Top Recruiting Classes after National Signing Day
1. Alabama Crimson Tide
The Alabama Crimson Tide once again take the crown for top recruiting class after National Signing Day. Except this year, the highlight was getting four-star defensive end Jarez Parks to gray shirt instead of playing elsewhere.
The Crimson Tide enrolled 12 players early while 14 signed their letter of intent to play in the fall. According to 247 Sports, Alabama got six five-stars, 18 four-stars and four three-stars in this year’s class.
Defensive end LaBryan Ray and wide receiver Devonta Smith made their pledge to Alabama on February 1. Ray, the 26th-best player in the nation, joins a strong class of 11 defensive players.
Smith is one of four wide receivers to sign in the Class of 2017. One standout prospect is Tyrell Shavers, a 6-foot-6 wide receiver, enrolled in January. Shavers could be the deep threat the Crimson Tide have been looking for since Julio Jones left. Also there’s five-star wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, a 6-foot-1, 177 pound speedster out of Florida, in the mix.
On the quarterback front, five-star Tua Tagovailoa is another dual-threat quarterback waiting in the wings for Alabama. Quarterback Jalen Hurts was spectacular in 2016 but the bar is set a bit higher, with a new crop of recruits to compete with.
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Next season should be an interesting one for Alabama. They’re a team that could be even scarier on offense in 2017.