Where the top 10 players in the state of Alabama signed
The 2018 recruiting cycle is now mostly finished, and there were some big shakeups in the SEC.
For instance, the Alabama Crimson Tide finished without the SEC’s No. 1 recruiting class for the first time since 2010 (that was also the last time the Tide weren’t No. 1 nationally).
Looking back, it’s clear that letting top in-state talent get away hurt Nick Saban’s squad, as Gus Malzahn and the Auburn Tigers signed four of the state’s top-10 players.
In fact, according to the 247Sports composite rankings, Auburn, Stanford and Texas A&M all landed more Alabama top-10 players than the Crimson Tide did. Here’s a look at where each of the state’s 10 best players signed:
- Justyn Ross, WR — Clemson
- Jalyn Armour-Davis, CB — Alabama
- Coynis Miller, DT — Auburn
- Harold Joiner, RB — Auburn
- Seth Williams, WR — Auburn
- Asa Martin, RB — Auburn
- Jack West, QB — Stanford
- Tank Jenkins, OL — Texas A&M
- Andres Fox, DE — Stanford
- James Foster, QB — Texas A&M
Alabama already has one commitment from the No. 2 player in the state for the 2019 class, but Auburn already has two top-10 in-state players.
The Crimson Tide are in an unusual spot where they’re playing catchup, and it’ll be interesting to see how they respond to a disappointing (for them) 2018 class.