After 17 games, the participation numbers are staggering.
Alabama's 2008 recruiting class was ranked No. 1 by most analysts. Of 23 remaining members of Alabama's that class, 21 have since played. Nine have started, which means more than one-quarter of the 32 players who signed with the Crimson Tide cracked the starting lineup before the quarter-mark of their second season.
The Crimson Tide is also 15-2 since those players arrived on campus.
This rapid impact of Alabama's 2008 class was the topic of today's SEC Extra story in the Press-Register.
"It was similar to our first recruiting class at LSU," Tide coach Nick Saban said. "We had a lot of guys that played early on. There were two factors: They were a talented class. This is a talented class. But also we didn’t have a lot of depth, so there was a lot of opportunity for those guys."
Said Chris Low of ESPN.com: "We all get caught up in the hype of a recruiting class, where it’s ranked, how many stars it has. But that class — two years in — is as good as advertised if not better."
So who has done what?
Here's a break down of what may prove to be the most influential class in program history ...

HAVE STARTED GAMES (9)
Mark Barron, safety
Terrence Cody, nose tackle
Marcell Dareus, defensive end
Robby Green, defensive back
Dont'a Hightower, linebacker
Mark Ingram, running back
Barrett Jones, right guard
Julio Jones, wide receiver
Brad Smelley, tight end

HAVE CONTRIBUTED IN GAMES THIS SEASON (10)
Undra Billingsley, tight end
John Michael Boswell, offensive guard
Star Jackson, quarterback
Chris Jordan, linebacker
Robert Lester, defensive back
Tyler Love, offensive tackle
Kerry Murphy, defensive lineman
Damion Square, defensive lineman (Out with ACL tear)
Courtney Upshaw, linebacker
Michael Williams, tight end

HAVE NOT PLAYED THIS SEASON BUT DID IN 2008 (2)
Jerrell Harris, linebacker (NCAA eligibility issues)
BJ Scott, cornerback

HAVE NOT PLAYED (2)
Glenn Harbin, defensive end/linebacker
Wesley Neighbors, defensive back

DID NOT MAKE IT TO ALABAMA INITIALLY (4)
Devonta Bolton, linebacker (junior college)
Destin Hood, wide receiver (pro baseball)
Brandon Lewis, defensive lineman (junior college)
Melvin Ray, wide receiver (pro baseball)

ARE NOT LONGER WITH ALABAMA'S TEAM (5)
Chris Jackson, wide receiver (transfer to Georgia Tech)
Alonzo Lawrence, cornerback (transfer to Southern Miss)
Ivan Matchett, running back (medical scholarship)
Jermaine Preyear, running back (transfer to Alabama State)
Corey Smith, kicker/punter (transfer to West Virginia)