Alabama cornerback selected No. 25 overall by Detroit Lions
Nick Saban was all smiles each time an Alabama player was drafted on Thursday, but it’s clear he holds a special place in his heart for Terrion Arnold., the third Alabama player taken in the first round. Saban called Arnold “a special guy,” as much or more for his personal magnetism as his play on the field.“He’s got a great personality,” Saban said during ABC’s NFL draft coverage. “He started the whole ‘LANK’ thing — ‘Let A Naysayer Know.
Arnold, who wore a pink suit with silver floral inlays and LANK embroidered inside the jacket to Thursday’s draft, was a first-team All-American and All-SEC pick as a redshirt freshman in 2023. He could play multiple defensive back positions in the NFL, Saban said. Arnold was a five-star recruit out of John Paul II Catholic School in Tallahassee, Fla., in 2021, but redshirted as a freshman and did not become a full-time starter until midway through the 2022 season. That’s another positive checkmark in regard to his character, Saban said.
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