{"id":8746,"date":"2023-06-25T17:15:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T22:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=8746"},"modified":"2023-06-25T17:15:45","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T22:15:45","slug":"bol-notebook-alabama-recruiting-intel-out-of-ua-future-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/bol-notebook-alabama-recruiting-intel-out-of-ua-future-50\/","title":{"rendered":"BOL Notebook: Alabama recruiting intel out of UA Future 50"},"content":{"rendered":"

BRADENTON, Fla. \u2013<\/strong> BamaOnLine<\/strong> spent the past couple of days at IMG Academy in Bradenton for the Under Armour Future 50 <\/strong>event. There, we spoke with some of the top 2025 prospects in the nation, including Alabama commits Anthony Rogers <\/a><\/strong>and Ryan Williams<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

BOL has the latest between Bama and this event\u2019s attendees, including our thoughts on a priority target set to commit soon. <\/p>\n

In-state flip targets share the latest with Bama<\/h2>\n

A handful of prospects committed elsewhere spoke with BOL about the latest between them and Alabama.<\/p>\n

Starting in the state, Thompson High School\u2019s Anquon Fegans<\/a><\/strong> committed to USC on May 7. He says the message from Bama\u2019s staff since then has been that he\u2019s not going to USC. Freddie Roach<\/a><\/strong> and Travaris Robinson<\/a><\/strong> have told him that the program \u201cwants him bad.\u201d Fegans heard from Alabama\u2019s commits at Future 50 as well, with them saying that he knows where home is. <\/p>\n

Fegans has been invited to the July 29 cookout, which he\u2019s open to attending. He\u2019ll be one we\u2019ll continue to monitor.<\/p>\n

Switching over to Mobile (Ala.), we spoke with Vigor High School\u2019s Micah DeBose<\/a><\/strong> and Saraland\u2019s KJ Lacey<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Lacey, a Texas quarterback commitment, will visit Tuscaloosa for the Tide\u2019s game against UT on Sept. 9. Alabama offensive coordinator Tommy Rees<\/a><\/strong> has spoken with him a couple of times since his June 3 commitment, letting Lacey know the program won\u2019t be giving up on him. <\/p>\n

Of course, teammate and five-star Bama commit Ryan Williams<\/a><\/strong> wants Lacey to continue being his quarterback at the next level. He occasionally does the \u201cHorns Down\u201d signal<\/a>, and is telling Lacey that he\u2019ll be at Alabama when it\u2019s all said and done.<\/p>\n

DeBose, who committed to Georgia in January, had some interesting things to say. When asked by reporters the chances that a school flips him from Georgia, he replied, \u201c50-50.\u201d The ones pushing the hardest on UGA right now are Alabama, Clemson, and LSU.<\/p>\n

DeBose camped at Bama on June 7, and intends on returning this summer. He\u2019s built a strong relationship with offensive line coach Eric Wolford<\/a><\/strong>, and is also hearing from Alabama o-line commits Dontrell Glover<\/a><\/strong> and Mason Short<\/a><\/strong>. DeBose is a priority for Wolford and Company in the 2025 class.<\/p>\n

Quick note on big-time 2025 WR Jaime Ffrench<\/h2>\n

Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin High School\u2019s Jaime Ffrench<\/a><\/strong> visited Florida on Friday. The Gators weren\u2019t included in his top five earlier this week, but could potentially get a hat on the table when it\u2019s time for him to commit. Ffrench has also previously spoken highly of Florida State, a program that has his high school quarterback \u2014 Tramell Jones<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 committed in their 2025 class.<\/p>\n

With all that said, BOL continues to feel good about Alabama\u2019s chances with Ffrench ahead of his July 22 commitment. Bama prioritized Ffrench early on, has gotten him on campus consistently, and the opportunity to play alongside Ryan Williams is appealing to him.<\/p>\n

The Tide currently lead (79.9 percent) for Ffrench on the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine<\/a>. <\/p>\n

More on additional flip targets on Alabama\u2019s radar<\/h2>\n

Georgia-based prospects Jontae Gilbert<\/a><\/strong> and Justus Terry<\/strong><\/a> are eyeing visits to Alabama this summer.<\/p>\n

Terry was actually supposed to be at Friday\u2019s cookout, but ended up going to IMG for Future 50. The Georgia Bulldogs defensive lineman commit plans on visiting this summer, potentially for the July 29 cookout. <\/p>\n

As for Bama\u2019s push, primary recruiter Joe Cox <\/a><\/strong>speaks with him on a weekly basis. Terry, who was offered by the Tide in early May, says that Alabama, Auburn, and Florida State are the three schools pushing the hardest for him right now. UGA will be tough to beat out in this one, but Bama is a school of interest early on for Terry.<\/p>\n

Ohio State 2025 DB commit Jontae Gilbert on his June visit to Alabama. (Photo courtesy of Gilbert)<\/p>\n

Gilbert visited Alabama twice in the spring, and returned on Thursday for a workout. Saban and his staff will also likely get the Ohio State pledge on campus for next month\u2019s cookout. Bama\u2019s culture and how everyone conducts themselves on the team is keeping them high in the mix for Gilbert.<\/p>\n

ICYMI: Alabama is \u201cin the top schools group\u201d for elite Ohio State commit Jontae Gilbert<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is not our expectation that Gilbert will sign with the Buckeyes in a year and a half. Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee are some of the schools heavily in the mix for Gilbert.<\/p>\n

Alabama commits remain locked in with the Tide<\/h2>\n

Half of Bama\u2019s Class of 2025 commits attended Future 50 this past weekend. Those were five-star Ryan Williams<\/a><\/strong> and recent running back pledge Anthony Rogers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

BamaOnLine<\/strong> did an in-depth feature on Williams, which you can read HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The main takeaways are that while Williams remains in contact with other schools, he\u2019s still solid in his commitment. He was recruiting the likes of Anquon Fegans<\/a><\/strong>, KJ Lacey<\/a><\/strong>, and Micah DeBose<\/a><\/strong> to Bama at Future 50. Williams feels a responsibility to be a leader in this class, and is taking on the \u201cenforcer\u201d role.<\/p>\n

Trips to Auburn, Florida, Georgia, and Miami will be taken in the coming months, but our expectation is that he sticks with his pledge and signs with Alabama. <\/p>\n

As for Rogers, he\u2019s going to try making it up to Tuscaloosa for the July 29 cookout. He plans on visiting \u201ca lot\u201d of games this year to get to know Alabama as much as possible. Rogers is also planning to recruit some 2025 prospects to Bama, with his top target being quarterback Deuce Knight<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Three weeks removed from his commitment, Rogers says he\u2019s all in with the Tide.<\/p>\n

\u201cOther schools are hitting me up, but I told them the offer isn\u2019t open anymore,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cI already know I\u2019m going to Alabama. It\u2019s not changing.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rogers is the No. 95 overall rising junior and the No. 8 running back in the 2025 class.<\/p>\n

Bama the leader for highly rated corner, West Coast running back remains high on Alabama<\/h2>\n

New Iberia (La.) Westgate cornerback Jaboree Antoine<\/a><\/strong> is the No. 3 player at his position in this class. <\/p>\n

Antoine told us that after visiting Tuscaloosa this month, Alabama is currently his leader. Antoine said he really likes Alabama and that the coaching staff\u2019s desire to hold players to a high standard sticks out to him. Other schools high in the mix for Antoine include Michigan and Texas, but a decision is likely far away.<\/p>\n

ICYMI: Elite DB talks multi-day visit to Alabama<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Switching gears to the offensive side of the ball, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei running back Jordon Davison<\/a><\/strong> still has interest in Alabama. He\u2019s not worried about Rogers already being committed and said to us, \u201cWe might team up at Alabama. You never know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davison says he is really considering Bama and that he\u2019d like to soak up knowledge from Nick Saban<\/a><\/strong> at the next level. He called Alabama \u201cthe standard\u201d because of their running back tradition and how similar it is run to Mater Dei.<\/p>\n

Davison, who visited last spring, is looking into setting up a return visit to T-Town. <\/p>\n

Several more prospects are eyeing visits to Tuscaloosa<\/h2>\n

During this week\u2019s slate of interviews, a handful of prospects expressed interest in visiting Alabama either this year or next spring. <\/p>\n

Top-10 EDGE Bryce Davis<\/a><\/strong>, top-five tight end Ethan Barbour<\/a><\/strong>, four-star linebacker CJ Smith<\/a><\/strong>, four-star running back Byron Louis<\/a><\/strong>, and Mississippi d-lineman Kevin Oatis<\/a><\/strong> each discussed potential visits at the end of July.<\/p>\n

Davis says he speaks regularly with Joe Cox, and has \u201ca lot\u201d of interest in Alabama after being offered in January.<\/p>\n

As for Barbour, he says Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Notre Dame, South Carolina, Tennessee, and USC are some of the schools he\u2019s really high on now. The Alpharetta (Ga.) recruit is looking forward to meeting Tommy Rees and seeing how Bama would potentially utilize him. <\/p>\n

Andrew Marsh<\/a><\/strong> (On3\u2019s No. 3 WR), recent safety offer Hylton Stubbs<\/a><\/strong>, top-three offensive tackle Solomon Thomas<\/a><\/strong>, Georgia-based quarterback Antwann Hill<\/a><\/strong>, and top-ranked interior o-lineman SJ Alofaituli<\/a><\/strong> all talked about visiting Alabama for a game day. <\/p>\n

Stubbs, who was offered after a camp this month, says he has an \u201cawesome\u201d relationship with Travaris Robinson<\/a><\/strong>. He also called Alabama a football factory. <\/p>\n

Alofaituli is interesting as he informed us that he is cousins with former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa<\/a><\/strong>. Alofaituli, who was offered by Eric Wolford<\/a><\/strong> earlier this month, heard from Tua\u2019s parents after the offer, with them letting him know to get on campus as soon as he can. Bama is also the school that Alofaituli\u2019s parents have been wanting their son to go to.<\/p>\n

Fellow Bishop Gorman High offensive lineman Douglas Utu<\/a><\/strong> is planning on visiting Bama next spring after being offered earlier this month. <\/p>\n

Alabama fans, also be sure to join the discussion about all the 2025 prospects talked about above on the\u00a0The BOL Round Table<\/a>. There\u2019s always a lot of great team, recruiting, and off-topic conversations going on. So, we look forward to talking with you all there!<\/a><\/p>\n

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