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re: Class of 2015 Recruiting MEGATHREAD - Twilight Edition
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:09 am to TideSaint
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:09 am to TideSaint
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Rivals.com analysts covered three practices and the U.S. Army All-American Bowl game last week in San Antonio. Here is a look at 10 players from the Army Bowl whose stock is on the rise and five more whose stock is on the decline.
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7. DE Mekhi Brown
Columbus (Ga.) Carver
The 6-foot-5, 227-pound Brown's ranking had steadily decreased during his junior and senior years as his production fell short of his potential. Down in San Antonio, though, the light bulb finally clicked on for the Alabama commit. Going against the East's most dominant offensive tackle, Martez Ivey, all week in practice, Brown held his own. He stepped up again in the game, finishing second on his team in tackles with four, including one for loss.
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Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:09 am to TideSaint
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9. WR Lawrence Cager
Towson (Md.) Calvert Hall
Cager has done a nice job filling out his frame during his senior year and has not lost any of his explosiveness. The Miami commit looks all of his listed 6-foot-5 and 200 pounds, he is smooth with his routes and has a consistent pair of hands. In a game highlighted by long touchdown passes, Cager's 54-yard score in the second quarter was arguably the toughest because he used his body to fight off a defender and secure the catch.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:10 am to TideSaint
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Five Down
5. RB DeSherrius Flowers
Prichard (Ala.) Vigor
Through three practices covered and the Army Bowl game itself, Flowers did not do anything to stand out. The 6-foot, 212-pound running back may have just been happy to be there, but we expect at Rivals100 prospect to at least flash his ability a few times during the week and we did not see that from Flowers. His one carry in the game went for four yards, and all in all it was a quiet week for the Alabama commit.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:12 am to TideSaint
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A frenzied 2015 recruiting cycle concludes Feb. 4, when national signing day rolls around and solidifies incoming classes for college football programs across the country. Despite years of diligence dedicated to the recruitment of top players, most coaches remain faced with plenty of unknowns during the final month of this process.
Some situations demand more attention than others during the oncoming stretch. We looked across the recruiting spectrum to uncover five developments worth monitoring in the weeks to come.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:12 am to TideSaint
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Plenty of potential program-changers are still searching for the right fit. An abundance of available 5-star prospects will ultimately determine which teams dominate national signing day.
Amazingly, we still don't know where four of the top five prospects in 247Sports' composite rankings will play college football.
Offensive tackle Martez Ivey and defensive end Byron Cowart are both interested in Florida and Auburn, though Cowart will spend his final official visit at Florida State. Defensive end CeCe Jefferson has shown a lot of love for Ole Miss and Alabama, but the Florida standout is still a strong candidate to stay home with the Seminoles or Gators.
California cornerback Iman Marshall may be the most difficult recruit to read. In-state institutions USC, UCLA and Stanford continue to clamor for his commitment, but visits to Notre Dame, LSU, Florida State and Michigan create a complicated decision-making process that appears destined to reach signing day.
Rasheem Green is another USC target, but he also has Oregon, Miami and Arizona State on his mind. Fellow 5-star defensive tackle Daylon Mack surprised many when he decommitted from Texas A&M in December, and while the Aggies remain in the picture, Texas and TCU have also risen to the forefront.
Illinois defensive end Terry Beckner is another wild card. He wraps things up with a Jan. 30 visit to Missouri, which is considered his longtime lean, but Ohio State, Auburn and Florida State continue to put up a strong fight.
Damien Harris and Soso Jamabo, the lone composite 5-star running backs in this class, have also taken their respective recruitments down to the wire. Harris is expected to decide between Alabama, Ohio State and Kentucky on Jan. 9, while Jamabo is still considering UCLA, Texas A&M and Notre Dame.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:12 am to TideSaint
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Nick Saban may be two years removed from his most recent national championship, but he remains the king of college football recruiting. Alabama has finished atop 247Sports' class rankings every year since 2011, and this signing day is shaping up to extend that streak.
The Crimson Tide are currently ahead of second-place Florida State by a margin of 19.28 points. That's more of a gap than the one that exists between the Seminoles and sixth-place Clemson.
Alabama holds four 5-star commitments (tied with Florida State for most in America) and a nation-best 15 4-star pledges. This group includes top-five players at seven positions: quarterback, receiver, safety, tight end, offensive guard, defensive tackle and cornerback.
Simply put, Alabama is loaded again in 2015.
We've grown accustomed to these star-studded hauls in Tuscaloosa, and along with Saban, they're what keeps the Crimson Tide in national title conversations on an annual basis.
USC may have the strongest chance to knock off Alabama, but it's going to take an amazing final stretch from the Trojans. As we alluded to in an earlier segment of this piece, plenty of top prospects are still in play for USC.
Florida State could threaten the Tide, but it would probably require commitments from at least top-ranked cornerback Iman Marshall and one or two of the Seminoles' top defensive end targets (CeCe Jefferson, Terry Beckner and Byron Cowart).
However, that's all assuming Alabama is done bringing in elite 2015 talent. With Saban's sights still set on 5-star running back Damien Harris, top Maryland offensive tackle Isaiah Prince and others, the Crimson Tide aren't likely to keep quiet.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:15 am to TideSaint
T-minus 3 hours til Harris announces.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:24 am to TideSaint
Hope we get him
Posted on 1/9/15 at 9:49 am to Rizzy
Will be happy for him wherever he goes.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 10:31 am to chattabama
2016 guys looking good for us. I posted this on the RB but here's a breakdown of the composite rankings for 2016 we look likely to land right now.
Alabama looks likely for:
Composite:
Gary DT #2
Wilson OLB #5
Walker RB #9
Davis OLB #22
Carter CB#27 (commit)
Allen OT #32
Robertson ATH/WR #36 (commit)
Davidson DT/DE #39
Broussard CB #54
Think Davis could play ILB for us or OLB. Think Wilson is a sam
Alabama looks likely for:
Composite:
Gary DT #2
Wilson OLB #5
Walker RB #9
Davis OLB #22
Carter CB#27 (commit)
Allen OT #32
Robertson ATH/WR #36 (commit)
Davidson DT/DE #39
Broussard CB #54
Think Davis could play ILB for us or OLB. Think Wilson is a sam
Posted on 1/9/15 at 10:34 am to chattabama
When asked on a scale of 1-10 how likely it is that Minkah flips:
Chris Nee: 3
Josh Newberg: 6.8
That seems about standard for them. Newberg always seems to be more of the optimist where Nee seems to be a realist. It was the same thing in Ridley's recruitment. Newberg was way more optimistic than Nee.
Chris Nee: 3
Josh Newberg: 6.8
That seems about standard for them. Newberg always seems to be more of the optimist where Nee seems to be a realist. It was the same thing in Ridley's recruitment. Newberg was way more optimistic than Nee.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 10:37 am to chattabama
Nee is solid. Newberg is a homer hack. Can't stand that guy
Posted on 1/9/15 at 10:58 am to Recruitingjunkie
Is there a video of the NFL Draft PC? I can't find it, only "live updates".
Posted on 1/9/15 at 11:12 am to AllBamaDoesIsWin
How inconsiderate of Harris to commit while I'll be in class. Do not want.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 11:14 am to MrTide33
He chose Friday, the day that I don't have class.
me>>>>>>> you
me>>>>>>> you
Posted on 1/9/15 at 11:14 am to MrTide33
Is Harris gonna be on TV or a stream?
Posted on 1/9/15 at 11:18 am to chattabama
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He chose Friday, the day that I don't have class.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 11:20 am to MrTide33
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what does it mean?
Bama lock. Obviously. The check cleared.
Posted on 1/9/15 at 11:20 am to chattabama
Enjoy your time at Alabama. Best time of my life. Get as many degrees as you can. Having correlating multiple degrees will do you well one day.
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