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Former Michigan defensive back Mike Sainristil came off the board with the No. 50 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday, getting taken by the Washington Commanders. And he earned rave reviews from a defensive back maven: Former Alabama coach Nick Saban. Saban, on the desk for ABC for the draft, gushed about Sainristil and how he “loves” the prospect and said he’s pound-for-pound the best pure football player in the draft. And Saban made a point to recall that his Alabama team got to experience what Sainristil could do in a Rose Bowl loss in the 2023 College Football Playoff. “Too bad we had to …

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