Coastal Alabama has long been a hotbed for college football recruiting.
Future college stars like Julio Jones, AJ McCarron, Nick Fairley, Dameyune Craig, Jamarcus Russell, T.J. Yeldon, C.J. Mosley, Mark Barron and many, many more first became famous on the playing fields in Mobile and Baldwin counties and surrounding areas.
The 2017 Coastal class again is likely to produce top-tier college talent and is considered the area's best crop of recruits – in top 50 statewide standouts and depth – in the last five years.
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"This is a great year," said John Garcia Jr.