Commitments are great, but in this day and age of recruiting, things don't ever really feel official until the early signing period in December. Alabama has one of the elite classes in the 2026 cycle with five 5-stars committed. The sharks will continue to circle, however, as programs continue to pursue and try to flip those highly rated Tide commits.
One of those 5-stars ended any potential concerns of a future flip on Thursday night by announcing via his X account that he was shutting down his recruitment and was 100% locked in with Kalen DeBoer and Alabama.