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by Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com

AL.com's staff voted and put together an All-Saban team featuring the best Alabama players who played under Nick Saban. Check out which offensive players made the cut today and check back later in the week for the defensive team.

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Quarterback: AJ McCarron

McCarron was a three-year starter (2011-13), leading the Crimson Tide to BCS national championships in both 2011 and 2012. He is Alabama’s career in passing yards (9,019) and touchdown passes (77) and went 36-4 as a starter. (AL.com file photo by Vasha Hunt)



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Also considered at QB

Other players considered: Greg McElroy, Blake Sims, Jake Coker and John Parker Wilson.

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Running back: Derrick Henry

Henry won the Heisman Trophy in 2015, when he led Alabama to its 16th national championship. He holds the SEC single-season rushing yards record (2,219) and is Alabama's all-time leader with 3,591 rushing yards and tied for first with 42 touchdowns. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

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Running back: Mark Ingram

Ingram became Alabama’s first Heisman Trophy winner in 2009, when he rushed for 1,659 yards and 17 touchdowns and helped Alabama to its first national championship of the Saban era. In three seasons, he ran for 3,261 yards and 42 touchdowns. (AL.com file photo by Eric Schultz)



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Also considered at RB

Other running backs considered: Trent Richardson, Eddie Lacy and T.J. Yeldon.

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Wide receiver: Julio Jones

Jones was SEC Freshman of the Year in 2008, and a first-team All-SEC pick in 2010. He ranks third at Alabama in career receptions (179) and yards (2,653), but his impact goes deeper than statistics. He was the first superstar of the Saban era. (AL.com file photo by Mark Almond)

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Wide receiver: Amari Cooper

Cooper was a unanimous All-American and finished third in the Heisman Trophy balloting in 2014. Among other things, he is Alabama’s all-time leader in receptions (229), receiving yards (3,463) and receiving touchdowns (31). (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

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Also considered at WR

Other wide receivers considered: Calvin Ridley, Kevin Norwood and ArDarius Stewart.

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Tight end: O.J. Howard

Howard helped Alabama to three straight SEC titles (2014-16) and the 2015 national championship, when he was Most Outstanding Player of the title game. He is the Crimson Tide's career leader in receptions (114) and yards (1,726) by a tight end. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

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Also considered at TE

Other tight ends considered: Brian Vogler

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Left tackle: Andre Smith

Smith signed with the Crimson Tide under Mike Shula, but blossomed into an All-American under Saban. He was a unanimous All-American and won the SEC's Jacobs Blocking Trophy in 2008 and was a two-time All-SEC pick (2007-08). (AL.com file photo by Mark Almond)

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Also considered at LT

Other left tackles considered: Cyrus Kouandjio, Cam Robinson and James Carpenter.

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Left guard: Chance Warmack

Warmack was a 3-star recruit in 2009 who turned into an All-American. He was a three-year starter for the Crimson Tide, an All-American as a senior in 2012, and a part of three national championship teams (2009, 2011, 2012). (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

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Also considered at LG

Other left guards considered: Mike Johnson and Arie Kouandjio

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Center: Ryan Kelly

Kelly was a 3-year starter in the middle of the Crimson Tide's offensive line. He won the Rimington Trophy as the country's top center in 2015, when he also won the SEC's Jacobs Blocking Trophy and was a unanimous first-team All-American. (AP Photo by LM Otero)

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Also considered at C

Other centers considered: Barrett Jones and William Vlachos

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Right guard: Barrett Jones

Jones might be the most-decorated player in Alabama football history, a starter on three national title teams at three different positions (right guard, left tackle, center). He won the Outland Trophy in 2011, the Rimington Trophy in 2012 and was an All-American both years. He also won the Campbell Trophy (AKA, the academic Heisman) as a senior. (AL.com file photo by Mark Almond)

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Also considered at RG

Other right guards considered: Anthony Steen, Leon Brown and Alphonse Taylor

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Right tackle: D.J. Fluker

The massive Fluker was a three-year starter for the Crimson Tide, and was a member of three national championship teams (2009, 2011, 2012). He was a first-team All-SEC and All-America pick in 2012 before jumping to the NFL. (Vasha Hunt/ vhunt@al.com)

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Also considered at RT

Other right tackles considered: Austin Shepherd and Dominick Jackson

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Kicker: Leigh Tiffin

Tiffin finished his career as Alabama's all-time leader in points (350) and field goals made (83), and also holds the single-season field goal record (30). He was an All-America pick in 2009, when the Crimson Tide won its first national championship under Saban. (AL.com file photo by Mark Almond)

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Also considered at K

Other kickers considered: Cade Foster, Jeremy Shelley and Adam Griffith

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