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I was looking over the JUCO CB's in the rankings and there are some slim picking in there. Man. Maybe Saban can pull a gem or steal Mark Richts CB.

Hopefully so. Our entire defense is gonna be younger next year. Could be a recipe for a few losses.

A couple names to think about:

Cassius Sendish- We have signed a ton of players from Arizona Western C.C. under Saban (Jesse Williams, Trevell DIxon, Aaron Douglass) and he has the size we look for.

Lamar Robbins- Not a JUCO player but the kid has crazy potential. He might not be ready to step in right away because he is so raw, but I think he's worth the chance. Great player IMO and very undervalued

Jaylon Meyers (profiles on other sites, video below)- JUCO kid in Georgia. Has great size and speed. Was in great position to get an UGA offer but they got a few commits and that fell off. Might be a steal.

Just a few thoughts. We need a at least one more CB in this class ready to come in and compete.

Our corner play hasn't been great, but our safety play has made the corners look much worse than they are. Lester has been a disappointment this year in terms of his reactions, and I am not even getting into Vinnie and Perry. If Vinnie or Perry play much next year, we are in trouble. They simply aren't able to cut it in space athletically. As a whole this year, our secondary has been slow reacting and even worse tackling.

My guess on next year's secondary in base:

CB Belue
CB Geno
S Clinton Dix
S Landon Collins

I think it will be interesting to see how Jarrick, Sylve, Washington, and Eddie Williams progress. I think Belue and Clinton Dix show great improvement in their 2nd year starting. We need to be much more athletic in the secondary next year.

Haven't been following Geno in college close enough to know how he's been playing but at the end of the recruiting cycle, he was a "stock down" guy for me. Unless he's made big strides (which may have legitimately happened), I don't think Geno is on the same level as the corners that Bama has been rolling out there lately. I would say the same about Washington too. Never thought he was an Alabama level guy coming out (But i don't know how he's done since he got there).

It's not as if the cupboard is bare. Most teams would give anything to trade for Bama's CB talent but I do agree that the group doesn't look quite as imposing as the past couple of years. Bama is just working on a whole other plane of relativity than the rest of the country at that position.

100% true statement about Bama fans. However, I refuse to acquiesce as I continue to be objective/truthful with my posts......pro or con.

In terms of CBs, I'm wondering if Saban's personality goes against the personality of most elite CBs as over the years.....many of the top CBs are flamboyant with a high "swag factor".

I think Averett will stay at Corner if his speed if his speed is legit as they say.

Jackson was a 2nd year guy that used to play RB in high school. Fulton will be a 5th year Senior. I don't see the comparison here.

Marquis Johnson is a closer comparison than Jackson. Jackson was undervaled to me. Guy played so aggressive that he got beat some but he also made great plays and anytime he did get beat, it had to be a great throw.

Definitely think we'll need a CB from the JUCO ranks.

I'm not so sure about that.

Safety play will be better at times, but you don't add 3 new starters in a Saban secondary and not see a drop off. Plus, who replaces CJ Mosley? Who replaces Jesse Williams?

'14 and '15 defenses will be elite, but I don't see the '13 defense being elite.

I pushed the JUCO NG all year now too. We are putting a lot of eggs in Ivory's basket. He's played well, but I'm not sure he is a big time starter. Missing on McCullers to UT last year hurt.