re: Class of 2019 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: That's a Wrap Edition

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Many thanks to TideSaint and TidalSurge1. Really appreciate all the work y'all do in making the MEGATHREAD the one-stop/go-to place for recruiting info. Numero Uno on the interwebz and it ain't even close.

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Why is that? I heard his name alot for months and isn't he still a 5 star?

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On a side note, as of last night 38 of the 380 Blue Chippers (4 and 5 stars) had not committed. At least 2 are expected to commit today.

However, at least 50 other committed blue chippers (haven't finished my count) did not sign on December 19th. My guess is we will see a lot of flipping, relatively speaking, from now until Feb 6th.

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As the bulk of the Early Signing Period has passed, Alabama still sits atop the recruitingsphere – a spot it’s been very familiar with – as it goes for its eighth recruiting title in the last nine cycles.

Of course, we still have National Signing Day in February to go, but as it stands now, it would take a mighty effort for another program to dethrone the Tide when the 2019 recruiting cycle officially wraps up.

On the day, Alabama added three commitments, including a flip of 4-star safety Jordan Battle from Ohio State, 5-star running back Trey Sanders and 5-star offensive tackle Evan Neal.

Alabama signed 23 of its 26 commitments on Wednesday. The class in its entirety stands with a score of 312.24 on the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings. If you just count the recruits the program has signed, Alabama sits with a score of 307.63 – still good for the No. 1 class ranking.

Nick Saban and staff signed three 247Sports Composite 5-star recruits – defensive lineman Antonio Alfano, Neal and Sanders.

The Tide’s highest-rated signee is Sanders, who is the No. 1 running back and the No. 5 overall player in the country.

Another impressive feat at this stage is 11 of its signees are rated within the Top100 of the 247Sports Composite Rankings. And the number grows to 12 if you include 4-star defensive lineman Byron Young who plans to sign with Alabama in February.

As for player grade average, the Tide’s has a 94.04 per commit clip at this juncture – also the highest in the nation. For comparison to 2017 (arguably Alabama’s best signing class in the Nick Saban era), the Tide’s average per commit was 93.76.

While rankings don’t mean a thing to Alabama head coach Nick Saban, he was still happy with the turnout

“We’re really pleased with the signing today,” Alabama head coach Nick Saban said. “We were able to add 22 players to the roster. We still have a few more that may come in. We do have some additional numbers that we can take guys, so don’t do your calculations and scare off everybody that we’re recruiting for February because we do have spots left and there are good players out there that we’re very much interested in and are interested in us.”

The Tide certainly emphasized the defensive side of the ball, adding quite a bit of elite talent.

“It was a very high priority at all positions, and it’s going to continue to be a priority as we continue to recruit,” Saban said. “But we lost a lot of players in the last two years. We probably haven’t replaced them as quickly as we lost them. So, now we’re trying to -- and I think a lot of these players see the opportunity they have because of that. That was very important.”

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