Rivals national recruiting analyst John Garcia Jr. has thoughts on the early recruiting returns from Kalen DeBoer at Alabama, examples of track success translating to major football offers and a very early look at 2028 quarterback standouts.
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‘ALABAMA IS ALABAMA’
© Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA TODAY NETWORK
This was the quote those in the recruiting industry have heard for ages about the Crimson Tide under Nick Saban. The expectation for incoming players was to compete, win and probably get drafted after it all ended as the program became the standard in both recruiting and certainly on the field. Since his retirement in December, many questions on the recruiting side have been asked about replacement Kalen DeBoer – and he has somehow quietly answered the bell.
Alabama capped its 2024 cycle nearly ideally under the former Washington head coach, winning a hotly-contested battle for the state’s top recruit and No. 2 overall wide receiver Ryan Williams in addition to flipping some one-time Huskies commitments and/or signees. The 2025 cycle opened up with a batch of decommitments, but the Alabama staff has battled back and won out for one of the initial defections in defensive lineman Antonio Coleman to pair with in-staters Anthony Rogers and Myles Johnson. Since, the offensive pedigree DeBoer brings to the table has helped Alabama land the…
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Publish date : 2024-03-13 17:42:12
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