Alabama quarterback Bryce Young smiles after being selected by the Carolina Panthers with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on April 27, 2023, in Kansas City. Chris Kwiecinski/Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK

Watch: 'NFL University' players go bonkers over top pick

By Cory Kefauver | Last updated Apr 27, 2023 10:00 PM ET

Alabama players wildly celebrated the No. 1 overall selection by the Panthers of their former teammate, QB Bryce Young.

Roll Tide Forever!! ❤️❤️

: 2023 #NFLDraft -- TONIGHT 8pm ET on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/8Spng2Dgcc
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) April 28, 2023

Young became the first Crimson Tide player to be selected with the top pick in the NFL Draft. He is the second QB the Panthers have picked first overall, the first being Auburn's Cam Newton in 2011.

Alabama is no stranger to having players drafted in the NFL. In 2022, the Crimson Tide led the NFL with 58 active players, and NFL teams drafted 113 Alabama players from 2009-2022.

Young also became the third Alabama QB in four years to be drafted in the first round, following Tua Tagovailoa and Mac Jones.

Young's former teammates, OLB Will Anderson Jr. (Houston) and running back Jahmyr Gibbs (Detroit), were also drafted in the first round Thursday night.

In recognition of Alabama's massive NFL presence, former Crimson Tide defensive lineman Quinnen Williams, a star with the Jets, anointed his school NFL University.

BAMA NFLU #NFLDraft #RTR
— Quinnen Williams (@QuinnenWilliams) April 28, 2023

Cory Kefauver

Cory is a graduate of Towson University with a degree in Mass Communications and a focus on journalism. He grew up just outside Baltimore and is an avid supporter of the community and the sports teams of the region. You can follow Cory on Twitter @corykefauver

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