Link: *** LB Trey DePriest commits to Bama ***

[Harmost]

He has the looks of a great LB; definitely some good work here!

 

[rgw]

If I'm a server...I'm just playing a long because this party is a big tip. Regardless of my rooting interests!

 

[TideMan09]

Bone just tweeted.."Trey DePriest will graduate in December to enroll at Alabama next January"..

That's awesome news..Way to get after the books Trey..He has obviously hit the books as hard as he does QB's..

 

[TrampLineman]

Did anyone mention he will enroll early? I forgot if I seen it or not but he is.:biga2:

 

[TideMan09]

Did anyone mention he will enroll early? I forgot if I seen it or not but he is.:biga2:

HAHA..Look above your post..We posted at the same time..

 

[GMacFan]

Does this help us with any other recruits?

 

[rgw]

I posted in the Wilder topic something about that. Could having 4 solid LB commits in this class already, it would only make sense to go to Wilder and tell him we see him only as a tailback. That has certainly been something that has held Bama back from the rest of his top teams. We've seen him as a linebacker starting out and now it really just doesn't make sense.

The fact that he's postponed his decision definitely gives Saban and the staff an in for making another run at him.

 

[Tide_At_Work]

Roll Tide Trey! :biga2:

 

[wileybb22]

I was hoping in my life time I would witness this turn around in the program that would let me beat my chest and strut around high five-in acting like a nut.

Good thing I have a few friends that feel the the same way. Trey I look forward to the weekends watching you play for THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE.

:biga2::biggrin2::biggrin::biggrin:

 

[Tideup]

Welcome to Tide Country Trey. Great pickup and I really look forward to seeing him play. Hope your family loves it down here as I'm sure they will. :biga:

 

[major tidefan]

AWESOME!Welcome Trey.:biga2:

 

[Crimson Surfer]

You have to love it, CNS pulls a 5-star LB out of Ohio State's backyard in July. I know it is a long way to NSD, but I have no doubt that DePriest will honor his commitment.

Touted linebacker Trey DePriest chooses Alabama over Ohio State | al.com

Alabama picked up commitment No. 16 today in the form of highly coveted linebacker Trey DePriest of Springfield, Ohio.

The 6-foot-2, 230 pound DePriest committed to Alabama over local favorite Ohio State moments ago at a restaurant near his home. Rivals has DePriest as a four-star prospect on its five-star scale and the nation's sixth-best linebacker. Scout has him as a five-star and the nation's third-best linebacker.

Here an old article about DePriest linked in the article above. Just in case anyone missed it.

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/s...-player-of-the-year-trey-depriest-420928.html

He [DePriest] also rushed for 812 yards, caught 13 passes for 202 yards, scored 13 touchdowns and 93 total points, had a 37.7 punting average, and was named one of four Greater Western Ohio Conference Central Division Athletes of the Year.

“He’s very football smart,” Springfield head coach Rick Robertson said. “He understands the game and what’s going on. When you give some kids a scouting report, I think they understand parts of it. Trey can take it to heart.”

 

[skywalkerwan]

Video of commitment here: DePriest makes his pick - Rivals.com Video

 

[Crimson Surfer]

It seems more than just a little different that Bama's last two commitments are top ranked players at their positions and from Ohio. Both Trey DePriest and Ryan Kelly will be great additions to the 2011 Alabama signing classs.

Why Ohio State can handle linebacker recruit Trey DePriest picking Alabama | cleveland.com

It's a great grab for Nick Saban and Alabama, but not a backbreaking loss for Ohio State. Great players can change programs, but seldom does missing on one player crush an established program, whether it's Ohio State, Florida, Texas, Alabama, USC or anywhere else.

What matters in recruiting is patterns.

Is your school missing out on a type of player - like top-end wide receivers or big, powerful running backs or space-eating defensive tackles - because of a style of play or an inability to put out a product attractive to those kind of players?

 

[CrmznApklps]

I swear...being a Tide fan these days makes the dark days worth it. Thank you Coach Saban!:biga2:

 

[Crimson Surfer]

Video of commitment here: DePriest makes his pick - Rivals.com Video

The crowd was very supportive, it was family and friends and they seemed extremely happy with his decision. That in my opinion is what a commitment announcement should look like. No hats, no shirts, just a good time.

He even took questions from the press in attendence. DePriest told them the bottom line was he felt more comfortable at Alabama.

 

[Athens-LA-Tide]

Thanks for the video link.

I gotta give Oh St people some props, I think they handled this with total class. They really appear genuinely happy for (OUR NEW BAMA LB hehehehe) oh sorry, ya they seem happy for the kid. Lots of fan bases would not be classy like this!

Right on DePriest!!!! RTR

 

[Crimson Surfer]

Ohio linebacker Trey DePriest commits to Alabama - MaxPreps News

According to CBS and MaxPreps recruiting analyst Tom Lemming, DePriest exhibits great range at the linebacker position. On film, he displays tremendous lateral movement coupled with the ability to shed blockers.

DePriest is the seventh-best linebacker in the nation and the third-best recruit from the Buckeye State.

 

[Athens-LA-Tide]

The crowd was very supportive, it was family and friends and they seemed extremely happy with his decision. That in my opinion is what a commitment announcement should look like. No hats, no shirts, just a good time.

He even took questions from the press in attendence. DePriest told them the bottom line was he felt more comfortable at Alabama.

You and I must have posted at the same time and same idea! Yes, that is how it is supposed to be done!!

RTR

 

[TommyMac]

I posted in the Wilder topic something about that. Could having 4 solid LB commits in this class already, it would only make sense to go to Wilder and tell him we see him only as a tailback. That has certainly been something that has held Bama back from the rest of his top teams. We've seen him as a linebacker starting out and now it really just doesn't make sense.

The fact that he's postponed his decision definitely gives Saban and the staff an in for making another run at him.

I'm guessing that the staff probably don't see him as an impact player as a RB, but think he could be as a LB. So if he's dead set on playing RB, he'd be a wasted signee.