WR Darrius Hanks committed to Alabama

[Vertical]

He has some impressive moves. Very confident in his abilities, that's for sure.

So what's up with Rivals, do they allow you to view one video per day or something? Because I can watch anything once per day, but after that, I can't view anything (I do not have a sub).

 

[bamasae]

I think when it comes to the star system they are putting a lot of emphasis on pure stats: how many receptions, how many TDs, what's the 40 time, how tall, etc. Obviously these are tried and true observations, but I think the one position that is hardest to predict with those is the WR position.

WR is a position that is terribly underutilized in high school. Only at the highest divisions are teams solid enough to have a balanced or (even less) primary passing attack.

I look at top guys now that are/were awesome that didn't even get recruited by a big time program: Jerry Rice, Marvin Harrison, Donald Driver, T.O. and who could forget Ty Prothro who yes, came to Bama but was only a 3 star guy.

I'm not saying this kid is the next Marvin Harrison, but he sure is built just like him (same height and weight) and their 40 times are almost identical.

 

[wastedmason]

Maybe it's just me, but when I saw he committed, I basically said, "Whooptedo". Not ranked by either rivals or scout. No stars on rivals and 2 stars on scout. It's just hard for me to get excited about anybody who is anything below 3 stars. I know I know, a lot of people don't like the star system, but hey, there's a reason they use it. I also know people love to claim that some players are "sleepers". That's usually what fans seem to say if your team is the one that signed the guy. Most other schools probably don't see it that way. This guy may turn out to be great (like DeMeco did), but I'm ready to see these slots being takin up by 4 and 5 star players. I'd hate to tell some of the late 4 and 5 star commits, "Sorry, no more slots here because we already have 2 and 3 star guys." Getting Underwood yesterday didn't excite me either the way it did everyone else. I trust what Saban's doing, but I look forward to the days where two stars are a thing of the past.

You know I think we all would like to see a bunch more stars ect. But I'm more into winners! I am excited to see if coach Saban can develop the stars we already have plus the ones coming in into winners. Even a zero star becomes a star if he is a winner! The best question in my mind is how many winners have we got coming in? No way to answer that untill a couple years down the road as to the new guys coming in but as for the guys who have been in the system already the time is now. Although some of the new guys will have the chance to prove they are a winner this coming fall. The next 12 months is going to be interesting to say the least.

 

[Queasy1]

Hanks can burn. If it wasn't for an injury his senior year, he would be very highly rated. JC Shurbutt or Rivals.com said he'd be a high 3 or a low 4 if not for his injury/limited PT this year.

That and it was thought that he'd go the baseball route as he is a talented shortstop too. He'll likely be picked up in the baseball draft but he's said that he wants to play football.