For us recruiting junkies, there seems to be certain recruits that we take a liking to more than others. Some of these, we land. Others, not so much. Since Saban has come, the former has been more prevalent than the latter. But there are still some recruits we miss out on. So, which recruit that we've missed on during the Saban era has hurt you the most? For me personally, it was Keenan Allen. I really liked him coming out of high school and thought we had a great chance. Then that drama with his brother ensued. He went on to have a useful college career and a pretty decent pro career. Demetrius Robertson was similar but I don't think he's done nearly as much. What say ye?
Recruits that You Coveted More Than Others
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Those are two good ones you referenced. I think OT Trey Smith at UT, LB Devin White at LSWho, LB Kwon Alexander at LSWho to name a few.
Henry. Best RB in the history of HS football. He was a can't miss recruit who was going to win a championship wherever he landed.
I've got to go with Keenan Allen and also Demetrius Robertson. We know that Allen wanted to bring his brother in a package. If I remember correctly we were recruiting Allen as a safety.
Demetrius wanted to go to Stanford but I think his grades weren't good enough. I also think he wanted to leave home(GA) to play ball on the west coast.
Demetrius wanted to go to Stanford but I think his grades weren't good enough. I also think he wanted to leave home(GA) to play ball on the west coast.
Yeah for Tunsil and Little, that was that weird time period a few years where we and Ole Miss went back and forth signing the top tackle. We signed Cyrus, then they signed Tunsil, then we signed Cam, then they got Little.
Trey Smith definitely. Weren’t we leading for him most of his recruitment?
Tony Conner for me. Dude could flat out ball and he showed it at Ole Miss.
Julio Jones. IMO, getting Jones set the path for the future of Bama recruiting.
I twisted it to an OSU point of view, so picked Henry. From an Alabama point of view - Tunsil and/or Robert Nkendiche. With one or both, Alabama probably wins at least one more championship, and Alabama would have landed both if not for the $$$.
I watched that ESPN game his HS team played against Hoover. Middle of the afternoon in August, absolute stifling heat, and he did everything. He played QB, S, kicked off, returned a punt for a TD if memory serves, and wore Bama gloves.
Robert Nkendiche
and some others who went to Ole Miss that year ultimately beat us twice during the regular season. Although we may have dodged a bullet with those guys and their character issues which may have cost us more games than just the two to Ole Miss.
and some others who went to Ole Miss that year ultimately beat us twice during the regular season. Although we may have dodged a bullet with those guys and their character issues which may have cost us more games than just the two to Ole Miss.
May be more of what their coach let them get away with and a unstructured environment than character issues.
The Hulk (he was from Texas and I think his name was Benito Jones). The kid was a beast. I think grades were his demise.
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