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Kendell Jones Commits to Alabama: 'The Hulk' Will Be a Dominant Defender in SEC

Last week was a roller coaster of sorts for Killeen, Texas, defensive tackle Kendell Jones Jr. In a matter of 24 hours last Thursday, he was committed to Alabama, not committed to Alabama and then the social-media messenger of a top-five list of schools—which he would ultimately decide from immediately after Friday's Shoemaker High School spring game.

When Friday concluded, Jones was SEC-bound.

There it is. Kendell Jones commits to #RollTide pic.twitter.com/l7jt3sFhBF

— Jordan Mason (@JordanMasonKDH) May 23, 2015

The 4-star lineman, with the appropriately fit nickname "The Hulk," verbally committed to Alabama and added to the Crimson Tide's budding class.