Courtesy of Alabama Athletics
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced today that 18 student-athletes have signed national letters of intent to play football with the Crimson Tide, joining 11 players who enrolled at the Capstone in January and will compete in spring practice later this semester.
The 29 players, including 11 mid-year enrollees, come from nine states – Alabama (11), Georgia (7), Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Maryland (1), North Carolina (1), South Carolina (1), Virginia (1); Florida (1)
Alabama’s 2010 signing class is ranked third nationally by ESPNU, fourth by Scout.com and fifth by Rivals.com.
As listed by position, the Crimson Tide add to their roster six defensive backs, four offensive linemen, four defensive linemen, four linebackers, three wide receivers, two running backs, two tight ends, one quarterback, one athlete, one place-kicker and one punter.
Eleven players – PK Cade Foster, RB Jalston Fowler, DB John Fulton, DE Brandon Lewis, OL Chad Lindsay, OL Darius McKeller, DB DeMarcus Milliner, DL Anthony Orr, OL Austin Shepherd, QB Phillip Sims and LB Petey Smith – are already attending classes at the University. They all enrolled in January, began taking classes for the spring 2010 semester and will be able to participate in Alabama’s spring football practices. The other 18 players signed national letters of intent today. The Crimson Tide had four players enroll during the spring semester last season.
Among the 29 players are:
· 5 members of the EA Sports prep All-America team – Adrian Hubbard; Chad Lindsay; DeMarcus Milliner; C.J. Mosley; Phillip Sims
· 5 players participated in the U.S. Army prep All-America game – Cade Foster; Arie Kouandjio; C.J. Mosley; DeAndrew White; Jarrick Williams
· 7 players participated in the Under Armour All-America Game – John Fulton; Alfy Hill; DeMarcus Milliner; Adrian Hubbard; Chad Lindsay; Phillip Sims; Brian Vogler
· 3 members of the Parade magazine prep All-America team – DeMarcus Milliner; C.J. Mosley; Phillip Sims
· 9 players in the ESPNU 150 – John Fulton; DeMarcus Milliner; Alfy Hill; Adrian Hubbard; Chad Lindsay; Keiwone Malone; C.J. Mosley; Phillip Sims; Brian Vogler
· 5 players named to the Rivals100 – John Fulton; Alfy Hill; DeMarcus Milliner; C.J. Mosley; DeAndrew White
· 12 players named to the Scout.com Southeast 150 – DeMarcus Milliner; John Fulton; Jarrick Williams; Nick Perry; Alfy Hill, C.J. Mosley; Corey Grant; Jalston Fowler; Blake Sims; Brian Vogler; Keiwone Malone; Ronald Carswell
· 11 players named to The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 – DeMarcus Milliner; John Fulton; Jarrick Williams; C.J. Mosley; Adrian Hubbard; Brian Vogler; Corey Grant; Keiwone Malone; Jalston Fowler; Nick Perry; Blake Sims
· 7 players named to The Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 – DeMarcus Milliner; Jarrick Williams; C.J. Mosley; Corey Grant; Nick Perry; Jalston Fowler; Deion Belue
2009 Alabama Football Signees (18)
Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School
Deion Belue DB 6-0 170 Tuscumbia, Ala./Deshler HS
Ronnie Carswell WR 6-0 180 Macon, Ga./Westside HS
Corey Grant RB 5-9 186 Opelika, Ala./Opelika HS
Alfy Hill LB 6-4 245 Shallotte, N.C./West Brunswick HS
Adrian Hubbard LB 6-6 227 Lawrenceville, Ga./Norcross HS
Brandon Ivory DL 6-4 335 Memphis, Tenn./East HS
Harrison Jones TE 6-4 235 Germantown, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School
Arie Kouandjio OL 6-5 335 Beltsville, Md./DeMatha Catholic HS
Wilson Love DL 6-3 275 Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook HS
Keiwone Malone WR 5-11 165 Memphis, Tenn./Mitchell HS
DeQuan Menzie DB 6-0 195 Columbus, Ga./Copiah-Lincoln JC/Carver HS
C.J. Mosley LB 6-2 225 Theodore, Ala./Theodore HS
Nick Perry DB 6-1 193 Prattville, Ala./Prattville HS
Blake Sims ATH 6-0 195 Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville HS
Brian Vogler TE 6-7 242 Columbus, Ga./Brookstone HS
DeAndrew White WR 6-0 180 Houston, Texas/North Shore HS
Jarrick Williams DB 6-1 203 Mobile, Ala./Blount HS
Jay Williams P 6-3 208 Thomasville, Ala./Thomasville HS
Already Enrolled at Alabama (11)
Cade Foster PK 6-1 213 Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll HS
Jalston Fowler RB 6-1 245 Mobile, Ala./Vigor HS
John Fulton DB 6-0 178 Manning, S.C./Manning HS
Brandon Lewis DL 6-3 265 Pleasant Grove, Ala./East Mississippi CC/ Pleasant Grove HS
Chad Lindsay OL 6-2 288 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands HS
Darius McKeller OL 6-6 319 Jonesboro, Ga./Jonesboro HS
DeMarcus Milliner DB 6-1 180 Millbrook, Ala./Stanhope Elmore HS
Anthony Orr DL 6-4 270 Madison, Ala./Sparkman HS
Austin Shepherd OL 6-5 315 Buford, Ga./North Gwinnett HS
Phillip Sims QB 6-2 224 Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS
Petey Smith LB 6-1 245 Tampa, Fla./Armwood HS