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Alabama freshman DL Jaheim Oatis drops significant weight in his push for playing time

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Alabama signed a massive defensive lineman in its recent recruiting class.

Jaheim Oatis, a native of Columbia, Miss., dominated the high school ranks as an offensive and defensive lineman. He collected 65 tackles, 18 stops for loss, three sacks, and four blocked field goals in his junior season at Columbia High School. Oatis came to the Crimson Tide as a four-star recruit at 6-foot-4 and 370 pounds. He is determined to get playing time as a freshman, and he has endured a significant weight loss process. Oatis dropped 46 pounds in three months with the help of a nutritionist.