Three coaches in the top 10 of the 247 Recruiter Rankings are from Alabama football. Tosh Lupoi, Josh Gattis, and Brent Key are the primary reasons the Tide’s 2019 recruiting class currently sits at number one in the nation. Offensive coordinator Michael Locksley is slightly outside the Top 10 and gives Alabama four coaches in the Top 25. One coach each represents the remaining seven slots in the Top 10.
For Alabama to lose its Darth Vader’s chokehold in recruiting will take a sizable effort from other recruiters. Finishing sixth last year was an anomaly.
The early signing period caught the Crimson Tide flat-footed last season.