The Alabama Crimson Tide are perennial contenders in the college football world, but will their 2018 recruiting class keep them that way?
Can you remember the last time that the Alabama Crimson Tide weren’t in the National Championship Game? Of course you can, but the sentiment is still the same. Nick Saban has built a program that annually is in the mix to make it to be holding the title at season’s end. And time after time, he’s done so with some of the best players in the country thanks to his staff’s ability to recruit at a high level.
Alabama undoubtedly has landed plenty of recruits that are worth talking about. Coming into National Signing Day, however, they had only one 5-star recruit in Eyabi Anoma. Coming out of Baltimore, MD, Anoma is the top-ranked weakside defensive end in the class and the fourth overall recruit according to the 247 Sports Composite rankings.
Anoma will be joined at Alabama by another beastly weakside defensive end in Jordan Davis, a 4-star recruit. And with the Crimson Tide, we know that defense is king, which is why it’s unsurprising that they also have two stud 4-star cornerbacks coming in with Jalyn Armour-Davis and the second-best JUCO prospect in Saivion Smith.
Those are the biggest names heading to Tuscaloosa, but what about the rest? Let’s take a look at the 2018 Alabama recruiting class:
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It appears that the Alabama run of having the top recruiting class in the country won’t get to reach a decade with this class. While Saban and Co. are bringing in potential stars, as they always do, there isn’t the same number of high-level recruits that we’re accustomed to seeing at the top of their class. Thus, this isn’t quite up to their standard overall.
Grade: B