2019 SIGNING CLASS
Antonio Alfano
Position: Defensive line
247Sports Composite ranking: 5-star (Nationally: No. 28 overall, No. 3 strong-side defensive end)
High school: Colonia (Colonia, New Jersey)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 285
Chose Alabama over: Arizona State, Boston College, Duke and Florida
Of note: Alfano is one of Alabama’s two 5-star prospects, the No. 1 recruit in New Jersey and listed as an early enrollee. He made 10 sacks, forced six fumbles and broke up three passes this season. He’ll play in the All-American Bowl on Jan. 5.
Jordan Battle
Position: Safety
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 77 overall, No. 6 safety)
High school: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 187
Chose Alabama over: Ohio State, Oklahoma, Miami
Of note: Battle flipped from Ohio State to Alabama on Wednesday. He’s a teammate of safety signee Braylen Ingraham. He’ll play in the Under-Armour All-America Game on Jan. 3.
Jahleel Billingsley
Position: Tight end
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 311 overall, No. 10 tight end)
High school: Phillips Academy (Chicago)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 216
Chose Alabama over: Penn State, Auburn, Central Michigan and Cincinnati
Of note: Billingsley is the No. 4 recruit in Illinois. He’ll play in the Polynesian Bowl on Jan. 19.
Tanner Bowles
Position: Offensive line
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 286 overall, No. 17 offensive tackle)
High school: Glasgow (Glasgow, Kentucky)
Height: 6-5
Weight: 280
Chose Alabama over: Florida State, Kentucky, Louisville and LSU
Of note: Bowles is the No. 6 recruit in Kentucky and listed as an early enrollee.
Jeffery Carter
Position: Defensive back
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 91 overall, No. 11 cornerback)
High school: Mansfield Legacy (Mansfield, Texas)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 186
Chose Alabama over: Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Arizona State and Arkansas
Of note: Carter is the No. 17 recruit in Texas and listed as an early enrollee. He flipped his commitment on Dec. 8 from Texas A&M to Alabama. He’ll play in the All-American Bowl on Jan. 5.
Darrian Dalcourt
Position: Offensive line
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 332 overall, No. 19 offensive guard)
High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 290
Chose Alabama over: Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State
Of note: Dalcourt is the No. 8 recruit in Maryland and listed as an early enrollee. He’ll play in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 3.
DJ Dale
Position: Defensive line
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 249 overall, No. 15 defensive tackle)
High school: Clay-Chalkville (Pinson, Alabama)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 323
Chose Alabama over: Auburn, Clemson, Florida State and Kentucky
Of note: Dale is the No. 9 recruit in Alabama and listed as an early enrollee. He played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game on Dec. 17.
Justin Eboigbe
Position: Defensive line
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 75 overall, No. 5 strong-side defensive end)
High school: Forest Park (Forest Park, Georgia)
Height: 6-4.5
Weight: 263
Chose Alabama over: Florida, Miami, Tennessee and Arkansas
Of note: Eboigbe is the No. 9 recruit in Georgia and listed as an early enrollee.
Christian Harris
Position: Linebacker
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 145 overall, No. 9 inside linebacker)
High school: University Lab (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Height: 6-1.5
Weight: 239
Chose Alabama over: Texas A&M, Arizona, Arkansas and Auburn
Of note: Harris is the No. 10 recruit in Louisiana. His high school, the same alma mater as current Alabama LB Dylan Moses, won the Division II state championship. Harris will play in the All-American Bowl on Jan. 5.
Kevin Harris
Position: Defensive line
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 113 overall, No. 5 weak-side defensive end)
High school: Grayson (Loganville, Georgia)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 228
Chose Alabama over: Miami, Arkansas, Auburn and Clemson
Of note: Harris is the No. 12 recruit in Georgia and listed as an early enrollee. He’ll play in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 3.
DeMarcco Hellams
Position: Defensive back
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 94 overall, No. 7 safety)
High school: DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 203
Chose Alabama over: Clemson, Kentucky, Louisville and Maryland
Of note: Hellams is the No. 3 recruit in Maryland. He’ll play in the Polynesian Bowl on Jan. 19.
Braylen Ingraham
Position: Defensive line
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 190 overall, No. 14 strong-side defensive end)
High school: St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 260
Chose Alabama over: Kentucky, Oklahoma, Oregon and Auburn
Of note: Ingraham is the No. 27 recruit in Florida. He’s a teammate of safety signee Jordan Battle.
Amari Kight
Position: Offensive lineman
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally: No. 52 overall, No. 8 offensive tackle)
High school: Thompson (Alabaster, Alabama)
Height: 6-6.5
Weight: 315
Chose Alabama over: Auburn, Florida, Arkansas
Of note: Kight is teammates with fellow Alabama quarterback commit Taulia Tagovailoa. He’s also listed as an early enrollee.
Shane Lee
Position: Linebacker
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally No. 70 overall, No. 5 inside linebacker)
High school: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 243
Chose Alabama over: Clemson, Maryland, Florida State and LSU
Of note: Lee is one of two players from St. Frances Academy committed in Alabama’s 2019 class. He’s also listed as an early enrollee.
John Metchie
Position: Wide receiver
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally No. 278 overall, No. 42 wide receiver)
High school: The Peddie School (Hightstown, New Jersey)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 195
Chose Alabama over: Penn State, Buffalo, Central Michigan
Of note: Metchie is the No. 5 player from the state of New Jersey and is already practicing with the football team.
King Mwikuta
Position: Outside linebacker
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally No. 160 overall, No. 9 weak-side defensive end)
High school: Troup County (Lagrange, Georgia)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 235
Chose Alabama over: Georgia, Auburn, Florida, Florida State
Of note: King is the No. 19 player from the state of Georgia and listed as an early enrollee.
Evan Neal
Position: Offensive tackle
247Sports Composite ranking: 5-star (Nationally No. 20 overall, No. 5 offensive tackle)
High school: IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Height: 6-8
Weight: 360
Chose Alabama over: Miami, Florida State, Georgia
Of note: Joined Alabama’s class on Wednesday. He’s the No. 3 prospect in Florida.
Pierce Quick
Position: Offensive line
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally No. 35 overall, No. 6 offensive tackle)
High school: Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Alabama)
Height: 6-5
Weight: 287
Chose Alabama over: Arkansas, Florida, Florida State
Of note: The No. 2 overall recruit from Alabama, Quick has been a leader of the Crimson Tide’s 2019 class, actively recruiting other prospects for Nick Saban. Quick is already on campus and practicing. He and Paul Tyson were high school teammates.
Will Reichard
Position: Kicker
247 Sports Composite ranking: 3-star (Nationally No. 1,409 overall, No. 1 kicker)
High school: Hoover (Hoover, Alabama)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Chose Alabama over: Georgia, LSU and Tennessee
Of note: Reichard is the No. 49 recruit in Alabama and listed as an early enrollee. He will compete in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 3.
Taulia Tagovailoa
Position: Quarterback
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally No. 110 overall, No. 5 pro-style quarterback)
High school: Thompson (Alabaster, Alabama)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 203
Chose Alabama over: LSU, Tennessee, and Georgia
Of note: The younger brother of current Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, Taulia is the only quarterback in Alabama high school history to have at least four 400-yard passing games in his career. Taulia is also listed as an early enrollee.
Brandon Turnage
Position: Defensive back
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally No. 99 overall, No. 12 cornerback)
High school: Lafayette (Oxford, Mississippi)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185
Chose Alabama over: Ole Miss, Georgia, Auburn
Of note: Turnage was more than just a cornerback for Lafayette. He also scored several touchdowns this season as a wide receiver. He will compete in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 3.
Paul Tyson
Position: Quarterback
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally No. 253 overall, No. 8 pro-style quarterback)
High school: Hewitt-Trussville (Trussville, Alabama)
Height: 6-4.5
Weight: 217
Chose Alabama over: Arkansas, LSU and Michigan
Of note: When Tyson takes the field for Alabama, he’ll be playing in a stadium named after his great grandfather, Paul “Bear” Bryant, who won six championships as the Crimson Tide’s coach. Tyson is already practicing with Alabama alongside high school teammate Pierce Quick.
COMMITTED, NOT SIGNED
Keilan Robinson
Position: Running back
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally No. 364 overall, No. 20 running back)
High school: St. John’s College High School (Washington D.C.)
Height: 5-9
Weight: 184
Chose Alabama over: Arizona, Boston College and Florida State
Of note: Robinson is the No. 2 player from the Washington D.C. area.
Trey Sanders
Position: Running back
247Sports Composite ranking: 5-star (Nationally No. 5 overall, No. 1 running back)
High school: IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
Height: 6-0
Weight: 214
Chose Alabama over: Georgia, Florida, Florida State, Texas
Of note: Sanders originally committed to Alabama in 2016, then backed off his commitment on Jan. 1. He didn’t rejoin the class until Wednesday. He’ll play in the All-American Bowl on January 5.
Christian Williams
Position: Defensive back
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally No. 115 overall, No. 13 cornerback)
High school: Daphne (Daphne, Alabama)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 182
Chose Alabama over: Auburn, LSU and Florida
Of note: Although Williams is a top cornerback prospect, he made his impact felt all over the field this season, scoring touchdowns as a kick returner and a wide receiver as well as blocking a field goal and a punt.
Byron Young
Position: Defensive line
247Sports Composite ranking: 4-star (Nationally No. 88 overall, No. 6 strong-side defensive end)
High school: West Jones (Laurel, Mississippi)
Height: 6-4
Weight: 285
Chose Alabama over: Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Georgia
Of note: Young finished with 17.5 sacks, 126 tackles and two touchdowns this season for West Jones, according to a tweet he posted. He will compete in the All-American Bowl on Jan. 5.
