re: Class of 2017 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Say Your Goodbyes Edition

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It has been over a year since the No. 1 player in the country committed to Alabama and while he's saying he's still committed to the Tide, everyone is still trying with him. He visited Washington and Ohio State in the spring, the latter for the Buckeyes' Spring Game and has been to UCLA a number of times in the spring and the Bruins are making a huge push for Harris. But despite the push from all over the country, he still hasn't wavered from the Tide and for now, we'll still say the Tide bring him in come February, but they'll have their work cut out for them, watching UCLA and Ohio State.

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This five-star athlete is not going to reveal too much when he does open interviews, but when digging behind the scene, three schools continue to come up -- Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. If we had to make a favorite at this stage, it would be Tennessee.

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Slaton recently named Clemson his top school. He has had different leaders over the last few months. He really likes Alabama, he speaks highly of Michigan, and there will likely be many more schools to get a strong look at Slaton before all is said and done

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Jackson is a tough read here, simply because there hasn't been a ton of information floating around about him. He camped with USC last June and walked away with a scholarship offer from the Trojans. The big tackle has some strong family ties to the program including a grandfather who played on the Trojans National Title teams in the early 70s. Both in-state schools, Arizona and Arizona State are on Jackson heavily right now a well and you can expect both to stay in this one until the very end. Texas A&M, which has recruited the state of Arizona heavily the last few years, is another program we've heard Jackson is intrigued by. National programs like Alabama, Michigan and Nebraska are involved as well so Jackson's recruitment will an interesting one to follow.

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The top offensive lineman in California, Davis landed his first offer from Alabama the week of Signing Day when he was a sophomore and since then, has been offered by just about every major program, including most of the Pac-12. Alabama is still doing well for Davis and could be the out-of-state favorite, but you can't count the two L.A. schools completely out, since both have recruited Bosco well, nor can you count out Stanford, a school that Davis is intrigued by. And Washington could be a darkhorse to keep an eye on. Right now, we'll give the edge to the Tide, but the Pac-12 schools will still have their say.

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Not often do prospects decommit from Alabama, but Akers did that earlier this year. He is likely to play in the SEC still, but not for the Crimson Tide. Georgia and in-state Mississippi are two schools high on his list. LSU and Tennessee are there as well. Outside the SEC, a school to watch is Ohio State.

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