re: 2020 FB Recruiting & Roster

Whoops

Does he even have a offer?

I'm guessing he is a walk on. His throwing motion or something is strange. It's like he only uses his arm and not his lower body or anything else. Looks like he is throwing darts
Hudl highlights

Awful lower body mechanics, but that kid is throwing dimes in that video

LINK ]Son of former NFL QB walking on at Alabama - BamaOnLine By Hank South

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Alabama landed a preferred walk-on commitment from 2019 quarterback Jayden George of Indianapolis (Ind.) Warren Central on Wednesday evening.

"It’s been a long process and I’m excited to announce I will be continuing my dream to play football at the University of Alabama next year!" George Tweeted. "I can’t wait to be a part of something special! All glory to God! #RollTide."

The 6-foot-3.5, 205-pounder signal caller has taken several visits in recent weeks to programs like Georgia and Miami, but it was Alabama where he saw the best fit.

George passed for 3,100 yards and 42 touchdowns last season, helping lead Warren Central to the Class 6A state championship win.

Jayden is the son of former Illinois quarterback and No. 1 pick in the 1990 NFL Draft Jeff George, who had stints with the Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Oakland Raiders, Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears. The elder George led the league in passing yardage in 1997, and for his career threw for over 27,000 yards. Jayden's older brother, Jeff Jr., played for Illinois before transferring to Michigan and then Pitt.

Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian has no shortage of quarterbacks in his meeting room, a luxury not afforded to many as we enter the Transfer Portal era. Coming out of spring the Tide has its QB1 in Tua Tagovailoa. To go along with UA's Heisman Trophy frontrunner, redshirt sophomore Mac Jones, freshmen Taulia Tagovailoa and Paul Tyson, both four-star prospects in the 2019 class, and redshirt freshman Braxton Barker are on the roster.

Nick Saban was happy with the spring the Tide put together.

“I do think we had a good spring," Saban said after A-Day. "I like the team dynamic we have on this team. Lots of guys work hard and try to do the right things. They support each other. We don’t have any guys pulling anybody down in terms of their work ethic or how they go about their work. They try to support each other. There’s a lot of good competition out there."

Following the spring game, BamaOnLine Senior Analyst Travis Reier wrote about what he believes Sarkisian's thumbprint will be on the Tide offense as he replaces Mike Locksley entering 2019:

If you were wondering if the RPO game left with Locksley for Maryland, Tagovailoa's 17-yard slant to Jerry Jeudy on the opening snap of A-Day told you all you needed to know. On a day when Alabama was more vanilla than rocky road in terms of what went into the game plan, we did see enough to think more under center stuff could be on the way (with an emphasis on the red zone). Spring games have a tendency to be one long 7-on-7 period; just with 11 guys on both sides of the ball. With Alabama throwing 75 passes compared to 47 runs on Saturday, that's what Crimson Tide fans were treated to once again.

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Where Alabama commits rank in latest 247Sports Composite update - BamaOnLine By Hank South
Chris Braswell, WDE, Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances Academy -- No. 12 in the country
Drew Sanders, ATH, Denton (Texas) Ryan -- No. 34 in the country
Jayson Jones, DT, Calera (Ala.) -- No. 88 in the country
Malachi Moore, CB, Hewitt-Trussville (Ala.) -- No. 114 in the country
S Brian Branch One of Alabama's most dynamic commits, Branch saw a big boost in the rankings up to No. 152 in the country, up 73 spots.
RB Roydell Williams who checks in at No. 160 in the country,
WR Javon Baker is up two spots to No. 162 in the nation in this week's update
ILB Jackson Bratton The linebacker position overall, both inside and out, are big needs in the 2020 class. Bratton, who ranks No. 180 in the country
S Javier Morton Alabama's longest-standing commitment in the 2020 class, Morton is in at No. 196 in the country.
WR Dazalin Worsham is in at No. 212 in the country
WR Traeshon Holden The one-time Baltimore (Md.) St. Frances Academy standout has taken his talents to the West Coast and enrolled at Harbor City (Calif.) Narbonne. In this week's industry update, Holden checks in at No. 244 in the country,
DT Jah-Marien Latham checks in at No. 281 in the country,
Alabama has a quartet of talented three-star commitments in its class thus far. They are:

De'Rickey Wright, ATH, Attalla (Ala.) Etowah -- No. 372 in the country

Caden Clark, TE, Akron (Ohio) Archbishop Hoban -- No. 460 in the country

Seth McLaughlin, OT, Buford (Ga.) -- No. 593 in the country

Jahquez Robinson, CB, Jacksonville (Fla.) Sandalwood -- No. 666 in the country

Baker and Holden should be higher. McLaughlin at 593 is ridiculous. Great film. Roydell Williams is a top 50 player at least top 100 , 160 way low for elite back.

I know I'm biased as a fan, and I'm used to Rivals consistently undervaluing our commits (Rivals is a joke), but doesn't it seem like 247 is quite a bit off on a number of our commits this year? Seems strange that they are undervaluing some really good players with great offer lists, and I think Saban has the proven track record, that hey, if he wants you, that should almost elevate you to 4-star status alone. Just seems strange.