Sal Sunseri named National Recruiter of the Year

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Sunseri went into Ohio and beat the in-state Buckeyes (something that does not happen very often) on Top100 linebacker Trey DePriest.

Down the stretch, Sunseri closed as strong as any recruiter in the country with two more lands from more than a state away - defensive end Jeoffrey Pagan (Asheville, N.C.) on National Signing Day and franchise offensive tackle Cyrus Kouandjio (Hyattsville, Md./DeMatha) last weekend.

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"This recognition should really go to our entire staff and to the University of Alabama," Sunseri told the website. "(Nick Saban's) philosophy is to provide an atmosphere for academic development, athletic development, character development and career development. When we are talking to recruits across the country, we talk about those four areas and show how that works at Alabama.

"We've had more Freshman Academic All-SEC honorees than anyone and more Academic All-Americans than anyone in the conference the last two years. Our graduation rate is always up near the top nationally.

"Obviously, you can look at the success in terms of preparing our players for the NFL with the draft and the number of players making NFL rosters along with the feedback you get from those teams. It is one thing to say what you are going to do to help a player develop and it's another to point to the results since Coach Saban has been here. You combine that with the history and the tradition at Alabama, and that is what makes this such a special place."

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