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Originally Posted by LIvol  To be truthful about AL prospects: The State has two top tier SEC-competitive teams. Any recruits associated with the state of AL, 4 or 5 stars are going to one of the two schools. Especially with the rise of Alabama back to some national status and moving on forward. So most top tier prospects that are in the state of AL (give or take one-two ) are heading to AU or UA. |
UT has raided Alabama for a few good players. Swain, Wes Brown, Sears, and Tee Martin are all from AL.
According to Rivals rankings, this year was the best one in Alabama in at least 5 years. They typically have around 8 or 9 4* and 5* players. This year they had 16.
Bama was the chief beneficiary. It didn't help that Barrett Jones was a Bama homer either.