DEAL ON: Alabama Crimson Tide jumps into top 3 for elite OT fresh off spring visit

DEAL ON: Alabama Crimson Tide jumps into top 3 for elite OT fresh off spring visit

The Kansas native raved about his first-ever visit to Alabama and says the Crimson Tide made a big move in his recruitment

Alabama has made another big move for another recent visitor. Four-star JuJu Marks (Lenexa, KS) was in Tuscaloosa late last week for the first-time ever as a recruit and tells Bama247 that the trip was unreal.

The 6-foot-7, 260-pounder had been in regular contact with offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic and worked to find a date to make the trip.

“For me, I never expected to have an Alabama offer so to be one of their top recruits is unreal to me,” he told Bama247.

An official visit is already being planned and the Crimson Tide is in a good position heading into the summer. Keep reading for Marks’ full thoughts on the recent trip.

“For me, I never expected to have an Alabama offer so to be one of their top recruits is unreal to me,” he told Bama247.

An official visit is already being planned and the Crimson Tide is in a good position heading into the summer. Keep reading for Marks’ full thoughts on the recent trip.

“For me, I never expected to have an Alabama offer so to be one of their top recruits is unreal to me,” he told Bama247.

An official visit is already being planned and the Crimson Tide is in a good position heading into the summer. Keep reading for Marks’ full thoughts on the recent trip.

3. The order went: Jalen Milroe, Ty Simpson, Dylan Lonergan, Austin Mack. Unofficially, Milroe went 3-for-9 for 98 yards, Simpson went 7-for-12 for 104, Lonergan went 6-for-10 for 43 yards, and Mack went 4-for-6 for 23 yards.

4. (In the name of transparency, Alabama had slightly different stats, with Lonergan going 8-for-12 and Mack going 6-for-9. I trusted my eyes in the rewatch for the above stats.)

5. Wouldn’t worry too much about Milroe’s final line. Receivers dropped at least three of his passes, and another incompletion was a hurried throw because Jah-Marien Latham beat Elijah Pritchett off the snap.

6. What was encouraging about Milroe’s performance was his willingness to stay in the pocket. He hit Germie Bernard twice, on a 36-yard pass on the first drive, then a 52-yard catch-and-run on the third drive. Both times, he stayed in the pocket and delivered the ball with timing and accuracy. We didn’t see him do that a ton last year.

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