James Smith

Position:
DL
Height:
6-3
Weight:
310
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Montgomery, Ala.
High School:
Carver

Powerful defensive lineman with impressive size and speed ... a five-star recruit by ESPN.com and On3 along with earning the same rating on the 247Composite and On3 Consensus ... the top defensive line prospect and No. 1 player in Alabama while also being tabbed the No. 8 recruit overall by On3 ... Rivals.com's No. 18 prospect nationally, the No. 2 defensive lineman and top player from the state ... No. 11 on the ESPN300 and the No. 2 defensive tackle by the site ... also listed as ESPN's sixth-ranked recruit in the Southeast Region and the No. 3 player from Alabama ... the top player in the state, No. 2 defensive lineman and No. 14 recruit nationally according to the On3 Consensus ... a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports ... Rivals' top defensive lineman, the No. 5 player in Alabama and the No. 52 recruit in the nation ... No. 33 on the Top247 list and the site's fourth-ranked defensive lineman ... the No. 20 player on SI.com's SI99 rankings of the top high school seniors in the class ... selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game ... coached by Marcus Gardner at Carver High School ... chose Alabama over Auburn, Georgia and Florida State