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Alabama Football
Crimson Tide Offers Two More For 2016
Kristian Fulton
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Fulton stands at 6 feet even, 177-pounds and already has 26 offers on the table for his services. While is appears to be a lock for LSU, he has an official visit planned for Arkansas next month. He is the number three prospect out of the state of Louisiana, the number four prospect at his position and number 34 overall nationally.
The Crimson Tide is in need of a cornerback in its 2016 class. Four-star cornerback commit Shyheim Carter decommitted from Bama back in August.
In addition to Fulton, the Crimson Tide has extended another offer this week:
De'jon Harris
Photo Credit: 247Sports Composite
6' 0", 138-pound De'jon Harris out of Marrero, Louisiana (John Ehret) has received an offer from the University of Alabama. He is the number 34 inside linebacker prospect and the number 45 prospect in the state of Louisiana, according to 247Sports Composite.
While the young man committed to Arkansas back in May and holds 12 offers, he is considered a fifty-fifty signee with either Alabama or Arkansas by the ranking service.
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Bama Ranked No. 3 In 2016 Recruiting Wars
The University of Alabama is currently ranked third in its 2016 recruiting class according to 247Sports Composite. The Crimson Tide currently has 17 commitments in the fold set for national signing day. Of the 17, one is a five-star with 10 four-stars and six three-star commits. The Ohio State Buckeys are ranked first, followed by Michigan.
Here is a list of the Top-10 in recruiting for 2016 as compiled by 247Sports Composite:
1 Ohio State
2 Michigan
3 ALABAMA
4 Ole Miss
5 Florida State
6 LSU
7 Auburn
8 Florida
9 Penn State
10 USC
A total of eight Southeastern Conference schools rank in the top-25, according to 247Sports Composite. The Crimson Tide is the highest ranked at third, followed by Ole Miss (4), LSU (6), Auburn (7), Florida (8), Georgia (13), Texas A&M (20) and Tennessee (21).
Other SEC schools stack up like this:
Kentucky (26)
Arkansas (30)
South Carolina (33)
Mississippi State (41)
Vanderbilt (57)
Missouri (58)
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This is the complete list of 17 prospects committed to the University of Alabama's 2016 football recruiting class as of 12/26/15.
A total of eight Southeastern Conference schools rank in the top-25, according to 247Sports Composite. The Crimson Tide is the highest ranked at third, followed by Ole Miss (4), LSU (6), Auburn (7), Florida (8), Georgia (13), Texas A&M (20) and Tennessee (21).
Other SEC schools stack up like this:
Kentucky (26)
Arkansas (30)
South Carolina (33)
Mississippi State (41)
Vanderbilt (57)
Missouri (58)
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2016 Football Recruiting Class
This is the complete list of 17 prospects committed to the University of Alabama's 2016 football recruiting class as of 12/26/15.
- Raekwon Davis, DT (6'7", 315 lbs), Meridian High, Meridian, Mississippi
- T.J. Simmons, WR (6'2", 185 lbs), Clay-Chalkville High School, Pinson, Alabama*
- Jonah Williams, OL (6'5", 283 lbs), Folsom High, Folsom, California
- Brendan Scales, TE (6'4", 230 lbs), Lafayette, Ballwin, Missouri
- Chris Owens, OL (6'3", 312 lbs), Lamar High, Arlington, Texas
- Deonte Brown, OL (6'3", 330 lbs), Austin High, Decatur, Alabama*
- Joshua Perry, DB (6'3", 190 lbs), Amite High, Amite, Louisiana
- Kendell Jones, DT (6'4", 360 lbs), Shoemaker High, Killeen, Texas
- Charles Baldwin, OL (6'5", 305lbs), ASA College, Brooklyn, New York
- Jalen Hurts, QB (6'2", 208 lbs), Channelview High, Channelview, Texas
- Jaquan Yulee, LB (6'0", 252 lbs), Indian River High, Chesapeake, Virginia
- Riley Cole, LB (6'3," 210 lbs), Oneonta High Schol, Oneonta, Alabama*
- Miller Forristall, TE (6'5", 220 lbs), Cartersville High School, Cartersville, Georgia
- Quinnen Williams, DL (6'4", 265 lbs), Wenonah High School, Birmingham, Alabama*
- B.J. Emmons, RB (5'11", 230 lbs), Freedom High School, Morganton, North Carolina
- Shawn Jennings, DB (6'2", 218 lbs), Dadeville High School, Dadeville, Alabama*
- Trevon Diggs, ATH (6'0", 186 lbs), Avalon School, Rockville, Maryland
*In-state recruits
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Men's Basketball
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Men's Basketball
Bama Basketball Recruiting Ranked 11th Nationally
Alabama head basketball Avery Johnson and his staff have been hard at it to make the Crimson Tide a national power once again on the hardwood. That, of course, takes getting quality recruits to commit and sign with UA. The Bama staff have thus far put together a nice group of recruits, and are currently ranked 11th in the nation in recruiting according to 247Sports Composite.
The Crimson Tide currently has three commitments for it's 2016 class. One of those is a five-star and the other two are rated as four-stars. Two already have signed letters of intent.
Braxton Key out of Virginia and Ar'Mond Davis out of Idaho have both signed their LOI with the Crimson Tide and are both four-star commits. Both signed back on November 19th. Terrance Ferguson out of Dallas, Texas is considered a hard commit.
The Southeastern Conference has five schools ranked in the top 25. Kentucky leads the list at number one, followed by Mississippi State (6), ALABAMA (11), Auburn (17) and Arkansas (25).
