ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. released his third mock draft Tuesday ahead of the 2019 NFL Draft, and four former Alabama players were featured among his latest batch of top-32 picks.

Kiper projected defensive tackle Quinnen Williams going to the Oakland Raiders at No. 4 overall, offensive tackle Jonah Williams going to the Minnesota Vikings at No. 18, running back Josh Jacobs joining Quinnen Williams with the Raiders at No. 24 and tight end Irv Smith Jr. going to the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots at the end of the round (32).

During a Tuesday conference call, Kiper discussed most of those players, as well as some of the Crimson Tide’s more under-the-radar draft prospects. Below is everything he said about them.

On Jonah Williams...

“I think he’s a right tackle or a guard, definitely. And I think people always look at the Clemson game and say (Clelin) Ferrell beat him up bad in that game, and that wasn’t the case. You go back and watch the tape of that game, there’s one play where Ferrell got the best of him when Jonah was a little off balance and he kind of embarrassed him on that one play. And then after that, he made the play behind the line of scrimmage when Jonah pulled and he went unblocked, Ferrell did. So, Jonah more than held his own against Ferrell in that game. He wasn’t a liability at left tackle at any point in his career. You look at Jonah, short arms. Yeah, that’s the case, but they’re not incredibly short arms. And the fact of the matter is he's a kid that plays with an attitude, he gives you everything he has and he was a really good player for a long time for Nick Saban there. So, I’d say right tackle or guard, definitely. He can be a guy, a plug-and-play standout right away. That’s why I thought the Minnesota Vikings would be a great opportunity for him because he presents so much versatility and he’s so NFL ready from an experience and a technique standpoint.”

On Damien Harris, Josh Jacobs...

“I think Damien Harris has shown that at Alabama. He’s obviously in a committee role with Jacobs and with Najee Harris. He was expected to be the guy this year, and it ends up being Josh Jacobs. … If I say how they’ll come off the board right now, I think it will be Jacobs one, Damien Harris two and then either Myles Sanders, Penn State or David Montgomery, Iowa State as your third, fourth running backs drafted.”

Alabama tight end Irv Smith Jr. chats with Patriots head coach Bill Belichick at UA's Pro Day.

On Irv Smith Jr....

“Well, we thought about Tennessee, but I thought it was a little early from them. I just felt like New England, Green Bay towards the later portion of Round 1 is where you would see a kid come off the board with his skill set. He had the big year -- over 40 catches, over 16-yard average, seven touchdowns, bloodlines. Everything falls in place for Irv Smith Jr., I think, to be a late-first-round possibility. So, I was almost going go give him to Green Bay. I gave Noah Fant to Green Bay, but Smith is a little more complete, and I think that’s what’s going to be the attractive part of it for the Patriots. He’ll block, he’ll give you effort as a blocker. You can flex him out a little bit, he gives you some versatility there. He doesn’t have to just be in-line. And he can run. He runs 4.6 at 242 pounds.”

On Mack Wilson, Christian Miller, Isaiah Buggs...

“Mack Wilson, I think, is a second-round caliber player. He’s an every-down player. I don’t think he had the year -- I expected more. I thought he would end up being a first-round pick and follow in the footsteps of all those former Alabama inside linebackers. He didn’t play to that level, that’s why I have a second-round grade on him right now. I have a second-round grade on safety Deionte Thompson. Have a fourth-round grade on Isaiah Buggs, the defensive lineman. We talked about Jonah Williams earlier. Damien Harris, I think goes in the second round. And I think when you look at the other players, Christian Miller, I like his length. He certainly, when he was healthy, was a big-play guy. Their defense wasn’t the same when he wasn’t on the field. He was up to almost 250 pounds, really good athlete. I would say Christian Miller early Day 3 would be somebody you would want to bring into the fold at that point. I’d say fourth- or fifth-round area for him.”

On Deionte Thompson...

“I don’t think anybody hurt their stock (at Pro Day). I think you look at where they’re lined up right now, it hasn’t changed much. Obviously, you think about Deionte Thompson as the one that I think has gone under the radar. He obviously had the injury and didn’t have the big plays late in the year that you hoped he would. But here’s the kind of guy that after the first four or five or six games, he was a first-round pick. And you’re looking at Deionte Thompson probably second round. He's the kind of guy, I think right now, that people haven't talked a lot about. I wouldn’t say he got lost in the shuffle with the safeties, but he’s the kind of guy I don’t think gets enough positive commentary. Now, I’m not saying he wowed me over because the second half of the year, he didn’t have the big plays you thought he would. But he’s a talented kid, and I think for what you look for a safety to do the way the game has changed, I think he fits that. So, I think Deionte Thompson, I would think, is going to be a second-round pick that you hope he can maximize all of that ability and create more big plays than we saw at Alabama. If he doesn’t, then he’s just an average player. But I think there’s some upside there to Deionte Thompson.”

The 2019 NFL Draft is scheduled for April 25-27 in Nashville.

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