{"id":1077858,"date":"2024-06-17T10:51:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/?p=1077858"},"modified":"2024-06-17T10:51:05","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:51:05","slug":"alabama-lands-two-offensive-line-commitments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/alabama-lands-two-offensive-line-commitments\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama Lands Two Offensive Line Commitments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo by Joe Robbins\/Icon Sportswire)<\/p>\n<p>Those who were worried about Kalen DeBoer\u2019s ability to successfully recruit in the SEC have had a tough offseason so far. Since DeBoer has taken over in Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide\u2019s 2025 recruiting class has risen to No. 1 in the SEC and No. 3 in the country overall.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the trenches that the new Alabama head coach bolstered in the last week, landing two huge offensive line commitments.<\/p>\n<p>4-star Michael Carroll, a 6-foot-6, 315-pound interior lineman, committed to the Crimson Tide after an official visit last weekend. The Doylestown, Pennsylvania native chose Alabama over Penn State and others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alabama newest 4-Star OL commit, Michael Carroll pulls with bad intentions at 6-foot-6 and more than 300 Pounds.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jdsmith31Smith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jdsmith31Smith<\/a> breaks down the newest Tide commit.<\/p>\n<p>Full Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TBMT4Yo5qH\">https:\/\/t.co\/TBMT4Yo5qH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/12XODl1Yd3\">pic.twitter.com\/12XODl1Yd3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Touchdown Alabama Recruiting (@TDARecruiting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TDARecruiting\/status\/1800206804468781408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last Wednesday, DeBoer and his staff landed a second offensive line commit, this time in-state prospect Mal Waldrep. The 3-star lineman out of Central-Phenix City chose Alabama over Clemson, Florida, and Tennessee. He stands at 6\u20195\u2033 and weighs 325 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA nimble mover that shows the ability to work up to the second level and play in space, Waldrep\u2019s size and skillset indicate the potential flexibility to transition inside, offering valuable contributions as a guard or even potentially at the center position,\u201d says Cooper Petagna of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/mal-waldrep-46131958\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">247<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alabama football new 6-foot-5 OL commit Mal Waldrep <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaldrepMal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WaldrepMal<\/a> knows how make himself wide as one of the better pass-blocking lineman in the 2025 class.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jdsmith31Smith?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Jdsmith31Smith<\/a> takes a look at the in-state prospect.<\/p>\n<p>Full Video: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ymdevdQWM1\">https:\/\/t.co\/ymdevdQWM1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/34hVzAlXeO\">pic.twitter.com\/34hVzAlXeO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Touchdown Alabama Recruiting (@TDARecruiting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TDARecruiting\/status\/1800652494164336971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Alabama\/Central-Phenix City connection has been strong in recent years. Two of Waldrep\u2019s former high school teammates,\u00a0Red Morgan and Isaia Faga, are entering their second seasons in Tuscaloosa.<\/p>\n<p>Waldrep is a Crimson Tide legacy. His father, also named Mal, played under Mike DuBose and Dennis Franchione from 1998-2002.<\/p>\n<p>As the DeBoer era continues to roll on, the commitments of Carroll and Waldrep spell two more huge recruiting wins for the Tide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>(Photo by Joe Robbins\/Icon Sportswire) Those who were worried about Kalen DeBoer\u2019s ability to successfully recruit in the SEC have had a tough offseason so <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/alabama-lands-two-offensive-line-commitments\/\" title=\"Alabama Lands Two Offensive Line Commitments\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4874,"featured_media":1029570,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,8,91,147,33],"tags":[225,24,387,1103],"class_list":{"0":"post-1077858","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-al-recruiting","8":"category-crimson-tide-bama-tide","9":"category-alabama","10":"category-featured-news","11":"category-sec","12":"tag-alabama-crimson-tide","13":"tag-alabama-football","14":"tag-alabama-recruiting","15":"tag-kalen-deboer"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/573240108136_wash_v_mich.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4874"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1077858"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1077859,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077858\/revisions\/1077859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1029570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1077858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1077858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wnsp.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1077858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}