Alabama Football lands five-star tackle surpassing Ohio State the Nation's top class

Mar 20, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; New Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer conducts and interview at the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility during the University of Alabama’s Pro Day.
Mar 20, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; New Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer conducts and interview at the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility during the University of Alabama’s Pro Day. / Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA
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The month of June saw the Alabama Football team reel in elite player after elite player as Kalen DeBoer and his staff brought in 12 commitments. July has seen the Crimson Tide land high-quality players, landing top 50 recruit Justin Hill before landing five-star receiver Caleb Cunningham on Saturday.

Sunday brings the biggest commitment Kalen DeBoer has landed thus far as he reels in five-star offensive tackle Ty Haywood. Haywood is ranked by On3 as the 7th best recruit in the country and the third-ranked offensive tackle in the class. According to On3's Industry rankings, the Alabama Football team has surpassed the Ohio State Football team for the Nation's top recruiting class.

The recruitment of Ty Haywood was easy for the Tide in the end but, it wasn't always smooth sailing. The Texas native despite growing up an Alabama Football fan often looked like he was heading to Oklahoma but, once the Tide got Haywood on campus, they took the lead and never looked back.

Alabama Football will have what is considered the best offensive line class in this recruiting class if everyone stays committed. According to On3, the class has two five stars in Michael Carroll and Ty Haywood, a borderline five-star in Jackson Lloyd, a four-star guard with Micah DeBose, and a three-star in Mal Waldrep.

Kalen DeBoer becoming the King of the South

When Kalen DeBoer was hired, detractors said that he would never succeed in recruiting in the South without SEC ties. Just months later, Kalen DeBoer holds the Nation's top recruiting class with commitments from all over the country. DeBoer just reeled in a five star from Texas a day after landing the top player in Mississippi, while also holding other top ten commits from California, Ohio, Alabama, Georgia, and Kansas. The Alabama Football team is recruiting Nationwide as it was under Nick Saban and now DeBoer is the man to beat on the recruiting trail.