re: 2013 Alabama Football Recruiting Thread - DH Decommited from UGA

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your Browns are gonna take JJ in the 7th round

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With the Alabama football program rapidly filling up spots in their class of 2013 with 11 commitments already in the books with 10 months until Signing Day, Tide coach Nick Saban looks to reassess his recruiting board and move forward with completing yet another stellar group of prospects. Alabama still has needs at quarterback, offensive line and defensive line to address in this recruiting cycle, and multiple top options remain on the table.


Ferguson plans to throw for UA in June.
Here is a look at six of the most intriguing remaining Alabama targets and why their recruitments are so interesting.

Dee Liner, Muscle Shoals (Ala.), DT, 6-foot-2, 277 pounds: Liner is a very intriguing prospect for the Tide going forward for a number of reasons. For starters, Liner has gone back and forth publicly about the strength of his commitment to Auburn, and currently, he is telling folks that his pledge to the Tigers is solid despite a visit to the Crimson Tide's A-Day after publicly stating he was done with visits to other schools. With his actions not necessarily lining up with his statements, look for Alabama to continue to pursue this top in-state prospect at a position of need. Liner's recruitment is well worth paying attention to all the way to February 2013, and if he continues visiting Tuscaloosa for the Tide's summer camps and August practices, then watch out.

Alvin Kamara, Norcross (Ga.), ATH, 5-foot-10, 195 pounds: Alabama's continued pursuit of Karmara after landing commitments from elite backs Altee Tenpenny and Tyren Jones puzzled some Tide recruiting followers, but it is as simple as this: Kamara can fly, and he can play multiple positions. Speed kills, and Kamara can use his sub 4.4-40-yard dash speed to positively affect a football game running, receiving or returning the football. Alabama's pursuit of Kamara continued to heat up in April with the Top 247 prospect spending nearly a week in Tuscaloosa. Georgia is the Tide's top competition here, and it will be interesting to see both schools (who have young backs on campus or committed already) selling their positives on the speedster.

Riley Ferguson, Matthews (N.C.) Butler, QB, 6-foot-3, 190 pounds: With the Tide taking control of Ferguson's recruitment after a terrific A-Day weekend visit, the three-star prospect may be Alabama's best hope of landing a "name" signal-caller before the summer camp season begins. Ferguson is hardly a consolation prize with offers from LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, North Carolina among others. Ferguson had a 48-8 TD:INT ratio as a junior. As a sophomore, he lead Butler to a state championship filling in for current UGA signal caller Christian LeMay, who missed the season with a suspension. Will Alabama zero in on Ferguson as their top quarterback target after having him at camp in June?

Antonio Conner, Batesville (Miss.)South Panola, safety, 6-foot, 190 pounds: Conner has long been considered a reach for any program outside of Oxford, Mississippi, and while that may still be the case, the Tide has made a great impression on the four-star prospect who was in Tuscaloosa this weekend for the annual A-Day event. With the Tide landing elite talent annually at safety, Conner could continue that tradition for the Tide and shock the recruiting world by landing a South Panola prospect.

Jason Smith, Mobile (Ala.) McGill-Toolen, ATH, 6-foot-1, 180 pounds: There is no mystery or intrigue into which school Smith gravitates towards. The multi-dimensional athlete really likes the Crimson Tide, and could play receiver, corner or safety at the next level with ease. A naturally strong athlete, Smith doesn't get a lot of chances to show off his physicality at quarterback, but he can squat well over 400 pounds. In the case of Smith, it will be interesting to see how long he waits out or whether he waits too long for a spot in UA's class with vacancies rapidly filling up.

Tim Williams, Baton Rouge (La.) University Lab, DE/LB, 6-foot-4, 230 pounds: Williams has become the near consensus top player in the Pelican State and as a result is one of the most sought after prospects in the southeast. The top 100 prospect literally goes to school on LSU's campus, making him a tough pull for anyone but the Tigers. That said, Williams admits his relationship with Tide running back's coach Burton Burns supersedes that of any other college assistant. Could Alabama do the unthinkable and steal the top prospect in Louisiana from hometown LSU in consecutive years?

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