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

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Who are our legitimate 5-star targets and where do we stand with each currently?

From @hackzubbard

There are currently 25 5-star players in the 2018 class, according to the 247Sports composite. Alabama currently has a chance with 5 of them. Let’s break each of them down.

Patrick Surtain, CB, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)

Surtain is one of Alabama’s top cornerback targets in the 2018 class, but the Crimson Tide are trailing LSU, Florida and Florida State at the moment. Alabama has a chance to make up some ground for him when it hosts him on an official visit this fall.

The one thing the Crimson Tide can sell him on is the lack of depth at cornerback next season.

Micah Parsons, Jack, Harrisburg (Pa.)

Parsons doesn’t seem likely for Alabama at this time. His father told us that the family doesn’t plan on taking an official visit to Tuscaloosa this fall. If that doesn’t happen, there’s almost no shot Parsons joins the class.

Terrace Marshall, WR, Parkway (Bossier City, La.)

Marshall is a long shot, too, even though there’s a better chance of landing him than Parsons. The nation’s No. 1 wide receiver will take an official visit to Tuscaloosa this fall, most likely for the LSU game. The Tigers are viewed as the overwhelming team to beat.

KJ Henry, Jack, West Forsyth (Clemmons, N.C.)

Alabama has a very good chance at signing Henry when he makes his decision during the early signing period in December. I think it’s a 2-team race right now between Alabama and Clemson. Henry will take an official visit to Tuscaloosa this fall, but a date hasn’t been set yet. That visit will be huge for the Tide’s chances.

Tyson Campbell, CB, American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.)

Campbell visited Tuscaloosa in July and things couldn’t have gone better for Alabama’s chances with the team’s No. 1 cornerback target. There’s still lots of time left in Campbell’s recruitment, but this is trending in a positive direction for the Tide.

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