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Alabama DB pledge Jhavonte Dean brings top speed, skill from JUCO ranks

Alabama signed four cornerbacks in the class of 2016, so loading up on that side of the ball wasn't a priority.

But after Jhavonte Dean turned heads in front of Alabama coaches at a satellite camp at TCU in early June, he became a player Alabama wanted.

Dean, now a four-star recruit, visited Alabama later that month and earned his offer after what he described as a "private workout" in front of head coach Nick Saban. From there, it seemed like just a matter of time.

The skinny: The 6-foot-2, 180-pound cornerback from Blinn College in Texas came back for its Champions Cookout last Friday and confirmed his commitment over the weekend.