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Recruiting: 3-Star DE Aaron Sterling Commits To Alabama

While you are busy opening presents from St. Nick, the other Nick that we all know gained a commitment for the class of 2017 on Christmas Eve.

According to a report from BamaOnline, Aaron Sterling committed to the Tide staff last night. Coach Saban was with his family celebrating the holiday so the two plan to talk later on today. Sterling hails from Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson High).

His recruiting coach, Corey Johnson, caught up with the 247Sports staff last night.

“He’s a great player,” Johnson said in the same report linked above. “As a junior, he had 24 sacks and about 40 tackles for a loss.