There is an argument to be made that Julio Jones was the most important recruit of the Nick Saban era. An in-state five-star talent, Jones was the one who got the ball rolling for Alabama in the early days. Not just from a talent acquisition standpoint but Jones set the standard inside the program. Jones left after the 2009 season and became one of the top players in the NFL. Alabama kept its same standard during Saban’s entire tenure in Tuscaloosa but sometimes teaching moments were required. Not everybody was up to speed. Saban gave a story of a moment when Jones helped somebody out a few ye…
