| RECRUIT ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Damon Payne (6'3.5", 295lbs DT) commits to the Tide!

[TerryP]

Damon Payne, Belleville , Defensive Tackle

Two-sport athlete in football and track and field (shot put, discus). June 2019: Michigan Division I state qualifier in the shot put. May 2019: Recorded...

247sports.com

 

[TerryP]

This is a July 26th announcement as of the last update I ran across.

When it comes to interior defensive linemen you'll find a few names that people will argue for...he'll be one.

Out from under Harbaugh, Day, along with A LOT of other major programs...BIG get for Bama next Sunday.

 

[Tidestalker]

I've seen enough! Sign him up!

This is what we need... He's slippery, athletic, powerful and relatively fast for a big fella. The days of Terrance Cody's are gone, and this kid looks like Q Williams 2.0.

Hope to see him on board tomorrow! RTR

 

[rick4bama]

 

[TerryP]

3pm this afternoon.

 

[TerryP]

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Rivals and 247 are now saying 3:30 Central.

 

[RTB Twitter Bot]

Alabama football recruiting: Five-star Damon Payne, the nation's No. 1 DT, commits to the Crimson Tide

Payne is the fourth, five-star player to commit to Alabama coach Nick Saban since the beginning of May

www.cbssports.com

 

[doemasters]

just picked Bama

 

[Bama Guy]

yup

 

[RTB Twitter Bot]

 

[rick4bama]

 

[Tidestalker]

Cannot remember the last time Bama went on a heater like this one... Sheesh!

Also, I think we have as good a chance as ever to keep guys on board without the ability to take visits. Stats, facts, draft picks, and history are your main recruiters... Tough to beat Coach Saban in that race. RTR

 

[tider79]

BOOM!
Welcome aboard Damon!

 

[BamaFan334]

Roll Tide.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Awesome. Lets play some football

 

[NickelDoubleDog]

The DT room has added amazing talent the last 3 classes. Most of the 2019 freshmen played and a couple started. But Sophser RSed and is still a Fr.

Now add Tim Smith, Jamil Burroughs. And Payne committed for 2021. There are some offense wreckers in that DL room

 

[alabama mike]

The gifts just keep coming and it’s not even Christmas morning. Wow!

 

[TerryP]

@Brandon Van de Graaff


It's my understanding ole Jim and some of his staff visited the Belleville practices on one of those days where they team was having a bad practice. Later, while back at UM during practice, he made a comment about how Belleville players that were there weren't up to par with college schemes—something very close to that statement as I'm paraphrasing.

The "problem," if you will, comes in when we consider how Jim has ruffled the feathers (remember Jim and chickens ) of a lot of high school coaches he's met on the recruiting trail. Here's another case of that happening. Harbaugh runs his mouth, it gets back to the HS HC, and the rest is history.

FWIW, while Michigan was in his final top ten, they weren't in his final top five: Sparty was, however. It's also my understanding Herm Edwards did a hell of a job with him and they were Bama's biggest threat.

 

[BamaFan334]

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I like Herm a ton. I had his back and believed he was going to do well when many "experts" said he would be a failure. The guy can pump you up and speaks to the heart of all true athletes. People thought he wouldn't relate to college kids or recruit well, but he is a true life changer cause he wants the best for his guys all while giving it his all. Jayden Daniels is gonna make Herm and Tempe a destination for West Coast guys spurning California programs, like Oregon is.