For what it's worth, star ratings Hogs v. Bama

[Fan1958]

                         Hogs                                                Bama
DE Jake Bequette, SR  3  5.5              DE Jesse Williams, JR  2 4.9
DT Byran Jones, SO 4 5.8                  NG Josh Chapman SR 3 5.7             
DT D.D. Jones JR 4 5.8                      DE Damion Square JR 3 5.7
DE Tenarius Wright JR 3 5.5               SLB Jerrell Harris SR 4 6.0
OLB Alonzo Highsmith JR 3 5.5            WLB Nico Johnson JR 5 6.1
MLB Jerry Franklin SR 3 5.6                JACK Courtney Upshaw SR 4 5.9
OLB Jerico Nelson SR 4 5.8                 MIKE Dont'A Hightower JR 4 5.8
CB Darius Winston JR 5 6.1                CB DeQuan Menzie SR 4 5.9
CB Tevin Mitchell FR 4 5.8                 CB Dre Kirkpatrick JR 5 6.1
S Tremain Thomas SR 3 5.5               SS Robert Lester JR 4 5.8
S Eric Bennett SO 3 5.7                    FS Mark Barron SR 4 6.0

5 starters 4 star or better                 8 starters 4 star or better

TE Chris Gragg JR 2 5.4                    TE Brad Smelley SR 3 5.5               
                                                   LT Barret Jones JR 4 6.0
LT Jason Peacock JR 3 5.6                LG Chance Warmack JR 3 5.7
LG Grant Cook SR 3 5.7                    C William Vlachos SR 3 5.6         
C Travis Swanson SO 3 5.6               RG Alfred McCullough SR 4 5.8
RG Alvin Bailey SO 3 5.7                   RT D.J. Fluker JR 5 6.1
RT Grant Freeman SR 4 5.8               WR Marquis Maze SR 3 5.6
WR Joe Adams SR 4 5.9                    WR Darius Hanks SR 3 5.5
WR Jarius Wright SR 4 5.8                 RB Trent Richardson JR 5 6.1
WR Cobi Hamilton JR 3 5.7
RB Ronnie Wingo JR 4 5.9                  RB Eddie Lacy SO 4 5.9
QB Tyler Wilson JR 4 5.8                   QB A.J McCarron SO 4 5.9

5 starters 4 star                               6 starters 4 star or better

The glaring difference is on defense and as we all know that is Bama's strength.

May not mean anything, just thought interesting to see how the Hogs stack up.  Bama also has several 4 stars on the 2 deep.

[beebefootballfan]

I have noticed if you look at the majority of Sabans d-line classes are 2 or 3 *s.  He racks up when it comes to LB's and DB's.

[razorbacker3]

5-Star players.......bama defense has 4 and offense 3.
                            Hogs have one on defense and 0 on offense.

[GoHogs1091]

Defensive End Jesse Williams was a 4 Star 6.0 (per Rivals.com).

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Jesse-Williams-110614

I read on another Message Board someone who stated that they are friends with an Offensive Lineman of a Team who played Alabama this Season (it wasn't the Hogs, it was a Team who played Alabama towards the end of the Season), and his Offensive Lineman friend told him that Jesse Williams cannot be moved off of the line of scrimmage (I presume because Williams is so strong that Offensive Linemen can't push him off of the line of scrimmage).