The Alabama Crimson Tide added a physical presence to the interior of their future defense Sunday, when defensive tackle Akial Byers committed to their 2017 recruiting class.
Hank South of 247Sports reported the news and included comments from Byers' Fayetteville High School head coach, Benji Mahan, on the big decision:
The reason it's Alabama is in a span of two or three weeks he got 15 to 20 offers from some really big-time schools. And to me the difference in Alabama and some of those is, it wasn't just, 'Hey we would like for you to come to our school' and then just kind of done.