re: Class of 2018 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: So Long Old Friend Edition

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I think it was Pruitt, but Kevin Scherrer was his Primary at UGA so it cancels out IMO.

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I heard we might have a chance at Mike, Luke, Ben, AND John!

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Hey Saint can you uh update the commit list before they join the football team lol

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Jesus, that's a lot of folk.

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Jalyn Armour-Davis hasn't played a down for Alabama yet, but he's already enjoyed plenty of success at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The St. Paul's senior cornerback and Crimson Tide commitment won a second state title at the historic venue tonight as the Saints beat Briarwood Christian 17-14 for the Class 5A crown.

The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Armour-Davis, rated the nation's No. 15 senior cornerback by the 247Sports Composite, made his biggest play on offense. Trailing 14-9, St. Paul's went for it on 4th-and-14 from their own 32 with 2:59 to go. Armour-Davis got wide open deep down field and caught a 56-yard pass to the Briarwood 12. The Saints scored the go-ahead touchdown four plays later.

While playing at his future college stadium was special, Armour-Davis' focus was on his current team.

"What was on my mind was finishing this game, getting a third state title and that's what we did," said Armour-Davis, who sported an Alabama bandanna underneath his state championship hat and Alabama gloves. "(Playing at Bryant-Denny) is nice when you think about after the game, but my only concern there was getting the first-down conversion."

Defensively, Armour-Davis didn't see the ball thrown his way often. He finished with three tackles while playing in front of an audience that included Alabama assistants Brian Daboll, Derrick Ansley and Brent Key, and Tide quarterback Jalen Hurts.

Offensively, Armour-Davis had been held in check prior to the big catch. He said frustration never set in.

"I'm not really worried about how my touches are," Armour-Davis said. "I'm more concerned with how well the offensive is doing. Obviously, (Briarwood) was well coached; they were the expecting short, quick game and they shut it down, so props to them. I wasn't going to the huddle saying, 'We need to do this' as far as getting me the ball. I felt we needed to do whatever it takes to get the ball down the field and that's what we did."

Armour-Davis was involved in multiple aspects of the game. He returned a kick 36 yards on St. Paul's first touchdown drive in the third, lined up in the Wildcat and at receiver and fielded punts. He finished with 55 yards on three catches and four yards on two carries.

"I was just taking what they were giving me," Armour-Davis said of the kick return. "I just tried to get down field. I thought I had one more crease, but it's all good. It worked out perfectly for us."

Armour-Davis started as a sophomore two years ago in St. Paul's 41-26 win over Mortimer Jordan in Tuscaloosa. He was a star that night, recording six tackles and two pass breakups on defense, while catching the only two passes thrown by the Saints for 18 yards.

"It was special," Armour-Davis said of this year's win. "Before the game, we all knew how I felt about this game. Before the week, I told myself not to make the game bigger than it is. It's another high school game, even though it's my final one, and of course, it's a special venue. I really just overlooked the next level, college and all of that, and  looked more at the fact that I've been playing with these guys since fifth grade. That was important part to me. That's what gave us the urge to really want to finish with a victory."

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