2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List

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2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List

Alabama is expected to sign somewhere around 30 prospects in 2008.

Previous 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List

Prospects with Bama offers that are firmly committed to other schools are not listed. Prospects with Bama offers that do not list Bama among their favorites or show low or no interest in Alabama are not listed.

Bama Mag: 2008 Alabama Commitments List

BOL: 2008 Alabama Commitments List

Prospects with a reported scholarship offer are listed under Scholarship Offers with their name in bold.

Prospects that have committed to Alabama are listed under :BigA: Commitments with their name and a link to their profile followed by (ALABAMA COMMITMENT).

:BigA: Total Commitments (27) - (The total includes DT Kerry Murphy a Prep school commitment from 2007. The total does not include K Corey Smith and WR Chris Jackson. They both have already signed an LOI and are enrolled and are on campus. Both of them will be back counted to 2007. The total also does not include QB Morgan Ogilvie who is a walk-on with a Bryant scholarship.)

Quarterbacks:

:BigA: Commitments (2)
Star Jackson - Lake Worth, FL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Morgan Ogilvie - Mountain Brook, AL. (ALABAMA WALK-ON - BRYANT SCHOLARSHIP)

Scholarship Offers
None

QB Prospects
None

Athletes:

:BigA: Commitments (4)
Mark Barron - Mobile, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Devonta Bolton - Norcross, GA. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Burton Scott - Prichard, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Brad Smelley - Northport, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)

Scholarship Offers
None

ATH Prospects
None

Running Backs:

:BigA: Commitments (4)
Mark Ingram - Flint, MI. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Chris Jordan - Brentwood, TN. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Ivan Matchett - Mobile, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Jermaine Preyear - Mobile, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)

Scholarship Offers
None

RB Prospects
Ronnie Johnson - Marbury, AL.
Tre Lewis - Millbrook, AL.

Wide Receivers:

:BigA: Commitments (3)
Destin Hood - Mobile, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Chris Jackson - McDonough, GA. (ENROLLED AT ALABAMA - 2007 Backcounter)
Melvin Ray - Tallahassee, FL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)

Scholarship Offers
Julio Jones - Foley, AL.

WR Prospects
None

Tight Ends:

:BigA: Commitments (1)
Michael Williams - Reform, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)

Scholarship Offers
None

TE Prospects
None

Offensive Linemen:

:BigA: Commitments (3)
John Michael Boswell - Northport, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Barrett Jones - Memphis, TN. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Tyler Love - Mountain Brook, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)

Scholarship Offers
None

OL Prospects
None

Defensive Tackles:

:BigA: Commitments (3)
Terrence Cody - Fort Myers, FL. via (JUCO Mississippi Gulf Coast) (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Kerry Murphy - Hoover, AL. via (Prep Hargrave MA) (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Damion Square - Houston, TX. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)

Scholarship Offers
Marcel Dareus - Birmingham, AL.

DT Prospects
None

Defensive Ends:

:BigA: Commitments (3)
Undra Billingsley - Birmingham, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Glenn Harbin - Mobile, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Brandon Lewis - Pleasant Grove, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)

Scholarship Offers
Robert Quinn - North Charleston, SC.
Demerius Dareus (Conditional offer) - Birmingham, AL.

DE Prospects
None

Linebackers:

:BigA: Commitments (2)
Don'ta Hightower - Lewisburg, TN. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Courtney Upshaw - Eufaula, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)

Scholarship Offers
Jerrell Harris - Gadsden, AL.

LB Prospects
None

Defensive Backs:

:BigA: Commitments (4)
Robby Green - River Ridge, LA. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Alonzo Lawrence - Lucedale, MS. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Robert Lester - Foley, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)
Wesley Neighbors - Huntsville, AL. (ALABAMA COMMITMENT)

Scholarship Offers
T.J. Bryant - Tallahassee, FL.

DB Prospects
None

Kickers/Punters:

:BigA: Commitments (1)
Corey Smith - Bunker Hill, WV. (ENROLLED AT ALABAMA - 2007 Backcounter)

Scholarship Offers
None

K/P Prospects
None
 
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runtheoption22

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

Info changes so quickly....check the board for updates!
 
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BEATtutorsee

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Thanks for the update RTO, great info!!! :BigA:
 

ElkhartTider

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

Here's an update (that will likely only be good for about a week :pDT_kap:)

  • It appears we may be cooling a bit on Chris Jordan. Some info that is out there seems to hint that we may either be done at RB or waiting to see if Ken Davis gets his grades, so that we can make a run at him.
  • I have not heard a lot about William Green lately and we may have actually cooled a bit on him.
WOW... thanks for the update RTO... if we're cooling on guys like Green and Jordan.. i guess that tell you what the coaching staff feels about our current commits... which can only be a good sign but i sure would hate to lose those two to another SEC school.. especially Green since it looks like Jordan may be headed to Clemson if not Bama...

I think we should be able to give out like 35 schollies! lol...
 

dayhiker

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

Who was the knucklehead that asked a few weeks ago why Reggie Ellis would want to go to Illinois since their coach didn't know how to coach?


Looks in mirror.



Oh yeah, that was me. Shows what I know. The Zooker is looking like a coach these days.
 

derek4tide

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

To anyone in the know:

What is the status of QB, are we done? Every week I see Casey Kelly's stats and wish we had room for 1 more QB. Our rep in Sarasota is a HS back judge and says the kid is better than Robert Marve by a long shot.
 

P. C. Pachyderm

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

To anyone in the know:

What is the status of QB, are we done? Every week I see Casey Kelly's stats and wish we had room for 1 more QB. Our rep in Sarasota is a HS back judge and says the kid is better than Robert Marve by a long shot.
To piggyback on your question ... I've wondered if our recent QB struggles have made the coaches feel a little less "set" at that position for the near future ... and what are the chances we go after another signee?
 

runtheoption22

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

To anyone in the know:

What is the status of QB, are we done? Every week I see Casey Kelly's stats and wish we had room for 1 more QB. Our rep in Sarasota is a HS back judge and says the kid is better than Robert Marve by a long shot.
To piggyback on your question ... I've wondered if our recent QB struggles have made the coaches feel a little less "set" at that position for the near future ... and what are the chances we go after another signee?

We don't have the room, plus we feel really good about getting a great one in 2009. Kelly also may be a pro baseball prospect.
 

OCtide

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

If we get Star this year and McCarron next year, then I think the staff will be pretty happy with where we sit at QB.
 

TheDon24

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

If we get Star this year and McCarron next year, then I think the staff will be pretty happy with where we sit at QB.
you are right. i think AJ McCarron is a definite Tide commit. i think he's been a long-time bama fan so he's a shoo-in to tuscaloosa.
 

Crimson Surfer

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

Thanks for the article that is big news. It had started to look like Bama was cooling on him or vice versa for a little while now. I will make the change to the list and post this on the RB for all to see.
 

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

What's the latest on Arthur Brown?
 

BEATtutorsee

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

What's the latest on Arthur Brown?
He's in the process of taking his official visits and is scheduled to announce his decision on or around December 17th.
 

ElkhartTider

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

FYI... that pic was taken at the AU camp....

it means absolutely nothing..

for example.. check out Taylor Pharrs old rivals pics..
 

CrimsonSandman

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Re: 2008 Alabama Commitments and Prospects List (Mid-season Update)

FYI... that pic was taken at the AU camp....

it means absolutely nothing..

for example.. check out Taylor Pharrs old rivals pics..
That what I was thinking. It was either an AU camp, or the weekend where he visted Auburn for a visit, (.v. Kansas St).
 

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