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re: Class of 2018 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: So Long Old Friend Edition
Posted on 7/26/17 at 2:17 pm to Culverhouse13
Posted on 7/26/17 at 2:17 pm to Culverhouse13
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I think Bama will explain to Parker how much they like him, and they will probably offer him at some point.
Alabama will probably wait to see what happens with Dominick Anderson on August 1. I think Bama is the favorite.
I don't think Luke Ford will go to Bama if Anderson does.
I expect Bama will extend offer/take Michael Parker at some point. Alabama considers him a top 10-12 in-state player after watching him in camp.
Dominick Anderson has been Alabama's No.1 TE target since Day 1.
Where did this come from?
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Posted on 7/26/17 at 2:17 pm to TideSaint
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— Ohio State five-star defensive tackle commit Taron Vincent says Florida State and Alabama are still contacting him, but he has no plans to take any other official visits other than one to Columbus to see the Buckeyes.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 2:18 pm to TideSaint
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Another five-star declining overtures from others is defensive end Xavier Thomas. The Clemson commit still hears from South Carolina and Alabama, but he has not plans to visit anyone other than the Tigers. Thomas added that he believes Clemson lands five-star offensive guard Jamaree Salyer and Top247 wide receiver Justyn Ross. Thomas also admitted that he speaks with five-star defensive end K.J. Henry on a daily basis and believes the elite edge rusher is down to Alabama, Clemson, and Virginia Tech.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 2:18 pm to TideSaint
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— Alabama 2019 running back commit Trey Sanders has been in the Tide’s class for 15 months now. However, Georgia is trying hard to flip the Florida native. Sanders admits liking UGA’s tradition of producing elite running backs, but still remains firm on his pledge to Bama.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 2:20 pm to TideSaint
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Posted on 7/26/17 at 2:22 pm to Culverhouse13
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BamaInsider (formerly TideSports)
So Andrew Bone.
Whew. For a second there I thought we weren't going to land Luke Ford.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 2:26 pm to TideSaint
Haha yes. Just passing it along 
Posted on 7/26/17 at 2:30 pm to Culverhouse13
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Haha yes. Just passing it along
Bone used to get some good scoop when Lance Thompson was there, but I don't think he has many contacts on this staff.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:32 pm to TideSaint
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In the last 25 years, Alabama's high school ranks has produced a number of future NFL stars, as well as a national championship quarterback at Alabama and a Heisman Trophy winner.
This continues a weekly AL.com series looking at the top 25 high school players in the last 25 years at a number of different positions. It all leads up to the start of the 2017 high school football season.
Let's take a trip down Memory Lane and look at the top 25 quarterbacks from the last 25 years:
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Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:32 pm to TideSaint
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24. Freddie Kitchens, Etowah
Kitchens was Mr. Football in 1992 after passing for 1,634 yards and 15 touchdowns.
College: Alabama
Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:34 pm to TideSaint
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12. Tyler Watts, Pelham
Called the greatest schoolboy QB in state history, Watts was named a Parade All-American after throwing for 2,484 yards and 20 touchdowns, and running for 668 yards and 14 scores. He is 13th in AHSAA history in completions (519) and 22nd in yards (6,838).
College: Alabama
Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:34 pm to TideSaint
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11. AJ McCarron, St. Paul's
McCarron threw for 6,066 yards, 66 touchdowns (tied for 22nd all-time) and only eight interceptions. As a junior, he led St. Paul's to the 2007 Class 5A state title. Following his senior year, McCarron was selected for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
College: Alabama
NFL: Cincinnati
Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:35 pm to TideSaint
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7. John Parker Wilson, Hoover
Wilson was the Gatorade state player of the year, a Parade All-American and the Mr. Football runner-up as a senior in 2003 after throwing for 3,821 yards and 40 touchdowns while leading Hoover to a 6A state title. He finished his career fourth in completion percentage (62.9) and eighth in passing yards (8,170).
College: Alabama
Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:35 pm to TideSaint
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2. Brodie Croyle, Westbrook Christian
If not for bad luck, Croyle may hold multiple career passing records. Despite suffering a season-ending ACL tear in the first game of his senior year in 2000, Croyle ranks second all-time in touchdown passes (105), fourth in yards (9,321) and 11th in completions (527). His 3,787 passing yards in 1998 is the fourth-highest single-season total in state history, and his 44 touchdowns that year are tied for the fourth-highest. Croyle set the state record for passing yards in a game that season with 528, a mark that stood until 2005.
College: Alabama
NFL: Kansas City
Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:37 pm to TideSaint
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Former Alabama receiver ArDarius Stewart, now an NFL rookie with the New York Jets, on Tuesday morning donated a football gift to his old high school. It's a gift which promises to keep hitting at Fultondale -- new jerseys and helmets, including the Schutt F7, considered one of the safest helmets in the sport.
Stewart’s donation totaled about $15,000, said Fultondale coach Richie Busby. With the donation, Fultondale will become one of the first football teams on any level of the sport to don the F-7 helmets in a game. Stewart’s contribution also included the Schutt Z10 helmets.
The Wildcats open the 2017 season Aug. 31 against Tarrant.
“I’m a physical player, so the helmet is the most important part of the game,” Stewart said. “So I had to make sure these guys were set. They’re very protected now, with these helmets. I expect to see a lot of physicality, and a lot of hitting.
“I’m challenging these guys to come out this year and show me something different.”
Challenge accepted.
“I like the helmet,” Fultondale linebacker Ja’Len Sims said. “It was amazing. I didn’t expect it to look like that.”
Stewart was assisted by former Fultondale players Chris Lewis, Antwan Wheeler and Brandon Lewis, who on Tuesday donned the new gear as it was introduced to the 2017 Fultondale team.
Fultondale will wear two different helmets in 2017 – orange and white.
Busby said his linebackers and running backs will likely wear the F-7 model, which features Tektonic Plate Technology, a Helmet Stabilization System and other advancements.
“If my son was playing on this team, I would want him in the best equipment that we can possible have,” Busby said. “I feel like I’m going to do that for these kids.
“Safety is the No. 1 issue everyone is concerned with about football, and the equipment just keeps getting better and better. It’s safer to me than it’s ever been. I’m just excited for our kids to have them.”
Stewart caught 12 passes for 149 yards in 2014, then had 63 catches for 700 yards and four touchdowns during Alabama's national championship season in 2015. He completed his career with 54 receptions for 864 yards and eight touchdowns in 2016.
The New York Jets selected Stewart with the 79th choice of the 2017 NFL Draft.
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Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:38 pm to TideSaint
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Counting down the Top 25 runners
How would you rank the top Alabama high school running backs from the last quarter of a century? That is the challenge AL.com has taken on this summer, and it’s been just that – a challenge. It’s a star-studded list that includes 10 former Mr. Football winners and numerous AHSAA state record holders.
We formed a knowledgeable committee that came up with an original list of 50 names based on statistics, honors, film study, level of play and first-hand knowledge. That list was then narrowed to a top 25. The players on this list must have played in high school since 1992. One, in fact, is still active.
This begins a weekly AL.com series looking at the top 25 high school players in the last 25 years at a number of different positions. It all leads up to the start of the 2017 high school football season. So here is our list of the top running backs. Who would make your list? We left a lot of great names on the cutting room floor, so to speak. Feel free to make the case for your favorite player in the comment section below and check back each week for our continuing series.
Next week: Top quarterbacks.
Oops. I went out of sequence.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:39 pm to TideSaint
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21. Jalston Fowler, Vigor
Fowler combined with Kendall Houston to lead the Wolves to a state championship. He was a brutal blocker and also split carries with Houston. He rushed for 1,182 yards and 25 TDs in 2008 and also caught 27 passes for 391 yards and a score. He was ranked as the No. 2 fullback in the nation coming out of high school.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:40 pm to TideSaint
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10. Tyrone Prothro, Cleburne County
Known as a wide receiver before a brutal injury ended his college playing career at Alabama, Prothro was an excellent running back in high school. He ran for 1,902 yards on 255 carries and scored 28 touchdowns as a senior. He returned an amazing 18 kicks for TDs during his career. He finished high school with 8,099 all-purpose yards and 92 touchdowns. He rushed for 1,031 yards as a junior. He was a first-team Class 4A All-State selection as an athlete in 2001 and as a running back in 2002.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:42 pm to TideSaint
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5. Antoneyo Williams, Central-Tuscaloosa
Williams rushed for 1,650 yards and scored 31 touchdowns for the Falcons in 1996. He finished his three-year career with more than 4,500 yards rushing and 69 TDs. He averaged 30 carries and 200 yards a game during his senior year and was named Mr. Football. Central was a combined 25-2 in his last two seasons.
He played at Alabama for 5 minutes or so.
Posted on 7/26/17 at 3:42 pm to TideSaint
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2. T.J. Yeldon, Daphne
Yeldon capped a superb career by rushing for 2,193 yards and 31 touchdowns on 232 carries as a senior, an average of 9.5 yards per carry. He also caught 19 passes for 506 yards and a TD. He was named the state’s Mr. Football that season. As a junior, Yeldon ran for 1,112 yards and 18 TDs and caught 34 passes for 504 yards and five TDs as the Trojans won the Class 6A state title. He finished his high school career with 4,653 total yards and 65 rushing touchdowns. He had 6,155 yards from scrimmage and 73 total TDs. The future Alabama and NFL standout was a U.S. Army All-American, played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game and was the 2011 Class 6A Back of the Year.
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