re: Class of 2015 Recruiting MEGATHREAD - Twilight Edition

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Best Class: Alabama (No. 1 nationally, 0.9368 247Sports Composite rating). The Tide continue to reset the bar for what should be considered the best collection of talent ever assembled on signing day. Nick Saban and his staff reeled in six 247Sports Composite five-star signees from five different states, beating programs like Texas, LSU and Michigan. The most impressive recruiting victory has to be stealing an Auburn legacy from the Tigers’ backyard in linebacker Rashaan Evans. Add to that haul 20 four-star prospects in the 2014 class, the Crimson Tide have once again restocked the roster with elite talent. Instant impact additions include Cameron Robinson, Tony Brown, Marlon Humphrey and Da’Shawn Hand, with top junior college additions Dominick Jackson, Jarran Reed and D.J. Pettway also likely to see major playing time this fall.

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Best Recruiting Win: Alabama beats Auburn for Rashaan Evans. Throughout the last few months, few gave any school serious thought to stealing Evans, an Auburn legacy at Auburn (Ala.) High School, away from the nearby Tigers. Gus Malzahn was the first to really recruit Evans, inviting him to Auburn’s summer camp as a quarterback his freshman year when Malzahn was offensive coordinator. Evans watched firsthand as Malzahn turned the Auburn program around in one year, storming the field to celebrate with the team after home wins over Alabama and Georgia. All signs pointed to Auburn adding a five-star on signing day, but Nick Saban and Kirby Smart had other ideas. They were able to sell Evans on being able to utilize him better as a pass rusher and his long term potential in their defense, which in the end won him over the hometown program and gave the Crimson Tide signing day bragging rights over their in-state rivals.

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