BREAKING 2025 4 * LB Abduall Sanders Jr. Commits

[Tiderollin32]

 

[CrimsonTitles]

Roll Tide! We are up to 8 now, in the 247 team rankings.

 

[CoolBreeze]

TideIllustrated - Four-star Class of 2025 LB Abduall Sanders commits to Alabama

Sanders is the No. 215 player and No. 18 outside linebacker in the class. Another big pickup for the Crimson Tide.

alabama.rivals.com

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

Roll tide.
I'll take any mater dei or st john bosco players we can get.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

just think of the players DeBoer could get if he could recruit.

 

[Tidelines]

These recruits know the future is still bright at Alabama. Welcome Mr.Sanders.

 

[some_al_fan]

I was pretty sure that DeBoer would be able to recruit offensive players, while defensive talent would suffer.
Surprisingly, seeing complete opposite of that...

 

[sanjosecrimson]

"Sanders really stood out at Miami Battle in January a 7v7 tourney full of talent. He was a space eater, he was tenacious, short-area burst and instincts.

On film he's very physical, he loves hitting. I think he can be a pass rusher when asked from the second level. I think he can be disruptive in passing lanes. I think he's smart. I like the way this LB class is coming together."

-Steve Wilfong

 

[STONECOLDSABAN]

Roll Tide! We are up to 8 now, in the 247 team rankings.

We are ranked 5th on ON3 also. This is getting exciting!!!!

 

[TiderJack]

"Sanders really stood out at Miami Battle in January a 7v7 tourney full of talent. He was a space eater, he was tenacious, short-area burst and instincts.

On film he's very physical, he loves hitting. I think he can be a pass rusher when asked from the second level. I think he can be disruptive in passing lanes. I think he's smart. I like the way this LB class is coming together."

-Steve Wilfong

Speaking of film, here is his junior highlights. Deboer and staff are going after athletic speed guys on defense/LB. As Poke said any Mater Dei players are welcome. We had a great one at QB a couple of years ago. RTR and welcome Abduall.

Abduall Sanders Jr. - Mater Dei - 2023 Junior Season Highlights

Abduall Sanders Jr. - Mater Dei - 2023 Junior Season Highlights Hudl

247sports.com

 

[Bamabuzzard]

Speaking of film, here is his junior highlights. Deboer and staff are going after athletic speed guys on defense/LB. As Poke said any Mater Dei players are welcome. We had a great one at QB a couple of years ago. RTR and welcome Abduall.

Abduall Sanders Jr. - Mater Dei - 2023 Junior Season Highlights

Abduall Sanders Jr. - Mater Dei - 2023 Junior Season Highlights Hudl

247sports.com

You can do more with these types of players. You're seeing this same concept in baseball as well. You can't coach athleticism and speed, but you can coach fundamentals of the sport.

 

[Windsortide]

The kid is coming in from a great HS program. Also hearing he brings it when tackling.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

This flew under the radar, but worth sharing.
According to ESPN, Sanders is the #2 LB in the country.

Abduall Sanders Jr. - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN

Learn about Abduall Sanders Jr. and other recruit player profiles on RecruitingNation.com.

www.espn.com

 

[Guido]

Good bye Myles, good luck, hello Abdull. Kinda makes sense now.

 

[JohnD]

This flew under the radar, but worth sharing.
According to ESPN, Sanders is the #2 LB in the country.

Abduall Sanders Jr. - Football Recruiting - Player Profiles - ESPN

Learn about Abduall Sanders Jr. and other recruit player profiles on RecruitingNation.com.

www.espn.com

Yet he's ranked 162 overall. Sounds like ESPN does not place much value in ILB's.

 

[gtgilbert]

Yet he's ranked 162 overall. Sounds like ESPN does not place much value in ILB's.

ESPN still separates ILB and OLB and doesn't use an edge designation, so honestly I don't view them as meaningful when looking at these players. There are around 8 'OLBs' on ESPN rated higher than the top ILB, yet almost all those guys are going to play the same spot in college. A couple OLBs will slide to edge, but ESPN calls a lot of those guys DEs also...

 

[gtgilbert]

Yet he's ranked 162 overall. Sounds like ESPN does not place much value in ILB's.

got curious so dug into it. There are 18 OLBs rated higher than Sanders. 3 of them are 'bama commits, and he's rated the same as the 4th bama commit on the OLB list. 1 of them is definitely an edge guy. Merritt is possibly/likely and edge guy but is kinda in between. 1 is absolutely an off-ball backer as is the guy Sanders is tied with. Best guess is that if the lists were merged and then the edge guys pulled out, he'd probably still be a top-20ish or so off-ball 'backer. Both on3 and 247 rate that way so once they re-eval him it'll likely be a better view.