re: 2020 FB Recruiting & Roster

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“Just sitting down talking with Coach Saban and him telling me the opportunity,” Hunt said of his decision to commit. “Of course he’s one of the greatest coaches ever, if not the greatest coach. The way he runs things is just ridiculous. It just made me decide on Alabama.”

With several walk-on offers out there, Hunt says his finalists came down to Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee. It was the need at tight end in Tuscaloosa that really piqued his interest. “That’s what really pushed me over — my actual opportunity to play at Alabama,” he said.

Another interesting tidbit when it comes to Hunt is that 2018 was his first year ever playing football. “A couple of my buddies, Jackson Walker — our quarterback — and Carson Brewer, they just kept trying to convince me to come out,” Hunt said. “I finally just went out and started throwing with Jackson and fell in love with it. So I just stuck with it.”

The sky’s the limit for the up-and-coming tight end. Hunt is excited to get to campus this summer and begin his journey. “Just actually developing as a football player,” Hunt said of what he’s looking forward to most. “I think I have a long way to go this being my first year. (I’m looking forward to) Developing with the best, playing against the best and working hard.”

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