Hey, I found it. It was Fluker I was thinking of. They did have him pegged as having bad weight and technique, despite the high recruiting ranking. Y'all please don't hate on me for linking BleacherReport. I know, I know.
"Fluker came to Alabama weighing over 350 lbs., but he's cut a lot of that bad weight off and built muscle under strength coach Scott Cochran.
The offensive line is one of the most difficult positions to learn, but D.J. Fluker will finally have all the X's and O's figured out by next season.
His footwork was always his weakness, but he has improved every game since he earned the starting position as a redshirt freshman in 2010."
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/940854-alabama-football-early-preview-of-the-2012-offensive-line