The NFL Draft offers a unique perspective on college football. Here are some notes, nuggets and numbers from the 2016 draft. * You can find all sorts of ways in which Nick Saban has transformed the Alabama program since his arrival in 2007. One of the biggest has been just how much tougher and better the Tide has become in the trenches. Here’s a stat that echoes that: On Thursday night when center Ryan Kelly went No. 18 to the Colts, he became Alabama’s fifth O-lineman to go in the first round since 2009. Before Nick Saban arrived they had ONE first-round offensive lineman in the previous 27 years. Saban also has another likely first-round O-lineman on-deck in Cam Robinson, a 6-6, 327-pound left tackle. The 20-year-old doesn’t quite have the feet of Laremy Tunsil but scouts say he is more physical than either the former Ole Miss star or Notre Dame standout Ronnie Stanley. Ryan Kelly Scott Cunningham / Getty Images * As expected Ohio State had a record-setting draft class. …
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