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

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Surge and/or Saint what are our chances with Daniel Heimuli? I know he is OVing UW this weekend. To bad he could not visit with To'oto'o. Are we getting a visit?

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I think Daniel Heimuli has been recruited in case Bama missed on Christian Harris or Henry To'oto'o. If HT and DH both want to sign with Bama, it may require a tough decision on who Bama doesn't take at another position in order to fit both in.

There are 5 (maybe 6) spots left for:
1) RB - Robinson (commit)
2) DL - Young (commit)
3) OLB - Bogle (commit)
4) ILB - To'oto'o
5) DL - Sopsher, Pickering, Fuller, Sorrells, Hunte
6) TE - Seither
7) ILB - Heimuli
8) DB - Williams (commit)
9) OL - Shepherd

I think #s 1-4 (Robinson, Young, Bogle, To'oto'o) are Bama's top priorities. I also think the chances are pretty good that Bama can/will sign those 4.

Obviously Bama is actively recruiting more than there's room for. We don't know for sure who the priorities are or what the players will decide. We should have a better feel for how the class will finish out after these last two visit weekends.

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LINK ]Major targets expected at Bama this weekend (BamaOnLine)

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Alabama will have recruits on campus for the first time in 2019 this upcoming weekend both officially and for the Crimson Tide’s Junior Day.

Nick Saban and his new-look staff are working on closing out the No. 1-ranked recruiting class, per the 247Sports Composite Team Recruiting Rankings, with a bang, and they have the opportunity to do so starting Friday.

Bama has already signed 24 members of its class, so the focus has narrowed to a much more select group of recruits.

Here’s a look at the official visitors expected on campus this weekend.

* BOL will publish the Junior Day visitors list closer to the weekend.

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HENRY TO'OTO'O, 4-STAR OLB, CONCORD, CA

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Arguably the most important recruit remaining on the board, the 4-star ILB target is returning to campus at a pivotal time in his recruitment. To’oto’o was close with former Alabama defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi, with the De La Salle ties playing an important role as far as connections go.

The All-American linebacker is still giving the Tide a chance, though, as inside linebackers coach Pete Golding has been working on keeping Alabama in the fold. The Tide’s chief competition looks to be Tennessee at this time.

Golding saw To’oto’o earlier this week and Nick Saban will likely go in-home with the family next week. The Tide looks to be getting the final visit unless To’oto’o opts to take his last allotted trip next weekend to Oregon or USC. The Tide is still trending on the 247Sports Crystal Ball.

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BRETT SEITHER, 3-STAR TE, CLEARWATER, FL

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With Irv Smith Jr. declaring for the NFL Draft early, it’s possible Alabama brings in another tight end to the class to join Billingsley. Seither has emerged as the most likely of options at this time. Special teams and tight ends coach Jeff Banks went to Florida to visit with the rising prospect last week. Nick Saban and Banks returned on Tuesday to see him prior to his visit. Seither named Georgia his leader after his official visit to Athens last weekend. The Tide will get a chance to impress the East Coast native this weekend.

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JARED HARRISON-HUNTE, 3-STAR DT,
MIDDLE VILLAGE (NY)

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Alabama expressed interest in Harrison-Hunte last month and it has spilled over into the New Year with the 6-foot-4, 286-pounder’s plans to officially visit Tuscaloosa this weekend. Penn State and Miami hold 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions, the Nittany Lions holding the majority at the time. Harrison-Hunte is relatively new to football, so the recruiting process is relatively new to Harrison-Hunte. New Tide assistant Kyle Flood along with Craig Kuligowski were in New York on Tuesday to visit with up-and-coming DL.

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ETA: Jared Harrison-Hunte opted to take a 2nd OV to Miami instead of Bama this weekend according to Andrew Ivins (InsideTheU). Ivins CBd him to Miami; Penn St and Temple mods followed suit.

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Cobrasize

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Reminder: It's Thursjibday.

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Sopsher has stated he won’t go to a school that doesn’t take his brother Rodney, a junior college defensive lineman.

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If this was really the case he would demand his brother to on the OV as well. Why come for an OV to UA without him on one as well.

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Sopsher has stated he won’t go to a school that doesn’t take his brother Rodney, a junior college defensive lineman.

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If this was really the case he would demand his brother to on the OV as well. Why come for an OV to UA without him on one as well.

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It's still uncertain whether Rodney Sopsher can graduate juco in time to enroll in the fall of 2019. He's classified as a 2020 prospect, and thereby isn't eligible to take an OV or sign a 2019 NLI.

Inside final ranking for 5-star Alabama recruit Jeffery Carter

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Mansfield (Texas) Legacy cornerback Jeffery Carter made a splash six weeks ago when he flipped from SEC West foe Texas A&M to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Less than a month later, Carter was already rolling through bowl practices in Tuscaloosa.

Carter passed on all-star opportunities in order to get to campus as soon as possible at Alabama. The 6-foot, 186-pound cornerback finished strong in the 247Sports rankings anyway as the No. 30 overall prospect and third-best at his position.

“He was an All-American like a lot of these guys, but he decided not to play in the All-American Bowl,” said 247Sports director of scouting Barton Simmons. “He chose instead to play on campus and practice with his team. Justin Gilbert is the comp as far as a really good, athletic corner. This is a guy with a 10.5 100-meter, 23-foot-7 long jump, so one of the elite athletes at the corner position in this class. But also (he has) really good ball skills, offensive skill set and a big-bodied kid.”

Nick Saban and Alabama’s ability to develop defensive backs helped sway Carter’s decision.

“He’s going to get you to the league,” Carter said earlier this year. “He’s going to be coaching the corners. You’re getting coached by Coach Saban, you’re talking to him every day, you’re in the film room with him every day. He’s going to put you in the best spot to have a real good draft grade. He says he loves me as a wide receiver and he loves me as a corner, but he says that my best chance to go to the draft is at corner and I really believe that because it’s Coach Saban, I think he knows what he’s talking about.”

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