Alabama Football Recruiting: Early Signing Day Open Thread

Wednesday is the first day of the recruiting Early Signing Period. Alabama currently has 24 committed prospects and the No. 1 rated class. Below is the list of those who have given their pledge to sign with the Crimson Tide. We will update the statuses throughout the day.

• S Caleb Downs 6’0” 183 (Hoschton, GA) #6 - SIGNED. LOI IN/ARRIVING TODAY
• EDGE Keon Keeley 6’6” 230 (Tampa, FL) #10 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• OT Kadyn Proctor 6’7” 330 (Des Moines, IA) #12 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• RB Justice Haynes 5’10” 195 (Buford, GA) #25 - SIGNED, LOI IN/ARRIVING TODAY
• CB Jahlil Hurley 6’3” 170 (Florence, AL) #38 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• WR Jalen Hale 6’2” 175 (Longview, TX) #41 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• RB Richard Young 6’1” 201 (Lehigh Acres, FL) #48 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• S Tony Mitchell 6’2” 190 (Alabaster, AL) #54 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• EDGE Yhonzae Pierre 6’3” 220 (Eufaula, AL) #59 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• DL Jordan Renaud 6’4” 240 (Tyler, TX) #62 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• QB Eli Holstein 6’4” 220 (Zachary, LA) #74 - SIGNED, LOI IN/PRACTICING
• OL Wilkin Formby 6’8” 306 (Tuscaloosa, AL) #77 - SIGNED, LOI IN/PRACTICING
• QB Dylan Lonergan 6’2” 198 (Snellville, GA) #140 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• DL Hunter Osborne 6’4” 255 (Trussville, AL) #144 - SIGNED, LOI IN/PRACTICING
• DL Edric Hill 6’2” 277 (Kansas City, MO) #180 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• OL Olaus Alinen 6’7” 310 (Windsor, CT) #189 - SENT IN LOI JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT
• OL Miles McVay 6’7” 336 (East St. Louis, IL) #200 - SIGNED, LOI IN/PRACTICING
• TE Ty Lockwood 6’5” 220 (Thompsons Station, TN) #234 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• WR Jaren Hamilton 6’1” 190 (Gainesville, FL) #286 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• WR Cole Adams 5’10” 175 (Owasso, OK) #303 - SIGNED, LOI IN
• ATH Brayson Hubbard 6’2” 185 (Ocean Springs, MS) #370 - SIGNED, LOI IN/PRACTICING
• OL Ryqueze McElderry 6’4” 325 (Anniston, AL) #405 - SIGNED, LOI IN/PRACTICING
• WR Malik Benson 6’1” 185 (Hutchinson, KS) #1 JUCO - SIGNED, LOI IN/PRACTICING
• LB Justin Jefferson 6’3” 210 (Poplarville, MS) #2 JUCO - SIGNED, LOI IN/PRACTICING
• K Conor Talty 6’1” 190 (Chicago, IL) #3 Kicker - SIGNED, LOI IN

UNCOMMITTEDS TO WATCH

• TE Luke Hasz 6’3” 245 (Bixby, OK) #195 - Signed with Arkansas
• DL James Smith 6’3” 310 (Montgomery, AL) #18 - ALABAMA SIGNED, LOI IN
• LB Qua Russaw 6’2” 230 (Montgomery, AL) #22 - ALABAMA SIGNED, LOI IN
• CB Damari Brown 6’1” 180 (Fort Lauderdale, FL) #185 - Signed with Miami. No word on where he will transfer after the ‘Canes go 5-7 next season.
• CB Desmond Ricks 6’1” 170 (IMG/Chesapeake, VA) #23 - Announcing Thursday around 5:30 p.m. on CBS Sports HQ.

OTHER STUFF

• Bo Nix has decided to come back for a bonus super-senior season at Oregon. Within 24 hours, 5-star QB Dante Moore flipped his commit from the Ducks to UCLA. Nix has talent and is much better off in Eugene. But it begs the question: Would you rather have an established guy like Nix for one more season or the potential of a 5-star/#11 overall for the next three+ season?
• 4-star quarterback Austin Novosad then flipped his commitment from Baylor to Oregon.
• Arch Manning is officially a Longhorn.
• Former Alabama and Arizona State QB Paul Tyson has transferred to Clemson.
• Former Clemson burnout QB DJ Uiagalelei is rumored to be looking at Hawaii as a transfer destination. His brother 5-Star EDGE Matayo Uiagalelei has committed to Oregon.
• SHOCKER: 4-star WR Karmello English was long believed to be am Auburn lock. Instead, he signed with Michigan.
• Former LSU commit Daylen Austin flips to Oregon.
• Five-star safety Peyton Bowen flips from Notre Dame to Oregon.
• 5-star CB Cormani McClain is committed to Miami but does not sign on Wednesday. Word is he may wait until February.
• YIKES! Florida had 4-star EDGE Isaiah Nixon flip to ... UCF!
• Texas A&M DL commit David Hicks has yet to sign his national letter of intent. He is #9 overall.
• 4-star LB Suntarine Perkins signed with Ole Miss. Poor guy.
• UGA did not take a QB in the 2023 class. The scuttlebutt is that the Dawgs pooled all their efforts into landing Arch Manning and by the time he committed to Texas, most of the quarterback dominoes had already fallen. If they strike out in the transfer portal, they are stuck with whiter-than-white Carson Beck, Brock Vandagriff, and Gunner Stockton. Yikes.
• Ole Miss also missed out on grabbing a quarterback. A couple of days before Signing Day, 4-star quarterback Marcel Reed decommitted from the Rebs and eventually signed with TAMU.