📝 Virginia linebacker Jaquan Yulee commits to Alabama

[BAMANEWSBOT]

The 6-foot, 252-pound Yulee is a four-star recruit, ranked as the No. 126 overall player, No. 6 inside linebacker and No. 4 prospect in the state of Virginia.

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[Destiny's Child]

I wanted this one. Understand that he may have work to do in class room but he is a bull.

Roll Tide!!!

 

[Destiny's Child]

Here is his video... He is a monster and he is a worker. Those are the kids with desire that I love.

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4440710/highlights/223211376/v2

 

[planomateo]

@Destiny's Child, you can embed video's by typing , where code is the embedded link.

For that video, just click the share button and copy the embedded code and insert that above where I put the insert code callout.

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[PhillyGirl]

Great past week or two of commits!

 

[Bamabww]

The commitment
Jaquan Yulee, four-star linebacker from Indian River High School in Chesapeake, Va., announced his commitment on Monday evening to the University of Alabama. It was unclear if Yulee would announce for Alabama or decide to stay closer to home. He was given the green light to commit.

Yulee was recruited by Alabama outside linebackers coach Tosh Lupoi. Coach Lupoi developed a great relationship with Yulee and his family throughout the process. Yulee visited Tuscaloosa during the spring with his family, and fell in love with Tuscaloosa along with everything associated with Alabama. The entire family signed off on Alabama as the school for all.

Yulee also strongly considered North Carolina and Virginia Tech.

The player
Yulee is a terrific inside linebacker. He's a great tackler who is very active and competitive on the field. He's always seem in the right place. He makes plays and can lay some big hits. He still needs to improve covering guys in space, and read plays a little quicker. Yulee was rated the No.5 linebacker on the Rivals Camp Series circuit. The review stated, "Yulee has done a great job of keeping his weight down and getting faster and it showed in Richmond. He was able to run with running backs and tight ends and has the ability to be a solid defender in the middle of the field."

The numbers
Alabama has two linebacker commitments in the 2016 class- Jaquan Yulee and Christian Bell. The numbers may go a little bit higher than expected with Alabama's need of interior LBs in this class. Alabama may go as high as five linebackers in this class (my guess will end up with four) without counting Bell as one of the numbers. Please don't get confused, Bell is still going to Alabama. I'm just speaking of guys who are currently in high school.

Alabama still wants all three in-state targets. Lyndell Wilson, five-star from Carver High School in Montgomery, Ben Davis, five-star from Gordo High School, and Erroll Thompson, three-star from Florence High School. Wilson and Davis plan to wait a while before announcing a decision, while we may see some increased pressure on Thompson to go ahead and pull the trigger in the near future with Yulee on board.

Alabama will host Dontavious Jackson, four-star linebacker from Elisk High School in Houston, Texas, this weekend. Some other prospects still out there Alabama will continue to recruit like Elysee Mbem-Bosse, four-star linebacker from Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Ga., Antonneous Clayton, four-star linebacker from Dooly County High School in Viena, Ga., and Tre Lamar, Rivals100 linebacker from Roswell High School in Ga.

http://alabama.forums.rivals.com/threads/bone-what-yulee-means-to-bama.9864/

 

[Bamabww]

Alabama football grabs another big commitment

Andrew Bone
TideSports.com Senior Recruiting Analyst

The good news continues for the University of Alabama adding another major commitment on Monday evening.

Jaquan Yulee, four-star linebacker from Indian River High School in Chesapeake, Va., announced his commitments to Alabama, choosing the Tide instead of North Carolina and Virginia Tech. Yulee becomes commitment No. 12 in the 2016 class. He was recruited by Alabama outside linebackers coach Tosh Lupoi.

"It's Alabama," Yulee told Rivals.com. "Alabama is a big school and everybody down there is all about football."

Yulee's head football coach has high praise for his star athlete.

"He's probably one of the most physical football players I've seen in the last 15-20 years," Glenwood Ferebee said. "He reminds me a lot of Deveon Simmons, but is a lot bigger than Deveon was.

"His football instincts are phenomenal. He runs to the football, and when he gets to the football, he's coming like he has an attitude. That's the way he plays the game."

What do college coaches think of this elite prospect?

"For one, most of the coaches told me that the way I play is unbelievable and they've never seen a linebacker that can move as fast as I can at my size," Yulee said. "They said that when I get on the field, I'm just an animal. They told me the only thing I really need to focus on this year is drop back in my covering. Other than that, everything else is down pat."

The Second Team All-Region and First Team All-PenSouth Conference performer registered 120 tackles on 2014, 25 tackles for loss, nine sacks and one interception return for a touchdown.

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