Kalen DeBoer hasn’t taken many losses on the recruiting trail since arriving in Tuscaloosa. He backed up the No. 3 overall class in 2025 with another top 5 group in 2026, but this offseason, he did have the one who got away: five-star in-state edge rusher Tank Jones.
Jones chose Oregon over Alabama, making his announcement on the Pat McAfee Show on July 31. While that loss stung, Alabama has reportedly not given up on his recruitment and is attempting to flip him from the Ducks, and apparently, Oregon isn’t the Tide’s only competition.