By now, most of Alabama's top commitments in the 2026 class have made separate announcements that they had shut down their recruitments. One of the main ones who hadn't was one of the ones Crimson Tide fans were most worried about flipping.
Alabama fans got what they hoped for on Thursday with 4-star TE Mack Sutter, who committed to the Crimson Tide over the summer, officially announcing that his recruitment was shut down:
BREAKING: Four-Star Alabama TE commit Mack Sutter has Shut Down his Recruitment, he tells me for @rivals
The 6’6 235 TE from Dunlap, IL has been Committed to the Crimson Tide since June
“Always been the Tide, I’m lockeddd.