🏈 Damien Harris Picks Bama!

[JoshB]

He just made his announcement! Yeldon leaves but Harris decides to come to Bama on the same day. Sounds like a well spoken kid too, watching his mom cry and talk about how proud she was of him was pretty cool too. Gonna be an interesting backfield!

 

[PhillyGirl]

D.C. Reeves @_DCReeves
#Alabama's 2015 class has this in it:
No. 1 RB
No. 1 WR
No. 2 QB
No. 2 & No. 5 safety
No. 1 & No. 2 OG
No. 3 DT
No. 2 & No. 5 CB

D.C. Reeves @_DCReeves
There are 32 five-star prospects in the 2015 #Rivals100. Alabama now has 6 of them.

 

[riz]

We skrong den

 

[alabama mike]

Now we just need to get their signatures on that first Wed. in Feb. Homerun recruit!

 

[planomateo]

 

[AFF]

He "LOOKS" like an Alabama running back. He's obviously an extremely intelligent young man.

 

[TerryP]

For those who have questions about Cristobal, don't think for a minute the two recruiting classes we're looking at ('14 and '15) and the talent coming in on the line didn't have A LOT to do with his decision.

 

[BamaFan334]

Ballin'! Excellent get. Looking forward to seeing him contribute. We'll need him for depth while he develops. Just lookmat how badly we needed our guys this year after Yeldon was hampered and Drake went out. With Yeldon and Fowler gone, we'll need him fo sho.

 

[planomateo]

Ballin'! Excellent get. Looking forward to seeing him contribute. We'll need him for depth while he develops. Just lookmat how badly we needed our guys this year after Yeldon was hampered and Drake went out. With Yeldon and Fowler gone, we'll need him fo sho.

Which was ironic to a degree based on the depth we had at the beginning.

 

[BamaFan334]

Which was ironic to a degree based on the depth we had at the beginning.

I agree. Tyren Jones probably thought he wouldn't sniff the field this year. Well, he got in and played some downs. You never know. one play away from being thrown out there.

 

[PhillyGirl]

Andrew Bone @AndrewJBone
#Alabama likely to add another elite OT to this class. Back-to-back top OL classes in the country was also prob a big attraction for Harris.


Andrew Bone @AndrewJBone
#Alabama has added the nation's No.1 RB, a five-star DT, a #Rivals100 CB and a JuCO DT since the loss to Ohio St. They should be fine.


B² @BlakeBarnett_8
So glad to have my good friend be my teammate for the future. Congrats my man @DHx34 just messing around here pic.twitter.com/gmlOzK5iVr

 

[BamaCore]

He gives me a big Mark Ingram vibe. Good vision and is patient on his blockers. Nice grab!

 

[mhardiman]

#Alabama likely to add another elite OT to this class. Back-to-back top OL classes in the country was also prob a big attraction for Harris.

Who we talking about here?

 

[UAgrad93]

@mhardiman, Isaiah Prince, Drew Richmond, or Chide Valentine-Okeke. All three are HUGE!!

 

[JoshB]

Who we talking about here?

Martez Ivey or Isaiah Prince maybe?

 

[russb8903]

I'm excited to see more Tyren Jones, and I like that this guy is in the stockier Ingram mold. I feel like Henry goes down easy, and I like to think it's because of his height.

 

[JoshB]

Since when did Henry go down easy? lmao

 

[russb8903]

He doesn't run well between the tackles. If someone gets him low early, he goes down. He does well in space.

 

[Bamabww]

Five-star RB Damien Harris commits to Alabama

Andrew Bone
TideSports.com Senior Recruiting Analyst



Damien Harris, five-star running back from Madison Southern High School in Berea, Ky., announced his commitment on Friday to the University of Alabama. He had trimmed a big list of suitors to the Tide, Kentucky and Ohio State. He is the sixth five-star to commit to Alabama in the 2015 class.

Harris visited Alabama a few times during his recruitment including twice during the 2014 season. He attended the Tide's home wins against Auburn and Mississippi State. He was recruited heavily by Alabama since the start of his recruitment led by the efforts of Tide assistant coach, Kevin Steele.

Coach Burton Burns, who has a well known track record of developing elite college running backs, will become his position coach. These other players have included Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram, Doak Walker award winner Trent Richardson and NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Eddie Lacy. Harris has drawn some comparisons to Ingram with the two very similar in stature and running style.

Alabama signed another elite running back from the Bluegrass State several years ago in NFL MVP Shaun Alexander.

"I really like the tradition," Harris said of the Crimson Tide. "I like the way they utilize their backs. They play a multi-back system. Their backs don't get beat up. They share carries so one back doesn't have to carry the full work load.

"I like how they get their backs involved with the offense. They also have great players around them like Amari Cooper. You can't load up the box against them. You can't put nine players in the box like they do in high school. Alabama has great players and great tradition. They have an incredible coaching staff led by Coach Saban."

Analysis:

Mike Farrell (Rivals.com National Recruiting Analyst): "Harris has terrific burst, he hits the line of scrimmage quickly and makes quick decisions. He doesn't dance, he plants and cuts very well. He has excellent vision, so he usually makes the right choice. He bounces the play outside properly and is willing to take what he's given inside. He has good hands, gets upfield quickly and is a complete back. He has a chance to be a Heisman candidate before all is said and done if he contiues to progress at Alabama. He has that much potential.

"It's a perfect fit. The only question was whether he would leave home. He's made for a pro-style offense. He'll have a great offensive line in front of him and will learn from some very good backs ahead of him. 'Bama was the best choice from a football standpoint.

"LaDanian Tomlinson has been tossed around among our analysts. Jonathan Stewart comes to mind a bit although Harris isn't quite as filled out as Stewart was or Bryce Brown because he could do everything on the football field."

Woody Wommack (Rivals.com Southeast Analyst):: "Damien Harris is a tremendous addition for Alabama as it continues the tradition of great running back recruiting. Reaching into Kentucky to grab Harris after missing out on the state's top prospect last year (Matt Elam-Kentucky) shows that the Tide is still the premier destination in college football. His combination of speed and strength is a rarity of the position, and that's why he's ranked as the number one guy in this class."

https://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1723762

 

[It Takes Eleven]

He doesn't run well between the tackles. If someone gets him low early, he goes down. He does well in space.

I agree about his open field running, he's so fast that he splits defenders well at full gallop. He excels in space. I disagree he doesn't run well inside. Anyone goes down if they get them low early. Yeldon more so than Henry. More times than not, Henry is gaining 6 or 8 yards when he runs twixt the tackles. When he is running inside he had a tendency to sell out for those last several yards and not try any evasive moves that would affect his momentum. It's tough to keep up with just how much extra yardage he gets on those carries. What looks like three is five, five eight, etc. I love it when he just plunges in there and leaves defenders in his wake.

RTR,

Tim