Alabama football began Wednesday of the Early Signing Period with an early rush of announcements. Before 8:00 AM CST, the Crimson Tide pulled in its first two official signees in the 2020 class.
Those first two signees were 4-Star, Safety, Brian Branch and 3-Star, offensive Lineman, Seth McLaughlin. McLaughlin is ranked well below almost all his fellow, future 2020 class members in the 247Sports Composite. The Alabama football staff does not recruit on the basis of stars assigned by rating services. The Crimson Tide coaches certainly rate McLaughlin more highly than do the recruiting rating services.