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Alright, folks. National Signing Day (NSD) is just a week away. In anticipation of February 6th, we will be having daily posts dedicated to catching everyone up on the recruiting process (or as it's come to be known to Bama - the reloading process). The schedule will go as follows:
Today - Inventory of the Crimson Tide's current commit list (below)
Thursday - A Closer Look at Alabama's Commits - Part I : Offensive Recruits
Friday - A Closer Look at Alabama's Commits - Part II : Defensive Recruits
Monday - An overview of which recruits we're still pursuing and predictions for NSD
Tuesday - A recap and evaluation of the 2008 recruiting class
Wednesday - Full coverage of NSD. Updates as letters of intent (LOI) come in.
If you haven't checked it out, Bud Elliot has a good, national perspective overview of NSD here.
Alabama currently has a 22 commitment recruiting class that ranks #3 on Rivals, #2 on ESPN, and #1 on 247 Sports. Let's take a look at the list of recruits currently committed to Bama. Recruits marked with an (*) are early enrollees. While they haven't yet signed a LOI, they are about as secure a lock as possible, as they would be forced to sit out a year if they were to back out and transfer now.
As you may have heard, Eddie Jackson committed to Bama this morning. While he is listed at ATH or WR by the major recruiting services, he is expected to land at CB at Bama and will be included with the defensive recruits on Friday.
| Recruit | Position | Hometown | Height | Weight |
| Jonathan Allen | DE | Ashburn, VA | 6'3" | 255 lbs |
| Rivals: | 5 Stars | Position rank: 2 | National rank: 11 | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #3 DE | ||
| 247 Sports: | 5 Stars | Position rank: 2 | National rank: 11 | |
| Anthony Averett | ATH/S | Woodbury, NJ | 6'1" | 175 lbs |
| Rivals: | 3 Stars | Position rank: NA | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #22 ATH | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 14 | National rank: 115 | |
| Cooper Bateman* | QB | Salt Lake City, UT | 6'3" | 190 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 11 | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #3 QB | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 5 | National rank: 87 | |
| Bradley Bozeman | OL | Roanoke, AL | 6'5" | 310 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 26 | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #18 OG | ||
| 247 Sports: | 3 Stars | Position rank: 43 | National rank: NA | |
| Leon Brown* | OL | Brooklyn, NY | 6'6" | 315 lbs |
| Rivals: | 3 Stars | Position rank: NA | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | OT (JUCO) | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 4 | National rank: 26 | |
| Jonathan Cook | DB | Spanish Fort, AL | 6'0" | 185 lbs |
| Rivals: | 3 Stars | Position rank: 37 | National rank: NA | |
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 13 | National rank: 145 | |
| Raheem Falkins* | WR | New Orleans, LA | 6'4" | 192 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 39 | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #41 WR | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 41 | National rank: NA | |
| Robert Foster | WR | Monaca, PA | 6'3" | 180 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 4 | National rank: 46 | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #2 WR | ||
| 247 Sports: | 5 Stars | Position rank: 1 | National rank: 18 | |
| Derrick Henry* | RB | Yulee, FL | 6'3" | 243 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 5 | National rank: 36 | |
| ESPN: | 5 Stars | #1 ATH | ||
| 247 Sports: | 5 Stars | Position rank: 1 | National rank: 12 | |
| Brandon Hill* | OL | Hargrave Military | 6'6" | 350-390 lbs (big) |
| Rivals: | 3 Stars | Position rank: NA | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 3 Stars | OT (POST) | ||
| 247 Sports: | 3 Stars | Position rank: 1 | National rank: 14 | |
| Grant Hill | OL | Huntsville, AL | 6'6" | 315 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 5 | National rank: 77 | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #1 OG | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 2 | National rank: 54 | |
| O.J. Howard* | TE | Autauga, AL | 6'6" | 220 lbs |
| Rivals: | 5 Stars | Position rank: 1 | National rank: 16 | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #2 TE-H | ||
| 247 Sports: | 5 Stars | Position rank: 1 | National rank: 20 | |
| Tyren Jones | RB | Marietta, GA | 5'8" | 190 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 11 | National rank: 79 | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #8 RB | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 6 | National rank: 64 | |
| Walker Jones | LB | Cordova, TN | 6'3" | 230 lbs |
| Rivals: | 3 Stars | Position rank: 22 | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 3 Stars | #26 ILB | ||
| 247 Sports: | 3 Stars | Position rank: 55 | National rank: NA | |
| Cole Mazza | LS | Bakersfield, CA | 6'1" | 240 lbs |
| Rivals: | 3 Stars | Position rank: 11 | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 2 Stars | #3 LS | ||
| 247 Sports: | 2 Stars | Position rank: 1 | National rank: NA | |
| Parker McLeod* | QB | Marietta, GA | 6'2" | 190 lbs |
| Rivals: | 3 Stars | Position rank: NA | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 3 Stars | #31 QB | ||
| 247 Sports: | 3 Stars | Position rank: 58 | National rank: NA | |
| Darius Paige | DT | Foley, AL | 6'3" | 295 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 15 | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #21 DT | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 4 | National rank: 55 | |
| Maurice Smith | DB | Sugar Land, TX | 5'11" | 174 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 12 | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #12 CB | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 11 | National rank: 121 | |
| ArDarius Stewart | ATH | Fultondale, AL | 6'1" | 190 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 3 | National rank: 66 | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #18 ATH | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 3 | National rank: 67 | |
| Altee Tenpenny | RB | North LittleRock, AR | 6'0" | 212 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 8 | National rank: 53 | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #10 RB | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 5 | National rank: 51 | |
| Tim Williams | DE | Baton Rouge, LA | 6'4" | 230 lbs |
| Rivals: | 4 Stars | Position rank: NA | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #5 DE | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 2 | National rank: 73 | |
| Eddie Jackson | ATH/WR | Fort Lauderdale, FL | 6'1" | 175 lbs |
| Rivals: | 3 Stars | Postition rank: 48 | National rank: NA | |
| ESPN: | 4 Stars | #54 WR | ||
| 247 Sports: | 4 Stars | Position rank: 5 | National rank: 157 | |