Alabama Gets ILB Shane Lee – Do They Even Have to Try to Recruit Anymore?

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Big news out of Crimson Tide land last night. The stud ILB from Baltimore, Shane Lee, announced on Twitter that he is committing to join the Nick Saban dynasty and become a member of the Alabama football team:

It’s just the rich getting richer. The Tide recruiting machine is a beast in and of itself, I tell ya. I have to say, I don’t think there’s a better recruiting tool than success. Can’t help but wonder whether or not these recruiting classes would be as stacked without the five National Championships in house.

Courtesy of ESPN:

Lee, a 6-foot, 253-pound linebacker from Baltimore, is the No. 2-ranked inside linebacker in the class. He gives Alabama four top-100 commitments. He is also the highest-ranked commitment in the class as it stands now, two spots ahead of offensive lineman Pierce Quick.

The fast start in this class is reverting to the norm after Alabama’s 2018 class was ranked No. 25, with only three total commitments this time last year.

The Tide also had a slow finish to the early signing period at the end of December but closed strong with the February signing day, finishing with the No. 6 class.

The class rankings have not yet been released for the 2019 class, but with the addition of Lee, Alabama is tied with Michigan for the second-most ESPN Jr. 300 commitments.

Both teams sit one ESPN Jr. 300 commitment behind Florida State.

Man, this 2019 recruiting class is shaping up to be something else. And, Nick Saban and company are already on it so early that the rankings aren’t even out yet! Ridiculous!

Can’t you just see that #25 recruiting ranking driving Saban crazy? Like, he’s losing sleep because of that, so he’s already out recruiting for five years down the road. Pretty sure they’ve already held visits with Tripp McCarron.

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