Alabama Football Expecting Big Recruiting Weekend
By Ronald Evans
Alabama Football Expecting Big Recruiting Weekend. With only two weekends left before 2017 Signing Day, Alabama will be bringing in up to a dozen recruits.
The last two weeks of each recruiting cycle always include surprises. Based upon the twelve early enrollees, Alabama has 13-16 slots to be filled by Feb. 1 Signing Day.
Beyond the group already on campus, Alabama has thirteen 2017 commitments. Typical late attrition may free up 2-3 slots. If the Tide ultimately signs twenty-seven in the 2017 class, there should be room for 5-6 currently uncommitted players.
If necessary, Alabama will keep 3 slots open all the way to Signing Day. Those slots are expected to be for DT Aubrey Soloman; DE LaBryan Ray; and either of WR’s Henry Ruggs or DeVonta Smith. The Tide is high on both Ruggs and Smith, but with WR’s Jerry Jeudy and Tyrell Shavers already enrolled, there may not be room for 2 more wide-outs.
The best guess for this weekend is the Tide will try to at least close on Ray. Soloman is not visiting and may not choose a school until Signing Day.
Let’s review the already committed players expected in Tuscaloosa this weekend.