re: 2020 FB Recruiting & Roster

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3. With four defensive tackles committed, Alabama is out of the McKinley Jackson race.

Farrell's take: FICTION. Not so fast my friend. Jamil Burroughs gives Nick Saban and company four committed defensive tackles, but I don't think the Tide back off Jackson now after putting in so much work with the Mississippi product. Defensive tackles are hard to find, and Jackson could be the best of the group this year if he gets more consistent with his play, so Alabama will continue to push. The Tide might not have room in the end, but I don't think they are done here.

Gorney’s take: FICTION. I struggled with this one, though, because Jackson might turn his focus to others because of the glut of defensive tackles now in the class. I’m still interested to see if Timothy Smith considers Florida moving forward after visiting this summer, but now I think Jackson looks even more closely at Ole Miss and LSU. With Alabama loading up, I still think the four-star ends up with either the Rebels or the Tigers, but I don’t completely count out Alabama yet.

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