Alabama football remains weeks away from starting fall camp ahead of the 2025 season. But NFL draft experts are already giving first-round grades to multiple Crimson Tide players.

ESPN’s latest 2026 NFL mock draft has three Alabama players as first round picks: offensive tackle Kadyn Proctor, defensive tackle Tim Keenan III and defensive end LT Overton.

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Three 2026 first-round picks would match Alabama’s total in 2024 when JC Latham, Dallas Turner and Terrion Arnold were each selected in the first 24 picks.

Here’s what ESPN has to say about Proctor, Keenan and Overton.

Kadyn Proctor NFL draft: Where could Alabama football OT land?Nov 30, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor (74) goes through a warmup routine before the Iron Bowl game between Alabama and Auburn at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images

Nov 30, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor (74) goes through a warmup routine before the Iron Bowl game between Alabama and Auburn at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images

ESPN has Proctor at No. 9 overall to the Los Angeles Rams, saying the former five-star tackle “would already be one of the NFL’s strongest players upon entering the league” and that the 6-foot-7, 370-pound prospect “plays with physicality and a mean streak that is impossible for defenders to handle when he’s locked in.

Proctor earned second-team All-SEC honors from league coaches last season after recording 54 knockdowns in 630 snaps.

Tim Keenan NFL draft: Where could Alabama DL land?

ESPN has the Minnesota Vikings taking Keenan at No. 18 overall in its NFL mock draft. Calling defensive tackle “a need” for the Vikings, ESPN called Keenan “a physical, tough-nosed anchor with the prototypical nose tackle build.”

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Keenan had 40 tackles, 7.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks for Alabama in 2024. He is expected to be a mainstay for the Crimson Tide defensive line in his fifth season with the program.

LT Overton NFL draft: Where could Alabama DE land?

ESPN has the Green Bay Packers selecting Overton at No. 19 overall, one pick behind Keenan. While Overton “likely would have been a top-50 pick had he entered the 2025 draft,” ESPN expects Overton’s development as a “big, long and versatile” defensive end to boost his draft stock.

Overton led Alabama with nine quarterback hurries, but had three tackles-for-loss and two sacks.

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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. 

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