WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The stars of the first national championship game between Alabama and Clemson
- Alabama and Clemson have been the most dominant college football programs in the country for four years.
- The rivalry between the teams began in the 2016 national championship — the first of four consecutive postseason meetings for the Tigers and Tide.
- Many of the stars from that first title game have now gone on to NFL careers.
The past few years of college football have been defined by the rivalry between the Clemson Tigers and Alabama Crimson Tide.
Since 2016, the teams have met every year in the College Football Playoff, with three of those meetings coming in the national championship.
While coaches Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban are constants at the two schools, an impressive number of players from the first Bama-Clemson title game now playing in the NFL.
Check out where the biggest stars from the first chapter of this storied rivalry are today.
Deshaun Watson threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns in his first national title game, coming up just short of a winning effort for the Tigers.
After finding redemption in the 2017 national championship, Watson was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans.
Jake Coker was quarterback for the Crimson Tide in the 2016 national championship, throwing for 335 yards and two scores to lead Alabama to victory.
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