BREAKING 2025 LB Luke Metz Commits to Alabama

[sanjosecrimson]

Luke Metz, Mill Creek, Linebacker (247sports.com)

he will make his verbal announcement on March 24, 4 pm central time.
CB in favor of the Tide.
impressive offer list. I'm a bit surprised he's rated so low. his film is very good, and he plays at highest level in Georgia.

Luke Metz season highlights (247sports.com)

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

I've seen him appearing on bama YouTube Channels and podcasts already doing interviews. I expect we land him.

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

His high lights are all on defense but I almost wonder if the staff likes him at TE.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

His high lights are all on defense but I almost wonder if the staff likes him at TE.

Good question. Aside from football, he's a baseball and track guy too.

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

Good question. Aside from football, he's a baseball and track guy too.

I wonder mostly due to the linebackers we have on roster and how many others we seem to be leading for, and how deboer really stressed wanting more depth at tight end.

In case anyone was still worried we wouldn't be as physical with an "air raid", that man really seems to love that position

 

[TiderJack]

I believe we get his commitment this afternoon and he will be a 4* before final rankings come out. Looks like a natural at LB but he may become a TE. Seems this staff is going after athletes that can play multiple positions on either side of the ball.

 

[BearFoot]

He committed to the good’uns

 

[Tidelines]

Glad to have you, Luke. Roll Tide !

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1772005453284663376

 

[CoolBreeze]

Crimson Tide adds another talented linebacker to the 2025 recruiting class

When it's all said and done the Alabama Football signing class at linebacker may be one of the most talented groups in the country as Kalen DeBoer and Kane Womm

bamahammer.com

 

[some_al_fan]

At 220lbs, he is bigger than other 2025 LB commits. Looks like a MLB

 

[gtowntide]

Welcome and Roll Tide!

 

[gtgilbert]

At 220lbs, he is bigger than other 2025 LB commits. Looks like a MLB

we'll have to see how the inside LB position player profile might (or might not) evolve with the new staff and scheme. At UW, their ILBs were pretty close to the profile we've had most recently - 6'2"+ and 230-235+ pounds.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

Rivals has already upgraded him.
Luke Metz 2025 Inside Linebacker Alabama (rivals.com)

he was also considered the Top 10 commitments over the weekend.
Breaking Down The 10 Biggest Commitments From The Weekend - Rivals.com

 

[some_al_fan]

Rivals has already upgraded him.
Luke Metz 2025 Inside Linebacker Alabama (rivals.com)

he was also considered the Top 10 commitments over the weekend.
Breaking Down The 10 Biggest Commitments From The Weekend - Rivals.com

Yeah, he was surprisingly low rated for a guy with 32 offers with 8+(?) of them from SEC.

 

[TheRealPokeChop]

Rivals has already upgraded him.
Luke Metz 2025 Inside Linebacker Alabama (rivals.com)

he was also considered the Top 10 commitments over the weekend.
Breaking Down The 10 Biggest Commitments From The Weekend - Rivals.com

Rivals had him as a 4 star before he announced. I expect he will earn that bama bump across the board before the end of the cycle.

 

[sanjosecrimson]

Rivals had him as a 4 star before he announced. I expect he will earn that bama bump across the board before the end of the cycle.

if he's good as the staff and fans believe he is, I expect a great senior season in hand and a big upgrade in his rating.

 

[jjv0004]

His offer list says he is a very good player. But, in the end, the ratings don't matter. We care because we want our team to win recruiting titles. The older I get the more I realize I don't care about those rankings. If we have guys like this and like Red Morgan that are 3/4 stars but end up being starters and high performers, that is all that matters.

 

[some_al_fan]

His offer list says he is a very good player. But, in the end, the ratings don't matter.

Ratings don't matter, yet all projected Alabama 1st round picks (Turner, Latham, etc) in this year NFL draft were top 50 recruits.
The same for last year.

 

[TiderJack]

Ratings don't matter, yet all projected Alabama 1st round picks (Turner, Latham, etc) in this year NFL draft were top 50 recruits.
The same for last year.

For Bama yes and for some others but many 1st rounders were 4*, 3* and even 2* and some were not in the top 250 of Rivals.

NFL draft: Where every 2023 first-round pick ranked as a high school recruit

Before they were selected in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft, the players who heard their names called were high schoolers with a dream.

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