re: Class of 2016 Recruiting MEGATHREAD: Waiting On Demetris Robertson Edition

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Willie Allen, 5-star offensive tackle from New Orleans, Louisiana

No. 22 player overall, No. 3 offensive tackle, No. 4 from Louisiana

It’s safe to say Alabama’s first opportunity to start a freshman from Louisiana at tackle was a success. It may have a chance to do that again.

The Crimson Tide have signed an impressive crop of offensive linemen but still lack a bookend tackle for Cam Robinson, especially after 2015-16, when Dominick Jackson graduates.

Allen would be the kind of slam-dunk lineman offensive line coach Mario Cristobal could plug in right away.

Like Lawrence, though, it won’t be easy to pull Allen out of Louisiana. Also like Lawrence, he attended both LSU and Alabama camps this weekend, per Dixon.

The early returns from Tuscaloosa, though, at least on Twitter, were promising.

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