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Hoops Recruiting Names to Watch in the 2025 Class

These are the players than Alabama will make top priority and to keep an eye on:

#1 5 ⭐️ F AJ Dybansta
#12 5 ⭐️ G Jasper Johnson
#13 5 ⭐️ G Mikel Brown Jr
#15 4 ⭐️ F Will Riley
#17 4 ⭐️ G Darius Adams
#19 4⭐️ G Brayden Burries
#25 4 ⭐️ F Sadiq White
#34 4 ⭐️ PG Jerry Easter
#40 4 ⭐️ Tylis Jordan
#47 4 ⭐️ F Terrion Burgess

Football Recruiting Rising 2027 DE talks Alabama offer, conversation with Jatavis Sanders

Alabama continues to dole out offers to top Class of 2027 prospects. In the last week, the coaching staff offered to four players in the class, including talented weakside defensive end LaDamion Guyton.

Guyton plays for Savannah Christian School in Savannah, Georgia. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound edge rusher has generated a lot of buzz this spring but was excited at the potential of contributing to a team he watched set the standard at the college level.

“The school’s name speaks for itself,” Guyton said. “When you think of Bama, you think of winning. I'm all about winning. That's all I want to do.”

Guyton’s offer came from Director of Recruiting Jatavis Sanders, who took an up-front approach and made a good impression on the 2027 talent.

“He was just [talking about] the type of players they [develop],” Guyton said. “He spoke to me about being a good football player but being a man too. He was telling me about the mistakes he made down the road and just trying to prevent me from making the same ones.”

Guyton said strong leadership is something he values highly when looking at schools. He wants to go to a place where he can develop into the best version of himself both on and off the field.

“I don't want to get thrown out in the fire when I’m not ready,” Guyton. “So a [coach] that’s gonna make sure I'm ready for it to put me out there… A nice veteran [presence] — good older players telling me right from wrong, leading me on the right path.”

While it’s still very early in his recruitment, Guyton already has several top schools to start considering. He currently holds 10 offers, including Georgia, Florida State, LSU and Oregon.

“It's pretty cool,” Guyton said of receiving high-profile offers. “It happened pretty fast. Honestly, I was a regular type of guy and not saying that I’m not now, but I was kind of just a fit-in type of guy and now I kind of stand out in school. So I’m just getting used to it, [taking] it one day at a time.”

As he continues to rack up Power Five offers, Guyton said he’s keeping his recruitment wide open and considering all his offers equally. He hasn’t taken a visit to Alabama but said he’s working on scheduling a trip to Tuscaloosa for a camp this summer.

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I think coach has done a great job so far but it looks like the team will be low on numbers this year (Around 75 players). More or less like probation in a way. I really hope everyone stays healthy.

It looks like well over half of the players will be Fr. or So. as well. I know its been a while since Bama has been in the realm of a regular teams and not a giant, but this year kind of makes me worry that the 10 win streak may be in trouble. It will be a young team low on numbers.

Now with all that said that I am very optimistic with this coaching staff and players. I also cant wait to see a new style of play on both sides of the ball. I also believe a lot of these young guys will play well so you guys don't be too hard on me and throw that nasty barner name around. I hate Auburn Tenn and UGA. So even if you cannot agree on the current roster we can all agree to hate those guys.


What are your guys thoughts? Maybe someone has dived deeper into the numbers.

Hoops 🏀 Mark Sears No. 33 in NBA Mock draft

The Ringer's Kevin O'Connor has Mark Sears going No. 33 to the Milwaukee Bucks in his latest mock draft.

This is the first actual draft projection I've seen for Sears.

You can click here to read O'Connor's evaluation of Sears:


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Football 🏈 What numbers Alabama's 2024 draft picks will wear in the NFL


Alabama 2024 rookie numbers 2024​

J.C. Latham, OT (No. 7 overall, Tennessee Titans) — No. 55
Dallas Turner, EDGE (No. 17 overall, Minnesota Vikings) — No. 15
Terrion Arnold, CB (No. 24 overall, Detroit Lions) — No. 0
Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB (No. 41 overall, New Orleans Saints) — No. 34
Chris Braswell, EDGE (No. 57 overall, Tampa Bay Buccaneers) — No. 43
Jermaine Burton, WR (No. 80 overall, Cincinnati Bengals) — No. 81
Justin Eboigbe, EDGE (No. 105 overall, Los Angeles Chargers) — No. 98
Jase McClellan, RB (No. 186 overall, Atlanta Falcons) — No. 30
Will Reichard, K (No. 203 overall, Minnesota Vikings) — No. 46
Jaylen Key, (No. 257 overall, New York Jets) — No. 33
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