re: Class of 2016 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Waiting On Demetris Robertson Edition

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It's Mid-January, and we have two 5-Star commits & seven 4-Stars. It feels like we are Auburn on a bad year. This class blows arse

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You have around 10-11 5-Stars on that list there. All of them are flirting with other schools, and there are reports that a lot of them are leaning to other schools besides Bama. So you're sitting there telling me, that they all want to come to Bama, and they are just waiting on Saban to give the thumbs up? You're telling me we're going to end the recruiting cycle by signing ten more 5-stars?

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4-star QB Jalen Hurts

Height/Weight: 6'2"/208 lbs

High School: Channelview (Texas)

247Sports Ranking: No. 6 dual-threat quarterback, No. 197 overall

Bleacher Report Score: 92/100

Enrolled at Alabama

Alabama has ramped up its recruiting efforts in the Lone Star State lately, perhaps partially spurred by Texas A&M's move to the SEC in 2012. Jalen Hurts is one of three 4-star Texans in the 2016 Crimson Tide class.

Alabama beat out fellow finalists Texas A&M and Mississippi State for his services. He welcomed Aggies head coach Kevin Sumlin for an in-home visit in December, according to Taylor Hamm of 247Sports, but opted to stick with his original decision.

Bleacher Report Analysis

Hurts has the look of a power running back when he tucks the ball and takes off (18/20 mobility). He rushed for a career-high 1,393 yards and 25 touchdowns in 2015, regularly breaking off big runs in both designed and improvisational settings.

Last year, Alabama head coach Nick Saban and offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin told 2015 quarterback signee Blake Barnett the Crimson Tide attack would gradually be geared more toward mobile quarterbacks. The pursuit of Hurts further confirmed that sentiment, as he will immediately become the most legitimate running threat among Alabama's options at the position.

His pass attempts are predominately on the money (18/20 accuracy), though Hurts' ability to throw darts deep downfield will be tested early in Tuscaloosa and could be a key area of improvement moving forward. He tallied 2,371 passing yards as a senior, tossing 26 touchdowns and four interceptions.

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We have the most bizarre story thus far in this year’s recruiting season.

Raekwon Davis, a four-star defensive tackle from Meridian (Miss.) High School, told SEC Country through his Twitter account on Sunday morning that he had flipped from Alabama to Mississippi State. At 3:30 p.m. ET, in a phone conversation with Davis, he told SEC Country that he is still in fact a Crimson Tide commit.

Davis claims his Twitter account has been hacked and he doesn’t know who is controlling his Twitter account at the moment.

What makes the story even weirder is the fact that Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen, through his verified Twitter account, tweeted that the Bulldogs picked up a commitment. As of now, Davis is the only one that has been connected to Mississippi State today.

Throughout the day, Davis’ Twitter account had been tweeting out pro-Mississippi State tweets. They have since been deleted, and he changed his bio from committed to “MSU” to committed to “Bama.”

Multiple reporters have been told that he has flipped to Mississippi State, while a handful of others have been told that he is solid with Alabama.

Davis is rated the No. 12 defensive tackle in the nation.

Stay tuned for more updates throughout the day as this crazy story continues.

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