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Alabama Football Recruiting 2017 Signee: Xavier McKinney

Alabama Football Recruiting signed defensive back, Xavier McKinney. McKinney had intended to be an early enrollee in January and now expects to enroll by mid-February. McKinney is projected to play safety for the Crimson Tide.

McKinney had offers from more than a dozen major programs, including Clemson, Tennessee, Georgia, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Auburn, Ohio State, Ole Miss, West Virginia, and Florida.

McKinney committed to Alabama last summer but changed his mind. Up until his Alabama announcement in January almost all recruiting experts were predicting McKinney would choose Clemson.

A big loss for Clemson was a big gain for the Crimson Tide.