. During his second season with the Crimson Tide, Anderson was named the top defensive player in college football and was unanimous All-American.
In his conference, the SEC, he was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. He led the entire nation in tackles for loss while also individually totaling seventeen and a half sacks and one hundred and two tackles total.
He was also a team captain. It doesn't hurt that he played in the Sugar Bowl, and showed up and ran drills at the NFL combine when he really didn't have to.
Anderson can convert speed to power and is also a twitch athlete with great speed.
Simply put, he will be a linebacker who will make an immediate impact in the NFL.
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