Back to the Alabama Crimson Tide Newsfeed

Alabama freshman OLB is preparing to be huge contributor in 2019

Nothing is wrong with student-athletes having the power to write their own narrative when it comes to attending a school; however, the willingness to remain with a program or stick to a commitment as a recruit is rare nowadays with players jumping from place to place.

His pain was understood in the 2017 recruiting cycle when the University of Alabama did not have enough room to sign him, but there was something different about Jarez Parks.

A consensus four-star, the Crimson Tide stocked up on outside linebackers/weakside defensive ends prior to gaining interest in Parks. He was No.