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

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WEBB IS IN ANOTHER WORLD

Clay Webb is just different. In many ways. The five-star offensive lineman out of Oxford, Ala. was expected to dominate, which he did, but he may just be on another level. Maybe even in another world.

Not only did he do what most thought he would — won offensive line MVP and earned invite to the Rivals 100 Five-Star Challenge presented by adidas, but he also revealed that he loves to build Legos in his spare time. He is not on Twitter, he does not report offers and he never reveals his visit plans. In short, he is just different.

Webb loves to read history and science fiction books when he isn't on the football field, winning wrestling matches or eating Bojangles. Webb is rare, both on and off the field. There are simply not many like him as a recruit.

He was extremely impressive Sunday. Alabama, Auburn, Georgia and Tennessee are some of the schools fighting for him and he plans to commit and sign during the Early Signing Period in December.

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MURPHY IS SPECIAL

As soon as Myles Murphy walked in Sunday morning, he turned a lot of heads and quickly created a buzz. He measured in a hair under 6-foot-5 and he weighed 257 pounds, but had a very studious look thanks to his glasses and quiet, reserved demeanor.

Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Michigan and South Carolina are some of the schools that have offered, but it’s shocking that he does not more offers at this point. After just a couple of reps in the rain Sunday, it was easy to see that he is a special prospect. He was winning with ease at times. Murphy did not talk trash or celebrate each victory. Instead, he just ran to the back of line and got ready to compete again.

Rivals.com has Murphy as an early four-star (2020) defensive end, but the freak out of Powder Springs (Ga.) Hillgrove performed today like he needed that fifth-star on his profile.

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STRONG DEFENSIVE LINE

As good as the offensive line group was Sunday with guys like Clay Webb, Keiondre Jones and Amari Kight leading the way, the defensive line group was even more impressive thanks to its mix of size and speed.

On the outside, Myles Murphy (2020) and Derrick McLendon won with inside and outside moves. Each impressed in every way. McLendon’s name has been picking up some steam lately and he was winning a lot more than losing Sunday. Murphy is a name you will read a lot more about in the coming months. Some of the other ends who had some success were Andy Boykin (Auburn commit), Zykeivous Walker, B.J. Ojulari, Brent Randolph and Damarjhe Lewis.

On the inside, Jayson Jones led the way. He checked in at 6-foot-6, 340 pounds and the mountain out of Calera (Ala.) was the only defensive lineman to defeat Webb. Jones is all about power. There are some that talk about offensive line when his name comes up, but he is focused on being the top defensive lineman he can be. He is set to commit July 4 and he has Alabama and Georgia on top.

Alabama commit Rashad Cheney and sleeper Antwann Fann also flashed on the inside. Cheney can play inside and outside, but Fann is a pure interior guy on the next level.

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Quavaris Crouch‘s thoughts on Alabama

Quavaris Crouch is one of the most gifted players in the 2019 recruiting cycle — and one of Alabama’s top overall targets in the class. He rushed for 3,283 yards and 33 touchdowns last season as a full-time running back for Harding University High School (Charlotte, N.C.) and had 48 tackles and 14 sacks on defense as a part-time linebacker.

Every school recruiting Crouch is telling him that he has the opportunity to play both ways in college. Crouch knows that is mainly just a recruiting pitch that has little merit. There are very few players for elite programs who play on both offense and defense.

But as of now, Crouch, the nation’s No. 2 athlete in the 247Sports composite rankings, is leaning toward playing linebacker in college. The 5-star prospect believes he would excel as an outside linebacker because of his speed as a pass rusher and athleticism in coverage.

But the main reason why he’s leaning toward linebacker? Longevity. Running backs have the shortest average careers in the NFL, spanning just 2.57 years.

“I just want to make enough money to take care of my family,” Crouch told SEC Country’s Jeff Sentell at The Opening Charlotte regional on Sunday. “Running back — you can do that — but as a linebacker, you don’t get hit a lot and you play longer. I feel like it would put me in position to play longer and take care of my family.”

The 6-foot-2, 224-pound prospect wouldn’t name the schools that check off the most of his priorities, but he did say that having the ability to play both ways — should he change his mind — is important to him.

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Quavaris Crouch’s professional mindset — on and off the field

Alabama’s championships won’t play a major factor in Crouch’s decision. He’s mainly looking for a school with good academics, specifically a good business school, and the best place for him to make it to the NFL.

“At the end of the day, how many times did Tom Brady win in college?” Crouch asked. “No one in the league is going to ask you how many times you won in college. Nobody cares. You want to go somewhere where they can get you to the league.”

Alabama could definitely be that school. The Crimson Tide have the most top-1o draft picks in the last 10 years with nine, followed by LSU with seven. There have been 65 Tide players drafted since 2009.

There’s not much else Crouch needs to see out of the Tide.

“Alabama is Alabama. They represent themselves well,” Crouch said. “It’s really just a mind thing. You have to be ready to work. There’s really nothing they have to do. I study all of them. I study Alabama and I know how they do things there. It’s just going to come down to what I want to do.”

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So who is this commitment watch.

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