📝 Hentges, No. 2 TE, commits to Crimson Tide

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Hale Hentges,a four-star tight end from Missouri, will announce his college decision Sunday night.

Hentges will choose from Alabama, Auburn, Ohio State, Florida State, Missouri and Michigan. His Crystal Ball on 247Sports took a heavy turn in Alabama's favor Sunday afternoon. Before Hentges' tweet the Crystal Ball was heavily in Ohio State's favor, but all of the entries placed Sunday were for the Crimson Tide.

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[TerryP]

Here's something I consider worth noting.

Clint Brewster works for the Michigan 247Sports site and posted this on BOL today.

 

[PhillyGirl]

We got him! Roll tide

 

[planomateo]

Boom, landed the #2 TE.

Chris Gragg would be another great pickup, sounds as if we're going after two TE's.

Weird that Urban isn't landing TE's up in Ohio State...

 

[BamaFan334]

Excellent pickup. Gotta love our ability to pull from anywhere in the country. Excellent job by the staff.

 

[PhillyGirl]

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Helias TE Hale Hentges chooses Alabama over Missouri and a host of others. He's the 14th member of the Rivals250 to commit to Bama thus far.

 

[BAMANEWSBOT]

Much has been written about Missouri's ability to recruit players from the Southeast since the Tigers' entry into the SEC, but on Sunday the Tigers discovered the recruiting trail can be a two-way street.

Alabama landed a commitment from tight end Hale Hentges, the No. 56 player in the ESPN 300 and the No. 2 player in Missouri.

Hentges selected the Crimson Tide after landing scholarship offers from more than 30 other schools, but in the end he picked Alabama over the in-state Tigers. For Alabama, it's another addition to what already ranks as the best 2015 recruiting class, and for Missouri it was a significant recruiting defeat.

The Tigers do have a tight end commitment in next year's class in Daniel Imatorbhebhe, but Hentges is the second best tight end in the country and lives only 30 minutes from Missouri's campus.

Hentges, who is 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, caught 61 passes for 940 yards and 15 touchdowns as a junior. He said he was recruited to play H-back at Alabama by tight ends coach Bobby Williams.

"I felt an amazing sense of home during the two visits I took down there," Hentges said. "I wanted to play in a pro-style offense that featured tight ends, so it was a great fit for me. Alabama has developed a great tradition for tight ends over the past couple of years. They're sending a lot of guys to the NFL, and that excites me."

Hentges said he's "100 percent solid" on Alabama and wouldn't take visits to other schools. He is Alabama's 16th commitment for 2015 and 15th ESPN 300 recruit.

His commitment further cements the Tide's grip on the nation's top recruiting class. Penn State ranks second with eight ESPN 300 prospects.

Hentges is the first prospect from the state of Missouri to commit to Alabama during the Nick Saban era.

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[bamaraider]

Great pick up!

 

[planomateo]

Parked near Hale Hentges high school.

 

[bamafan4ever]

Parked near Hale Hentges high school.

I guess all's fair in war in recruiting (well maybe not all fair...). It's rather Bush League but at the same time, it doesn't surprise me either.

 

[bamaraider]

Parked near Hale Hentges high school.

Maybe we need to have one that has "Every Champion Goes To Alabama"

 

[bama alum]

I guess all's fair in war in recruiting (well maybe not all fair...). It's rather Bush League but at the same time, it doesn't surprise me either.

Very bush league!

 

[TerryP]

Parked near Hale Hentges high school.

That story has been refuted...it's near another recruits high school though his parent said he thought it was a mere coincidence.





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