2024 NFL Draft: Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Alabama LB Chris Braswell
Alabama senior linebacker Chris Braswell was selected with the No. 57 overall pick (Round 2) in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday. Braswell was the fifth Crimson Tide player taken in this year’s draft and the first Alabama senior off the board.
Braswell saw his role increase every year in the Crimson Tide program. After not seeing the field as a freshman in 2020, he played in 13 games each of the next two seasons. In 2022, he was Alabama’s third outside linebacker behind Will Anderson and Dallas Turner – one top-five draft pick and a projected first-rounder – before becoming a starter in 2023.
Braswell played in every game of this past season and was on the field for the first snap twice, although he was the Tide’s starting Jack linebacker. He finished the 2023 campaign with career-highs in tackles (42), tackles for loss (10.5), sacks (8.0), forced fumbles (3) and interceptions (1). Braswell ranked fifth in the SEC in sacks in his final season.
A native of Baltimore, Md., Braswell arrived at Alabama as a 5-star recruit in the 2020 class, per the On3 Industry Rankings. He was considered the nation’s No. 2 linebacker and second-best player in the state of Maryland as well as the 15th-best prospect in his class. Braswell shined at St. Frances Academy before choosing UA over Clemson, Georgia and LSU.
Alabama players taken in the 2024 NFL Draft
7. JC Latham, OT – Tennessee Titans
17. Dallas Turner, Edge – Minnesota Vikings
24. Terrion Arnold, CB – Detroit Lions
41. Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB – New Orleans Saints
57. Chris Braswell, Edge – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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