Alabama Recruiting: What we’ve learned after first 2 weeks in June

It’s been a busy two weeks for the Alabama Crimson Tide with the start of summer football camps and official visits. Alabama has welcomed 11 official visitors to this point. The Tide will host 10 prospects this weekend for an all-expenses-paid trip. BOL takes a look at what we’ve learned during the first half of the month.

O-Line starting to come into focus

Alabama picked up its first interior commitment from Joseph Ionata (Clearwater, Fla.-Calvary Christian) after he earned an offer during the Tide’s first camp on June 1. The Tide also appears in great shape for in-state lineman Willam Sanders (Brookwood) who also earned an offer after the first camp session. Sanders revealed a top three of Alabama, LSU and Mississippi State this week. A decision is expected in July. Alabama hosted two of its top tackles last weekend- Jordan Seaton (IMG Academy) and Daniel Calhoun (Roswell, Ga.-Walton). A few nuggets were posted earlier this week regarding Alabama’s position with Seaton. Calhoun named the Tide as his leader after the weekend. He has upcoming visits to Tennessee and Texas before a July decision. Top 100 OL Weston Davis (Beaumont, Texas-United) will take his first visit to Alabama this weekend. A few other major OL targets from the Longhorn State will visit next week- Casey Poe (Lindale) will visit on June 23-25, and Michael Uini (Copperas Cove) will on June 20-22. Marques Easley (Kankakee, Ill.) will also visit next weekend.

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Alabama made big move for elite tight ends

2024 tight end Caleb Odom with Alabama assistant coach Robert Gillespie. (Photo via Caleb Odom)

Alabama went into the month with a few recent losses at tight end. Jaden Reddell and Colton Heinrich were scheduled to visit on June 9-11. Both announced commitments to Georgia and appear solid with their decision. Caleb Odom, the No. 3 tight end per On3 Sports, named Alabama his leader after the visit. He visited Florida this past weekend, and spent the early part of this week at Auburn. He is not expected to announce a decision until July or August.Davon Mitchell, the No. 2 tight end in the 2025 class, visited Tuscaloosa last weekend. Mitchell will announce a decision on July 8. Oklahoma was considered the heavy favorite, but Alabama has closed the gap after the visit. The Los Alamitos (Calif.) prospect is originally from York, Alabama. He is currently on a visit to Oklahoma and travels to Miami next weekend. Alabama extended a new offer in the ’24 class on Thursday to Jay Lindsey (Butler, Ala.)Patrician Academy. Lindsey is currently committed to Mississippi State. Highlights

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Tide commits taking more visits

Alabama commit Jaylen Mbakwe

The Crimson Tide will host three of its commitments for official visits this weekend: Jaylen Mbakwe, five-star cornerback (Clay-Chalkville) Jeremiah Beaman, Top 100 DE (Birmingham-Parker) and Sterling Dixon, four-star LB from Mobile Christian School.Mbakwe, state’s No. 1 recruit, has been considered one of the more solid commitments in this cycle. He has helped recruit others to Alabama and visits Tuscaloosa often. He took an official visit to Auburn two weekends ago. Alabama added a commitment from Beaman on May 21. He is currently the only d-lineman in the class. Beaman told AuburnLive last week, after returning to the Plains with teammates, he will return for an official visit during the Iron Bowl weekend.Dixon is receiving a heavy attention from LSU, a school he strongly considered before committing to Alabama on December 1. He took an unofficial visit to Baton Rouge two weekends ago and waiting until the fall to return for an official visit. The Tigers are considered a threat prior to his weekend in T-Town.Perry Thompson, Top 100 WR from Foley High School (Ala.) committed to Alabama last summer. He has visited Auburn several times and currently scheduled to return for an official visit this weekend. Thompson took an official visit to Alabama on June 2-4. Five-star WR Ryan Williams, ’25 No. 3 overall recruit from Saraland (Ala.) visited LSU the first weekend of June. He wants to enjoy the recruiting process- while also viewed as a very solid commitment to Alabama. Williams is expected in Tuscaloosa this weekend for a high school 7-on-7 tournament.

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New targets in ’24 class have emerged

D’Antre Robinson with Nick Saban on June 14.

Alabama offered D’Antre Robinson (Orlando-Jones) on Wednesday. Robinson is a 6-foot-3.5, 315-pound interior defensive lineman who made a big move up the Tide’s board. He’ll take official visits to Texas and Georgia this month. Robinson is currently set for an OV to Alabama on September 9-10.Favour Edwin (Atlanta-Eagle’s Landing), a 6-foot-8, 290-pound lineman camped at Alabama on Wednesday. He earned an offer from Coach Saban after camp. More on this new offer.Alabama has also extended offers this month to WR Javarius Green (Shelby, N.C.-Crest) and DB Teryhon Nicholas (Cincinnati-Withrow). More from Green on his interest in Alabama- HERE Solomon Williams (Tampa-Carrollwood Day) is a fast-rising EDGE target who will take an official visit to Alabama this weekend. More on his recruitment-HERE

CLICK HERE for the updated Alabama official visitors list (June 16-18).

Tide may add more elite receivers

Aeryn Hampton during his official visit to Alabama.

Alabama had two targets (Tide WR commit Rico Scott also visited) for official visits last weekend- Aeryn Hampton (Carthage, Texas) and Amari Jefferson (Chattanooga-Baylor). Hampton is considered a heavy favorite to Alabama according to the On3 Sports RPM. He will visit the other half of his top two this weekend with a visit to Austin. The Tide may have a current edge for Jefferson after his weekend visit, but he’ll return to UGA this weekend. The Tennessee baseball commitment has been torn between the Tide and Bulldogs for the last few months. There are some others still in the fold- Keylen Adams (Virginia Beach-Green Run) is taking an official to Alabama this weekend- his first trip to Tuscaloosa. Micah Hudson (Temple, Texas-Lake Belton) has indicated he will visit at some point. Alabama also recently offered Javarius Green (as mentioned above).

Additional notes on what we’ve learned:

Micah Debose during photo shoot at Alabama on June 7.

The latest on the Alabama RB board- HEREIn-state DL Isaia Faga (Phenix City-Central) had a great OV to Alabama last weekend. The staff continues to push for the Utah commitment. He visits Texas this weekend. There hasn’t been any significant news on the DB front this summer- outside of visits from Charles Lester (Venice, Fla.), Cai Bates (Orlando-Edgewater) and Demello Jones (mentioned above). Notes on Lester and Bates after their visit- HERE.We won’t dive too much into the ’25 class and beyond on this feature. Several new offers including in-state ’25 LB Myles Johnson (T.R. Miller) who is definitely one to add to watch list for the Crimson Tide. Alabama did receive a commitment from Anthony Rogers (IMG Academy) to kick off this month.The QB board has expanded just a little bit since the start of the summer. We saw KJ Lacey (Saraland, Ala.) announce a surprise commitment to Texas prior to an unofficial visit to Alabama Deuce Knight (Lucedale, Miss-George County) and Tavien St. Clair (Bellefontaine, Ohio) received offers from Alabama this month. All eyes are on the upcoming visit for the nation’s No. 2 QB George MacIntyre (Nashville-Brentwood Academy). It is his first of two summer visits planned for Alabama.

Stay tuned to BOL this weekend for the latest inside scoop on official visitors, exclusive content from the Elite 11 and so much more! To all the dads out there- Happy Father’s Day!

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